{"id":37130,"date":"2016-07-06T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/?p=37130"},"modified":"2016-07-12T10:10:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T14:10:10","slug":"unique-new-summer-2016-art-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/2016\/07\/unique-new-summer-2016-art-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique New Art Books To Fuel Your Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the artistic soul who is looking for a chic new read for the warmer months of the year, there\u2019s nothing quite like a perfect art book to fuel your creativity. Whether you dabble in fine arts yourself or are simply an art gallery enthusiast, try adding one of these creative new volumes to your home library collection.<\/p>\n

\"THE<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-Century France<\/em><\/strong> by C. D. Dickerson III and Esther Bell, Yale University Press: <\/strong>This title takes us back in time to 17th<\/sup> century France, and introduces us to artist brothers Antoine, Louis and Mathieu Le Nain. The artistically talented siblings became known after their deaths for their paintings of peasant families and the middle class life of the time. This book claims to include 60 paintings, a technical study and background information on the brothers.<\/p>\n

\"EYE<\/a><\/p>\n

Eye of the Sixties: Richard Bellamy and the Transformation of Modern Art <\/em><\/strong>by Judith E. Stein, Farrar, Straus and Giroux: <\/strong>As the founder of the 1960s-era Green Gallery in New York City, the late Richard Bellamy was a famous art dealer and director. This new book hits the shelves on July 12, and takes a closer look at Bellamy\u2019s impressive career in art. Eye of the Sixties <\/em>includes interviews with his personal and professional connections, and explores how he showcased art by names like Mark di Suvero and Claes Oldenburg.<\/p>\n

\"diane<\/a><\/p>\n

Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer <\/em><\/strong>by Arthur Lubow, Ecco: <\/strong>As a famous photographer, the legendary Diane Arbus was known for her unique portraits of unlikely or unconventional subjects. This biography features interviews with her friends and lovers, and explores her rise from a wild and privileged teenager to a talented creative soul.<\/p>\n

\"CLASSICAL<\/a><\/p>\n

Lessons in Classical Painting: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier<\/em><\/strong> by Juliette Aristides, Watson-Guptill: <\/strong>For anyone looking for a more practical read which explains the artistic experience, Lessons in Classical Painting<\/em> explores the concept of atelier (or studio) painting. From temperature to colour, author and art instructor Juliette Aristides offers tips on both theory and technique.<\/p>\n

Photos: Amazon\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the artistic soul who is looking for a chic new read for the warmer months of the year, there\u2019s nothing quite like a perfect art book to fuel your creativity. Whether you dabble in fine arts yourself or are simply an art gallery enthusiast, try adding one of these creative new volumes to your home library collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":37132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20189],"tags":[24611,24610,24612,22899,24608,24609],"class_list":["post-37130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-diane-arbus-portrait-of-a-photographer","tag-eye-of-the-sixties","tag-lessons-in-classical-painting","tag-new-art-books","tag-summer-2016-books","tag-the-brothers-le-nain"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37130"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37197,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37130\/revisions\/37197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}