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  Top 5 Masterpieces vol 1

  Klaus H. Carl

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  This book offers our young readers an enjoyable approach to the history of art by transforming five masterpieces into fun puzzles. Top 5 Masterpieces Vol. 1 provides parents and teachers with a wonderful way to develop children’s imaginations and grow their awareness of great art from an early age.

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  Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet -...

  Jan Wahl

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  This illustrated memoir shares a rare inside look at the legendary director’s process and vision during the filming of his award-winning masterpiece. 
   
  Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer is considered one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history. His 1955 film Ordet (The World) won numerous prizes, including the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion. In 1954, Dreyer invited young film student Jan Wahl to accompany him during this classic work. 
   
  This captivating account of Wahl's time with the director is based on Wahl's daily journal and transcriptions of his conversations with Dreyer. Offering a glimpse into the filmmaker's world, Wahl fashions a portrait of Dreyer as a man, mentor, friend, and director. Wahl's detailed account is supplemented by exquisite photos of the filming and by selections from Dreyer's papers, including his notes on film style, his introduction for the actors before the filming of Ordet, and a visionary lecture he delivered at Edinburgh.

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  A Perfect Union of Contrary Things

  Sarah Jensen, Maynard James Keenan

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  The official authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan, the enigmatic vocalist for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. Co-author Sarah Jensen's 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career trajectory. The book traces Keenan's journey from his Midwest childhood to his years in the Army to his time in art school, from his stint at a Boston pet shop to his place in the international spotlight and his influence on contemporary music and regional winemaking. A comprehensive portrayal of a versatile and dedicated artist, A Perfect Union of Contrary Things pays homage to the people and places that shaped the man and his art. Until now, Maynard's fans have had access to only an abridged version of his story. A Perfect Union of Contrary Things presents the outtakes, the scenes of disappointment and triumph, and the events that led him to take one step after the next, to change direction, to explore sometimes surprising opportunities. Included are sidebars in his own words, often humorous anecdotes that illuminate the narrative, as well as commentary by his family members, friends, instructors, and industry colleagues. The book also features a foreword by Alex Grey, an American visionary artist and longtime friend of Keenan. Maynard's story is a metaphor for the reader's own evolution and an encouragement to follow one's dreams, hold fast to individual integrity, and work ceaselessly to fulfill our creative potential.

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  The Institutionalization of...

  Marina Dahlquist, Joel Frykholm

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  Essays by scholars on how film has been used by schools, libraries, governments, and organizations for educational purposes. 
   
  The potential of films to educate has been crucial for the development of cinema intended to influence culture, and is as important as conceptions of film as a form of art, science, industry, or entertainment. Using the concept of institutionalization as a heuristic for generating new approaches to the history of educational cinema, contributors to this volume study the co-evolving discourses, cultural practices, technical standards, and institutional frameworks that transformed educational cinema from a convincing idea into an enduring genre.  
   
  The Institutionalization of Educational Cinema examines the methods of production, distribution, and exhibition established for the use of educational films within institutions—such as schools, libraries, and industrial settings—in various national and international contexts and takes a close look at the networks of organizations, individuals, and government agencies that were created as a result of these films’ circulation. Through case studies of educational cinemas in different North American and European countries that explore various modes of institutionalization of educational film, this book highlights the wide range of vested interests that framed the birth of educational and nontheatrical cinema.

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  Ballad of Yachiyo

  Philip Kan Gotanda

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  The Ballad of Yachiyo is a tale of illicit passion by Guggenheim-winning playwright Philip Kan Gotanda, set in 1919 among the lush cane fields of Hawaii. Inspired by true events in the playwright’s family, The Ballad of Yachiyo follows 16-year-old Yachiyo as she reluctantly leaves her impoverished parents to live with sophisticated relatives. Her mother hopes she will learn the Japanese tea ceremony and other refinements that will help attract a wealthy husband. But as Yachiyo acquires civilized graces from her hostess, Okusan, she also struggles with a growing passion for Okusan’s handsome, dissolute husband. The Ballad of Yachiyo is a gripping story of poetic imagery by one of America’s leading contemporary playwrights.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring June Angela, Takayo Fischer, Dian Kobayashi, Lane Nishikawa, Sab Shimono, Greg Watanabe and Annie Yee.

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  How To Oil Paint - Your Step By...

  HowExpert, Manaal Javed

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  Are you ready to become the next Picasso? If you want to learn how to create your own oil painting masterpiece, you will want to get How to Oil Paint, a step-by-step guide created by an artist with real life experience in oil painting. 
  If you are creative and you love to paint, this guide will show you how to express yourself through oil painting. New painters will learn the secrets of how to paint in the oil medium, including important elements and principles of art and design. 
  How to Oil Paint will show you easy steps to create: 
  - A tree silhouette painting using the Underpainting technique. 
  - A flower painting using both the Alla Prima and the Sgraffito technique. 
  -A river painting using Scumbling and Glazing. 
  - An abstract scene using the Impasto technique. 
  - A flower Paintograph. 
  You will also discover how to use different brush strokes, the basics of color section, which brushes work best, and more! 
  By the time you reach the end of this step-by-step guide, you will feel confident and be ready to create your own works of art using oil paints. 
  About the Expert 
  Manaal Javed has been painting in oils for more than four years. She puts her soul onto the canvas by playing with colors. She paints in a number of mediums, including acrylics and water paints. Oil painting is her favorite type of painting because an oil painting can be refined after it is completed. She critiques her work after completion and puts in the elements which she feels is incomplete in the painting. Hand and eye coordination makes her arrange all the elements in her painting beautifully and, of course, her imagination is like the cherry on top.She has always been a quiet person who does not let her feelings come out. For her, painting is a way to communicate with people. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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