The Ballets Russes and the Art of Design
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580932541 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This deluxe book from The Monacelli Press is beautifully illustrated and includes a number of varied essays which offer a thorough and lively exploration of the many accomplishments of this extraordinary dance company." —Bart Boehlert's Beautiful Things
Ballet Russes Beauty Sally Waldmann I always find the "stuff" at Amazon--- in this case, the beautifully produced "The Ballet Russes and the Art of Design"--- I collect Diaghilev books--- and was thrilled to see the actual costumesa lovely addition to the collection!. Set and Costume Designers need this book M. Jackson Anyone who is involved with or just loves theatre, ballet, opera design needs this book. Lots of great history and plenty of color photos of set renderings and costume designs from this great ballet company. I sure wish I could go back in time and see some of those productions!. Ballets Russes gem Sandra E. Hollimon The quality of the illustrations in this book are outstanding! The colors are vivid and the illustrations are very sharp. The paper quality is excellent and the scholarly quality of the essays is first rate!
. Alston Purvis, chair of the department of graphic design, College of Fine Arts, Boston University, has written numerous books, including Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles, Vol. 1, Dutch Graphic Design: A Century of Innovation, and Meggs' History of Graphic Design.Peter Rand teaches writing at the College of Communication, Boston University, and is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including
Fashion and decor designers and visual artists in particular—including Coco Chanel, Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov, Léon Bakst, and Pablo Picasso—found inspiration in the Ballets Russes. The work was exciting, and always new, and it stretched the limits of the possible in art. Designers and artists moved past old boundaries and created costumes and set designs for these extravagant productions, bridging the gaps between tangible and abstract artistic genres. Sergei Diaghilev, impresario from 1909 until his death in 1929, fused the most avant-garde, groundbreaking movements in dance, choreography, art, design, and costume into unique and stunning productions. Ten essays by internationally recognized experts and 200 color and black-and-white illustrations—many from private collections