“The best introduction by far to representation of the human figure in art. The Nude is a beautifully written work of sophisticated connoisseurship that analyzes art in its own terms rather than imposing strident, politicized categories on it. It outlines the major body types, male and female, in Western art and, via a wealth of illustrations, trains the reader's eye to detect and evaluate proportion. This book reveres art” HumansArtBookBodyEyeTermWealthWrittenFiguresTypeReaderMajorsFemaleTrainWesternMalesProportionCategoriesSophisticatedRepresentationIntroductionEvaluateOutlinesImposingIllustrationBody Types Author:Camille Paglia
“Along with this rapid growth of forms of communication at our disposal - be it fax, phone, email, internet or whatever - human solitude will increase in direct proportion.” HumansFormGrowthTechnologyCommunicationInternetSolitudeDirectIncreasePhonesProportionEmailRapidsFaxRapid Growth Author:Werner Herzog
“Quite clearly this is a human disaster of enormous proportions. We have tens and tens of thousands of displaced people across the United States,.” PeopleHumansStatesUnitedUnited StatesDisasterEnormousProportion Author:Anne McLellan
“In the creation of a garden, the architect invites the partnership of the Kingdom of Nature. In a beautiful garden the majesty of nature is ever present, but it is nature reduced to human proportions and thus transformed into the most efficient haven against the aggressiveness of contemporary life.” HumansBeautifulBeautyHavensDesignCreationGardenKingdomsContemporaryProportionInvitesArchitectTransformedEfficientPartnershipMajestyAggressivenessContemporary Life Author:Luis Barragan