Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists

I,Win    by Win Kelly Charles
Price: $1.99 USD. 20290 words. Language: English. Published on March 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

At age 24 I decided to tell my story. Writing this autobiography gave me the opportunity to pay tribute to my family members who are passionate about life and have instilled this passion in me. My parents' extraordinary support, encouragment, and pure love were my foundation as I navigated life, overcame obstacles, and achieved successes as a young woman with cerebral palsy.
Film and Photography on the Front Range    by Tim Blevins
Price: $5.99 USD. 101950 words. Language: English. Published by Pikes Peak Library District on January 10, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

Film and Photography on the Front Range will acquaint the reader with the stories of many photographers of this Colorado region. From the earliest Rocky Mountain daguerreotypist in 1851, landscape pioneers, portraitists, silent filmmakers, theater commercial producers, fine arts photographers, to photojournalists, you will discover a picturesque history of Colorado image making.
Painting A Pathway Home    by Ross Drago
Price: $2.99 USD. 47550 words. Language: English. Published on December 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Fine art.

Painting is a pathway to self realization.Each aspect of the painting process, color,form, texture holds its own unique spiritual meaning. Ross G. Drago carefully expresses this meaning and shares a lifetime of painting insights in Painting a Pathway Home.Regardless of your painting style,the words contained in this book will deepen your relationship to painting and bring you closer to your self.
Silence Is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness (The Tenth Anniversary Edition)    by Raymond Luczak
Price: $7.99 USD. 23990 words. Language: English. Published by Handtype Press  on September 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

In 2002, Raymond Luczak handed us his call to arms for deaf artists everywhere. Ten years later, he revisits the book that challenged assumptions about being a deaf artist. Has anything changed? Yes and no. His meditations on what makes art “art” and deafness “deaf” asks artists--whether deaf or not--to rethink their work and live differently. Observations made from the past decade are included.
Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo. El amor entre el elefante y la paloma    by Gabriel Sanchez
Price: $8.99 USD. 32860 words. Language: Spanish. Published by LD Books - Lectorum  on July 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

Por estas páginas desfilan el colorido Coyoacán y el ambiente bohemio de París o Nueva York. Personajes como León Trosky y Tina Modotti, la famosa Casa Azul y las banderas rojas y, por supuesto, la famosa historia de amor entre Frida y Diego, como arquetipo de una época tumultuosa y aventuras transitorias.
A Funny Thing Happened    by Lester Colodny
Price: $2.98 USD. 67070 words. Language: English. Published on April 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

Lester Colodny lived a life among the greats as a producer, director,writer,actor,agent and adv guru; working with,and for, Frank Sinatra, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon,Garroway,Mae West Joan Rivers, Cary Grant, Steve Wynn and Donald Trump (and many others) you read about what these people actually did in a funny, informative style.
101Tips to Sell More Art    by Gregory Peters
Price: $4.95 USD. 35110 words. Language: English. Published on April 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

A “magic” formula and over 101 tips gained from real world experience are packed into a new eBook to help artists sell their artwork. 101 Tips to Sell More Art applies that formula, offers insight and inspiration and provides a truckload of useful internet resource links for artists.
Art After Midnight: The East Village Scene    by Steven Hager
Price: $4.99 USD. 35960 words. Language: English. Published on January 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

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In the 1980s the art world turned upside down as punks and graffiti artists suddenly catapulted to center stage. This insightful book captures the social environment that launched artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, while chronicling the rise and fall of the East Village scene.
Ken Kirkby. A Painter’s Quest for Canada    by Goody Niosi
Price: $5.50 USD. 122050 words. Language: English. Published by Libros Libertad Publishing  on December 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

When Ken Kirkby unveiled his painting, Isumataq in Parliament on March 28, 1992, he had to make do with a 25-foot model and the first four panels of the painting itself. The original, at 152' long and 12' high would not fit into the building. But even the model brought tears to the eyes of the 301 members of Parliament and senators gathered there.
Copyright Wars Volume 4    by Wayne Borean
Price: Free! 27550 words. Language: English. Published on December 1, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

A collection of blog postings covering the copyright wars in Canada. While it's Canadian specific, many of the same things have happened in other countries.