Garden. Sculpture. Garden. Ever the Twain Shall Meet!
Sculpture and gardens enhance each other, much to our delight. The two make a natural mix. When sculpture is well placed out of doors, the distinction between the two begins to blur. Sculptures are three dimensional, of course. So are gardens. ... [... more]
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Babes, Beasts, and Brawn: Sculpture of the Fantastic
 Misses the mark.: Yes, the book is generously illustrated and the how-to section is informative but Mr. Kiwus is an average talent and this book seems to be more about self promotion than the art of toy sculpting. For a look at some truly wonderful [... more]
CDN$20.79
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Sculpture: Principles and Practice
simplistic manual: I found this book to be overly simplfied and not very helpful accept maybe to the most novice sculptor. The appoach is that of amateur craft not serious art. I thought the photos of examples to be most uninspiring. The best book since [... more]
CDN$17.50
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Sculpture
Magnum Opus!: SCULPTURE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT DAY is a huge and beautiful book published originally in four volumes, but here those volumes are compounded into one heavy but articulate book. The writing is varied yet for the most part not only [... more]
CDN$32.99
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Sculpture Since 1945
great art history book: I checked out this book from the public library and read it twice before I started learning sculpture. Now I finally bought it and I'm still reading it. It's a wonderful book a have to get inspired from the masterpieces. Know the [... more]
CDN$37.50
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Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture: Figural Motifs in ...
Welcome addition to meager corpus on Hellenistic sculpture: Prof. Linda Jones Roccos (City University of New York), in: American Journal of Archaeology 102 (1998) 446-447: Here is a most welcome addition to the meager corpus of informative works on [... more]
CDN$60.20
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Paper Sculpture: A Step-by-Step Guide
good but not necessarily for the beginner: This is a good book for inspiration of ideas, however, it's not a step by step guide. Like just about every book that I've seen so far on paper sculpture, they skip crucial steps which will lose the layperson. [... more]
CDN$34.95
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World As Sculpture
A Dazzling Panorama: I should say first of all that this book is not out of print. In fact, the paperback edition was published at the beginning of this year (2000). It is a fasinating read, not only for those interested in sculpture, but for anyone with [... more]
CDN$37.95
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Topiary as Living Sculpture - Part II
Learn more about what plants are best suited for topiary and virtually visit some amazing gardens. Topiary, the art of turning living plants into ornamental shapes and forms, adds an interesting personality to any garden. Check out last month's ... [... more]
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Winter Garden Interest III - Sculpture and Structure
Trees with interesting forms or exotically contorted branches can function as living sculpture in the garden. Add that to a bit of non-living structure - arbors, trellises, or simply the outlines of the raised beds in a garden can create interest ... [... more]
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Topiary as Living Sculpture - Part I
An ancient horticultural art that has ebbed and flowed in popularity, topiary shapes in the garden are back in vogue. Topiary, defined as the art of clipping shrubs into ornamental forms, has been called living sculpture. From the Latin word ... [... more]
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Vigeland Sculpture Park
The Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway is a great work of landscape architecture which displays 212 sculptures in a very effective manner. Home » Plants & Animals » Garden Design » Vigeland Sculpture Park I have just finished a [... more]
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