Author: Rick Beyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615534343
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
"The Ghost Army" is full of art and photographs telling the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an extraordinary US Army unit that used inflatable tanks and sound effects records to stage a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe during WWII. Many who served in this to-secret unit were artists destined for illustrious post-war art careers, including a budding fashion designer named Bill Blass. In their spare time they painted and sketched their way across war-torn Europe. The book is a catalog for a museum exhibit about the unit, and a companion to the forthcoming documentary film.
Fake?
Author: Mark Jones
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520070875
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520070875
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.
Artists of Deception
Author: Rick Beyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615534343
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
"The Ghost Army" is full of art and photographs telling the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an extraordinary US Army unit that used inflatable tanks and sound effects records to stage a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe during WWII. Many who served in this to-secret unit were artists destined for illustrious post-war art careers, including a budding fashion designer named Bill Blass. In their spare time they painted and sketched their way across war-torn Europe. The book is a catalog for a museum exhibit about the unit, and a companion to the forthcoming documentary film.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615534343
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
"The Ghost Army" is full of art and photographs telling the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an extraordinary US Army unit that used inflatable tanks and sound effects records to stage a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe during WWII. Many who served in this to-secret unit were artists destined for illustrious post-war art careers, including a budding fashion designer named Bill Blass. In their spare time they painted and sketched their way across war-torn Europe. The book is a catalog for a museum exhibit about the unit, and a companion to the forthcoming documentary film.
The Art of Deception
Author: Brad Honeycutt
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607347962
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
From the world’s greatest master illusion artists, including Guido Moretti, Tracy Lee Stum, Vladimir Kush, Rob Gonsalves and Bev Doolittle, to Istvan Orosz, John Langdon, Scott Kim, Oscar Reutersvard, and Donald "Rusty" Rust, THE ART OF DECEPTION is not just an ordinary collection of optical illusions. Author Brad Honeycutt has collected 200 of the finest deceptive images ever assembled that will excite both novices and long-time fans of illusion art. The spectrum spans from classic optical illusions to art that is "made real from the impossible." This collection includes famous paintings, stunning photographs, and computer enhanced visual eye treats that will make your mind's eye blink twice . . . and then smile. Every image was handpicked to feature a specific segment of the illusory spectrum that has one sole purpose--to illustrate the best artistic presentation possible. With commentary by the artists about their vision and techniques, this is an extraordinary book on the art and science of the illusion.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607347962
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
From the world’s greatest master illusion artists, including Guido Moretti, Tracy Lee Stum, Vladimir Kush, Rob Gonsalves and Bev Doolittle, to Istvan Orosz, John Langdon, Scott Kim, Oscar Reutersvard, and Donald "Rusty" Rust, THE ART OF DECEPTION is not just an ordinary collection of optical illusions. Author Brad Honeycutt has collected 200 of the finest deceptive images ever assembled that will excite both novices and long-time fans of illusion art. The spectrum spans from classic optical illusions to art that is "made real from the impossible." This collection includes famous paintings, stunning photographs, and computer enhanced visual eye treats that will make your mind's eye blink twice . . . and then smile. Every image was handpicked to feature a specific segment of the illusory spectrum that has one sole purpose--to illustrate the best artistic presentation possible. With commentary by the artists about their vision and techniques, this is an extraordinary book on the art and science of the illusion.
Masters of Deception
Author: Al Seckel
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402705779
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Rings of seahorses seem to rotate and butterflies seems to transform into warriors right on the page. Astonishing creations of visual trickery by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo make this breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Includes an illuminating Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hofstadter.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402705779
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Rings of seahorses seem to rotate and butterflies seems to transform into warriors right on the page. Astonishing creations of visual trickery by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo make this breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Includes an illuminating Foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hofstadter.
Images of Deception
Author: Celestine Dars
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Trompe-l'oeil is that intriguing art which, by means of special technical devices, tricks the spectator into the illusion that what he sees is not painted, but real ... The author here looks at the history of trompe-l'oeil, illustrating and discussing some of the most striking examples in European and American art. -- Publisher (book jacket flap text).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Trompe-l'oeil is that intriguing art which, by means of special technical devices, tricks the spectator into the illusion that what he sees is not painted, but real ... The author here looks at the history of trompe-l'oeil, illustrating and discussing some of the most striking examples in European and American art. -- Publisher (book jacket flap text).
The Art of Deception
Author: Nicholas Capaldi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fallacies (Logic)
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fallacies (Logic)
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Arts of Deception
Author: James W. Cook
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In The Arts of Deception, James Cook explores the distinctly modern mode of trickery designed to puzzle the eye and challenge the brain. Upsetting the normally strict boundaries of value, race, class, and truth, the spectacles offer a revealing look at the tastes, concerns, and prejudices of America's very first mass audiences.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In The Arts of Deception, James Cook explores the distinctly modern mode of trickery designed to puzzle the eye and challenge the brain. Upsetting the normally strict boundaries of value, race, class, and truth, the spectacles offer a revealing look at the tastes, concerns, and prejudices of America's very first mass audiences.
The Art of Deception
Author: Charles Romano
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578007526
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578007526
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Deception
Author: Frederik Hendrik Kreuger
Publisher: Quantes uitgeverij
ISBN: 9059590317
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Publisher: Quantes uitgeverij
ISBN: 9059590317
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Masterpiece of Deception
Author: Judy Lester
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894549103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Jerry has just embarked on a career as an art restorer, working as a freelancer but eagerly applying for positions in the museums of Toronto and London. Among her clients is a prestigious dealer who has given her a seventeenth-century painting to restore and prepare for auction. As Jerry removes modern overpaint, working meticulously through the first layer, she wonders why the oil paint below is so sensitive to solvents. A genuine painting of this era wouldn't respond in quite such a way to her treatment. She takes a tiny sample of the painting to a conservation laboratory where microscopic and x-ray analysis suggest that below the surface paint is another painting which may actually be the work of a Dutch master. Still, she has her doubts and wants to try one final procedure to confirm the paintin's true age. But her client refuses, and takes it to auction where it is declared authentic. Suddenly Jerry finds herself in danger; an attempt is made on her life. Someone is trying to silence her, but why? And what can she do about it? Determined to dig more deeply into the mystery, Jerry travels to Europe in search of the truth about the painting's authenticity. Written by a professional art restorer who specializes in historical oil painting materials and techniques, Masterpiece of Deception is a fast-paced mystery that takes the reader behind the fascinating scenes of art restoration and into the high-stakes world of art fraud.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894549103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Jerry has just embarked on a career as an art restorer, working as a freelancer but eagerly applying for positions in the museums of Toronto and London. Among her clients is a prestigious dealer who has given her a seventeenth-century painting to restore and prepare for auction. As Jerry removes modern overpaint, working meticulously through the first layer, she wonders why the oil paint below is so sensitive to solvents. A genuine painting of this era wouldn't respond in quite such a way to her treatment. She takes a tiny sample of the painting to a conservation laboratory where microscopic and x-ray analysis suggest that below the surface paint is another painting which may actually be the work of a Dutch master. Still, she has her doubts and wants to try one final procedure to confirm the paintin's true age. But her client refuses, and takes it to auction where it is declared authentic. Suddenly Jerry finds herself in danger; an attempt is made on her life. Someone is trying to silence her, but why? And what can she do about it? Determined to dig more deeply into the mystery, Jerry travels to Europe in search of the truth about the painting's authenticity. Written by a professional art restorer who specializes in historical oil painting materials and techniques, Masterpiece of Deception is a fast-paced mystery that takes the reader behind the fascinating scenes of art restoration and into the high-stakes world of art fraud.