Jaume Plensa Yorkshire Sculpture Park by Peter Murray, Claire Lilley & Jaume Plensa, hardback published by YSP. ISBN 978-1871480863 available from www.jeremymillspublishing.co.uk
I first saw Jaume Plensa’s extraordinary work at the Sotheby’s annual exhibition which takes place at Chatsworth House. Over the years he has become a favourite. As a writer I love words and Jaume Plensa [...]
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The Unseen Giacometti by Beat Stutzer
The Unseen Giacometti by Beat Stutzer, hardback published by Scheidegger and Spiess. ISBN 978-3858817266, price 64.00 available from www.scheidegger-spiess.ch
Breaking news in the art world and causing no small sensation is this wonderful new book showing unseen photographs and drawings of the sculptor Giacometti. Perfect for any enthusiast, this books shows previously unknown black and white [...]
Andy Goldsworthy Stone
Andy Goldsworthy Stone, hardback published by Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-51601-0, price 32.00 available from www.thamesandhudson.co.uk
The front cover is impressive and the inside never fails to impress. First of all you are hit by the beauty of Goldsworthy’s sculptures and in equal parts by the way in which they are captured photographically. The production is [...]
Norwegian Knitting Designs
Norwegian Knitting Designs, softback published by Search Press in the UK. ISBN 978-1-84448-686-1, price 14.99 available from www.searchpress.com
I don’t just like this, I really love it. It is not only one of my favourite knitting books of this year, but of all time. That means it ranks aside my Kaffe Fassett knitting books, Swing, Swagger [...]
Niki de Saint Phalle by Jill Johnston et al
Niki de Saint Phalle and the Tarot Garden by Jill Johnston, Marella Caracciolo Chia and Giulio Petromarchi, hardback published by Benteli. ISBN 978-3-7165-1537-2, price 49.80 Euros from www.benteli.ch
The uncompleted Tarot Garden in Italy, work of the sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle has great charm and idiosyncrasy. Inspired by Gaudi’s Parc Guell in Barelona, Niki set [...]