Best Selling Books by Michael Bird

Answers to the most common questions and misconceptions about the Bible Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible is a short and readable introduction to the Bible--its origins, interpretation, truthfulness, and authority. Bible scholar, prolific author, and Anglican minister Michael Bird helps Christians understand seven important "things" about this unique book: how the Bible was put together; what "inspiration" means; how the Bible is true; why the Bible needs to be rooted in history; why literal interpretation is not always the best interpretation; how the Bible gives us knowledge, faith, love, and hope; and how Jesus Christ is the center of the Bible. Seven Things presents clear and understandable evangelical account of the Bible''s inspiration, canonization, significance, and relevance in a way that is irenic and compelling. It is a must read for any serious Bible reader who desires an informed and mature view of the Bible that will enrich their faith.

Bryan Wynter (1915-75) was a major figure in post-war British art. This is the first full-length survey of his career. It examines the cultural, intellectual and social contexts of his work, from his early studies at the Slade and interest in Surrealism, through his move to Cornwall after the Second World War and his place in the progressive art scene in London and St Ives between 1945 and 1975. Generously illustrated with works from all periods of Wynter''s creative life, including many works never previously reproduced, this book makes an important contribution to the history of post-war British art. It will be a valuable source of reference for all those with an interest in abstract art, the St Ives painters, and post-war cultural history.

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a source of inspiration and a fascinating resource for the general reader to dip into. The book shows how developments in materials and technology have radically changed the way that art is produced. Each entry explores when an idea first evolved and how it has resurfaced in the work of different artists up to the present day. Illustrated with historical masterpieces and packed with fascinating contemporary examples, this is an inspirational and wholly original guide to understanding the forces that have shaped world art.

St Ives is unique in British art history. Between the Second World War and the 1970s, many progressive artists chose to work and often settle around this small port in the far west of Cornwall.Drawing on fresh research, Michael Bird has created a fascinating and highly readable account of St Ives and its artists.

Go on an enthralling journey through 40,000 years of art and learn about everything from cave paintings to Cubism! Written by educator and art historian Michael Bird, and illustrated by Kate Evans, Vincent''s Starry Night and Other Stories is made up of 68 chapters of stories about art through the ages. The book also includes reproductions of featured artworks, a comprehensive timeline of events, and extra feature spreads on places connected with art. An essential reference book for all children who love art and stories, this book is the perfect blend of both. Discover artists and their art around the world, in exciting and imaginative tales about artists and the way they created their work.Fresh, new take on presenting the history of art - using a well-thought-out timeline, carefully selected artists and artworks, beautiful illustrations, and engaging storytelling, this book will delight all curious mindsPerfect for home, classroom or school library - an interesting supplement to learning about art and history for parents and teachersBe inspired - the stories explore art from different parts of the world, and they draw on events from history that inspired many great works of artA beautiful gift - this is a beautiful book; hardcover with exquisite illustrations and photographs throughoutLet your child discover the wonder of art and history with Vincent''s Starry Night and Other Stories. Michael Bird is a writer, art historian and radio broadcaster. His books include 100 Ideas that Changed Art. He has also published many essays and articles, and lectures widely. He currently holds a Goodison Fellowship at the British Library, where he is researching the oral history of modern British art. Kate Evans is a freelance illustrator with clients including HarperCollins, The Guardian, Macmillan Books, National Geographic, Transport for London and V&A Magazine. She has had exhibitions in Bristol, Bath, London and Stockholm. Kate lives and works in Bristol.

A treasure trove of noteworthy letters, arranged thematically to provide an insight into the lives and work of great artists.

銷售萬冊，一本有美感、有感動的藝術史 STORY+ART+DESIGN 「那些年，我們沒上到的藝術史，都在這一本。」──美感細胞共同創辦人陳慕天 【得獎紀錄】 ─2018年第75梯次「好書大家讀」優良讀物─ ─第41次中小學生讀物推介書單─ 英國藝術說書人與水彩插畫家的完美結合 穿越時空、身歷其境說故事 道出，4萬年藝術史的一千零一夜 一物一時代，從史前到當代，從亞洲、歐洲、中東到非洲的68件作品 小孩、大人都有感，親子共讀最佳讀本！ 以人性為軸，激發出「是誰或什麼賦予了藝術品價值？」的深刻思考。 這是一本相當有趣而出色，適合親子共讀的藝術史， 這趟行旅，不單是美感教育，更是人性的再教育。──親子共讀專家幸佳慧 這本藝術史，起始於四萬年前位於德國的一處洞穴內，結束於2014年北京的人行道上。跳脫藝術史角度，回到時代現場，一件作品反映一個時代，從史前走向文明，展開雄心壯志，引發革命，到用不同方式看待世界，用藝術故事娓娓道出人類四萬年歷史的一千零一夜。 書中沒有大量的風格分析，但有豐富的藝術家故事。為BBC製作藝術節目，英國知名藝術史學者麥可．博德，比誰都知道故事的力量。這一篇篇既像是訴說著歷史長河，又描繪著藝術家創作心思，宛如一千零一夜，一個故事牽動著下一個故事…… ──傳說秦始皇製作真人大小兵馬俑的靈感是來自遙遠西域的旅者，這些人曾經看過一位家喻戶曉的希臘國王銅像，名叫亞歷山大大帝。即使秦始皇一心一意阻絕任何統治者再籌組一支地下軍團跟他對抗，因此下令將所有工匠與他們製作的兵馬俑一起陪葬。但他絕對不是相信雕像神祕力量的最後一位皇帝。 ──大約二千二百年前，當時秦始皇正帥領真實的大軍南征北討，在鄰國的土地上開闢出血跡斑斑的大道。遠在義大利的羅馬，也逐漸形成另一個帝國的中心。接下來的二百年裡，戰無不勝的羅馬軍團征服了歐洲廣大的幅員，還擴及北非和地中海東部的土地。羅馬已經變得比雅典、甚至任何希臘城邦都更加富裕，更遼闊，也更強大。 ──在伊本．巴瓦卜寫完最後一本可蘭經抄本不久，一位名叫范寬的中國畫家，浪跡在翠華山的山林間，尋找一條下山的路。 ──已經有很長一段時間，法國王室只顧著在宮廷中和貴族階級宴飲作樂，無視子民的生活困頓和挨餓。人民現在已經當家作主了，過去的日子裡，國王和貴族付錢給藝術家，僱用藝術家來為他們打理門面，讓他們看起來很強大，藝術家也只能聽命行事，那種日子也已經結束了。大衛想為革命服務，畫家必須說出真相！ ──誰說畫家就該手握畫筆，面對畫布或坐或站。帕洛克喜歡像美國納瓦荷原住民畫沙畫的方式，直接滴漏在畫布上。藝術家艾未未的作品在整個偌大的展場裡，鋪滿了葵花籽。它們其實不是真種子，卻是貨真價實的一億顆，用手工做出來的──每一顆，都是硬白瓷燒製、手工繪出的。全部葵花籽動用了一千六百名工匠，花了兩年半時間來完成，等於有四千年的時間在製作和繪畫這些種子，每顆種子都獨一無二。每粒小種子本身就是一件藝術品。 「歷史」一詞，聽起來像是一則完成的故事──彷彿過去發生了什麼事、它們究竟意謂著什麼，都已經白紙黑字寫得一清二楚了。但作者對藝術的感覺卻不是這樣，這是為什麼他想透過一系列故事來講藝術史的原因。用故事激發讀者的想像力，重回藝術現場。 有的藝術家在岩石和牆壁上作畫，有的畫在木板、帆布和紙上。他們用石塊、金屬、黏土、鐵絲，甚至麥片粥來做雕塑。他們耐心在灰泥上拼貼數千顆馬賽克顆粒，將彩色玻璃碎片或瓶蓋組合起來，撕碎報紙，拍照攝影。為什麼藝術家想要花費時間和力氣來做這些事？本書裡的每位藝術家，都會給你一個不一樣的答案。 他們的答案取決於他們生活的時代，以及居住在哪裡。歐洲冰河時期做雕刻和繪畫的人會怎麼回答這個問題？他們也許沒有「藝術」之類的字眼來形容自己的行為，但這並不礙事。這些早期人類已經能熟練製作一些在當時看起來必定具有魔力的東西。能夠將想法、夢想化成摸得到、看得見的物件和形象，變成生活裡的東西，向來就是一種魔法的展現。許多無法（或不容易）以語言表達的事情，藝術就成為我們的語言。只要有生命、有想像的所在，就有它綿延不絕的蹤跡。 【美感細胞發達人士 一致推薦】 幸佳慧 兒童文學作家/親子共讀專家 陳慕天 美感細胞共同創辦人 曾成德 教育部美感課程推廣實務工作計劃主持人 鄒駿昇 插畫家 劉惠媛 教育部美感計劃核心規劃小組核心委員 原書名：《藝術史的一千零一夜【精美插畫版】》

Esta historia del arte empieza en una cueva, en Alemania, hace 40.000 años, y termina junto a una farola en Beijing, en 2012. Entremedio nos encontraremos con artistas en todo tipo de lugares: en la ladera de una montaña, en una cantera de piedra o en medio del desierto, en calles, palacios y tumbas, además de en talleres y estudios. Los hallaremos pintando y dibujando sobre rocas, paredes, madera, lienzo y papel. Estos artistas crean esculturas de piedra, metal, barro, alambre e incluso de avena.

Un tesoro de reflexiones y misivas cuidadosamente seleccionadas, escritas por grandes artistas. Organizado temáticamente, incluye notas y mensajes sobre el amor, el trabajo, la vida cotidiana, el dinero, los viajes y el proceso creativo. Las cartas se reproducen junto con las transcripciones, con atractivos datos de fondo que proporcionan información y nos sitúan en su contexto. Cada carta se presenta como una reproducción con un comentario y una transcripción o traducción. Algunas de las cartas originales ocupan varias páginas. En algunos casos, se conservan errores ortográficos y signos de puntuación poco convencionales o ausentes, con los mínimos aportes editoriales entre corchetes. Allí donde resulta útil o interesante, se han incluido membretes hechos a mano o impresos en las transcripciones. Salvador Dalí, Frida Kahlo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijn, Andy Warhol, Marina Abramovic, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Henry Moore, Gustav Klimt y Georgia O''Keeffe son solo algunos de los numerosos artistas incluidos en esta cautivadora colección.

一段最令人感動的手足之情， 幫助梵谷踏上改變生命的尋光之旅 從小小的種子到最燦爛的向日葵， 不被人理解的梵谷 畫出心中最美的作品， 讓金黃色光芒燃燒至今！ 本書與荷蘭阿姆斯特丹梵谷美術館合作出版，帶你踏上梵谷追尋夢想的旅程…… 聯合推薦 方素珍（兒童文學作家）、宋珮（圖像藝術研究者）、 周婉湘（美國賓州州立大學博士）、郭怡汝（「不務正業的博物館吧）版主） 本書透過梵谷與弟弟交換的信件探索了他的藝術與生活。梵谷厭倦了在灰色城市的生活，在弟弟西奧的支持下，他前往法國南部尋找明亮的色彩。在那裡的時光，是梵谷一生中最快樂、且富有創造力的時期。他發現蘋果樹、桃樹、農田，還跟郵差一家人成了好朋友。即使在創作當下，梵谷不被世人認可，因弟弟一直提供鼓勵與幫助，梵谷充分發揮了藝術潛力，完成多幅今日膾炙人口的名作。 荷蘭知名畫家梵谷（Van Gogh, 1853~1890）一生短暫，生前畫作無人問津，身後才聲名鵲起，他對生命的熱愛和對藝術創作的執著，令世人動容。弟弟西奧毫無疑問是梵谷生命中最重要的貴人，透過這本繪本故事，讀者不僅認識梵谷的重要生平與作品風格，更能讓孩子充分感受手足之愛，人與人之間需要相互鼓勵，以及適時提供幫助，成為照亮別人生命中的那道光。 這部作品以溫暖且有同情心的觀點看待梵谷這位非凡天才。畢奇色彩鮮豔、富有表現力的插圖為故事增添了立體感和樂趣，不時讓人想到梵谷最著名的畫作。文字和藝術結合得很好……小讀者和他們的家長將會對文生和西奧的親情有所共鳴，同時欣賞文生的美麗創作；這可能會促成博物館之旅……溫柔且發人深省。"──《柯克斯書評》（Kirkus Review） 【本書特色】 ● 最溫暖動人的藝術故事：透過兄弟來往信件呈現梵谷對繪畫的夢想，由親情角度來認識藝術家，拉近我們與畫家的距離。 ● 最生動的名畫入門：富有情感的文字，活潑親切的人物與場景，讓《向日葵》、《杏花盛開》、《郵差（盧林肖像）》、《在亞爾的臥室》、《夜晚露天咖啡座》等知名作品的背後故事然紙上。 ● 鼓勵孩子對藝術的直覺感受：以梵谷在生活中取材、追尋光線與大膽用色的故事，展現細膩感受與純真眼光的價值。 ● 美術館參觀活動的延伸讀物：搭配近期台灣數個西洋美術展覽活動，在參觀前後與孩子討論。

Traditional Chinese edition of Vincent''s Starry Nights and other stories

This is a publication dedicated to present various teaching methods designed to engage students in the classroom in order to become productive leaders of the future for our community, businesses, and government. This author feels students should be encouraged and motivated through various teaching methods including incorporating technology, humor, and entertainment into the curriculum in order to engage and motivate the students to be successful in their educational endeavors as they are molded to become our future leaders. This book volume specifically discusses how technology can be incorporated into the curriculum in order to engage and motivate our students in an effort to achieve overall educational success.

A compelling and lively history that examines the lives of British artists from the late nineteenth century to today. This is the story of how the lives of British artists, from the late-nineteenth century to the present day, reflected and refracted the profound changes and historical events in the wider world. In a brilliant narrative that vividly evokes the personalities who populate and drive this story—including Aubrey Beardsley, Damien Hirst, and Barbara Hepworth—author Michael Bird reevaluates how we look at the history of modern Britain. Bird illuminates how British artists have been remembered, reimagined, and reshaped by a century of dramatic events. Generously illustrated, This is Tomorrow is an absorbing narrative of how history has changed—and continues to change—how artists see and are seen.

A strategic look into Nucor Corporation and their two main competitors. This book will delve into the inner workings of these corporations to further analyze them, on a strategic level.

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, this inspiring book chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a source of inspiration and a fascinating resource for the general reader to dip into. Lavishly illustrated with historical masterpieces and packed with fascinating contemporary examples, this is an inspirational and wholly original guide to understanding the forces that have shaped world art.

La 4ème page de couverture indique : " ''100 idées qui ont transormé l''art'' passe en revue les 100 idées qui ont le plus changé le monde de l''art, des peintures préhistoriques jusqu''à l''Intrnet et au street art. Ce livre propose une lecture originale et convaincante de l''histoire de l''art et offre une mine d''informations pour tous les publics. Il illustre la manière dont les révolutions dans les matériaux (peinture à l''huile, matière plastique, couleurs en tube) et dans les techniques (découverte du papier, de la photographie, de la soudure) ont bouleversé les pratiques et les théories artistiques. Sans oublier pour autant les changements causés par des découvertes telles que la ''camera obscura'', l''étude de l''optique ou de l''anatomie, ou encore les mutations dues à des courants intellectuels (l''inconscient, l''art engagé ou conceptuel). Chaque chapitre explore la naissance d''une idée et la manière dont elle refait surface dans le travail des artistes ultérieurs, jusqu''à aujourd''hui. Abondamment illustré de chefs-d''œuvre qui ont marqué l''histoire ainsi que d''œuvres contemporaines étonnantes, cet ouvrage offre une approche inédite et vivifiante des forces qui ont sculpté l''art mondial."