100 Ideas that Changed Photography chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in th...

Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus School had an enormous impact on the arts and everyday life. Fifty of the most representative pieces...

From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporary artists are profiled in this color...

No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of Impressionism. Here fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth through...

Starting with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and ending with Matthew Barney, nearly every prominent figure in Modern art is represented in vibrant d...

A Chronology of Photography presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the comple...

'I won't read a more interesting book all year... utterly fascinating' A. N. Wilson, Sunday Times 'Enormously good-humoured and entertaining... H...

The places time forgotFrom the magical empty theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl, there are places across the globe that were ...

Learn to Paint Acrylics is just one of the top-selling titles in the excellent Collins Learn to Paint series. The book contains thorough yet access...

A photographic journey of the discovery of one of the most fascinating populations in Africa. The Masai are an ancient tribe of African warriors, n...

*From the author of the New York Times bestseller Capture Your Style*Aimee Song is a fashion icon, a sartorial star, the blogger behind Song of Sty...

Let legendary fashion and portrait photographer Albert Watson guide you through how he captures his amazing images. In a series of bite-sized lesso...

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." Edgar DegasCovering every era and over 650 artists, this comprehensive, illustrated guide ...

Do you wake up in the morning and think, 'I wish there was a quicker way to put on my make-up?' Do you find yourself getting so frustrated at nail...

'The most powerful woman in British beauty' Daily Mail'This woman is the best advert for the advice she gives to all of us' Ruth LangsfordIf there ...

'For me, the word "bloom" encapsulates the idea that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. It's a word that hints at becoming who you ...