Paul Gauguin

Selección de tratados y fragmentos sobre pintura, música, literatura y arte que ofrecen puntos de referencia exteriores al discurso estético occidental y permiten un acercamiento a las ideas taoístas del hombre oriental, cuya ética es ecológica y acepta seguir a la naturaleza como modelo de sabiduría.

El objetivo fundamental de este texto y es tratar de mostrar que la obra de arte y su historia, es una construccción intelectual, y que por ello su formulación historiográfica es un discurso contingente, es decir, un punto de vista más entre otros posibles. Los autores advierten que la forma más correcta de abordar este libro es acompañándolo de otras culturas, tirando de los hilos que se apuntan en cada uno de sus capítulos.

Judging from his reaction, it seemed that the question had touched on a sensitive spot. He took his time, explaining that, unlike the petty wars which we as humans constantly involve ourselves in because of social, religious, or economic reasons, the war of sorcerers is not directed against other people, but against their own weaknesses. By the same token, their peace is not the submissive condition to which modern man has been reduced; rather, it is an imperturbable state of internal silence and discipline.

The comic book universe is adventurous, mystifying, and filled with heroes, villains, and cosplaying Comic-Con attendees. This book by one of Wired magazine's art directors traverses the graphic world through a collection of pie charts, bar graphs, timelines, scatter plots, and more. Super Graphic offers readers a unique look at the intricate and sometimes contradictory storylines that weave their way through comic books, and shares advice for navigating the pages of some of the most popular, longest-running, and best-loved comics and graphic novels out there. From a colorful breakdown of the ...