Peter Adam Books

Peter Adam explores The Message of Malachi, part of The Bible Speaks Today Old Testament series of commentaries.

Nearly 50 years after the collapse of Hitler's Third Reich, the officially sanctioned art of his National Socialist regime remains largely unknown. Many were destroyed or stored away in inaccessible locations. Now a documentary film producer offers a thoroughly researched, engrossing examination of the art of National Socialist Germany. 324 illustrations, 33 in full color.

Charts Diana Armfield's personal and artistic journey with over 200 beautiful reproductions of her work.

"We need not only to do evangelism, but also develop contemporary gospel strategies which we trust, under God, will be effective. We need gospel wisdom, as well as gospel work. We need to work on local evangelism, but also work on God's global gospel plan. This alets us to our own nation, as well as other nations. gospel strategy includes the question, 'How should we evanglize our nation? Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury 1532-56, strategised and worked to do this from the perspective of Anglican Reformed theology and practice. We cannot duplicate his plan in detail, but he can inspire us, and also teach us the key ingredients of such a plan. His context of ministry had advantages and disadvantages. Our context has the same mixture. We can also learn from Cranmer's ability to work effectively in his context, despite the many problems, and the suffering he endured. God used him to evangelise his nation at his time. May God use us for his gospel glory!"--Back cover

This update reviews the life and art of London-born painter and collagist Francis Davison (1919-1984). After studying English and Anthropology at Cambridge, he began writing poetry and drawing in 1946. Following his marriage to artist Margaret Mellis in 1948, they settled in Suffolk, where they managed a smallholding before relocating to Southwold. By the early 1950s, Davison's paintings evolved into simplified shapes, leading him to abandon painting in favor of collage. Over the next two decades, he eliminated references to landscape and expanded his color palette, relying exclusively on found, used, and unpainted papers, which he cut and fitted with precision. By the end of his life, he had mastered a method of tearing paper that allowed him complete control over his materials. A private individual, Davison avoided publicity and preferred minimal information accompanying his work, resulting in a lack of recognition during his lifetime, with only one significant exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 1983. However, critical interest in his work has grown since his death, and he is now regarded as a major abstract collagist, with exhibitions in various public and commercial galleries. His work is included in the Arts Council collection and has garnered admiration from contemporaries like Patrick Heron and Roger Hilton.

Paperback edition of the first full-length monograph to deal with all aspects of the career of John Nash.

Told in his own words, in response to questions from the writer and art critic Andrew Lambirth, this book chronicles Andrew Logan's life and work through expressive anecdote and factual recollection. Reflections is a look back, but also a look at the present and a look forward: it is about the meaning of Andrew's world and the sculpture he has made to fill it, and about his approach to art, to friendship and to living in London and Wales. The Alternative Miss World, founded by Andrew in 1972, is at the heart of his philosophy, not just the world's greatest drag act (though it is this too), but an exhilarating celebration of the transformative power of the imagination. Andrew's work, which is all about joy and beauty, is inspiring and uplifting. This book, based upon discursive interviews dealing with all periods of his career, explains and contextualises it fully for the first time.

In this appealing new volume, Nigel Hall’s skill as a draughtsman is revealed, as is the importance of drawing to his sculptural practice.

Eileen Gray (1878-1976) is regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields. This book looks at her life and work