Wabi Sabi - The Japanese Art of Impermanence by Andrew Juniper
$22.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to less is more, and sabi, which means attentive me ...Show more
Great Demon Kings - A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment by John Giorno
$36.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A rollicking, sexy memoir of a young poet making his way in 1960s New York CityWhen he graduated from Columbia in 1958, John Giorno was handsome, charismatic, ambitious, and eager to soak up as much of Manhattan's art and culture as possible. Poetry didn't pay the bills, so he worked on Wall Street, spe ...Show more
Hogarth: Life in Progress by Jacqueline Riding
$27.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A major new biography of one of Britain's best-loved artists.
Shelley Lasica: WHEN I AM NOT THERE by Hannah Mathews (Editor)
$49.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Monash University Museum of Art Ser.
The work of Shelley Lasica reveals a sustained exploration of dance, movement and the varying contexts in which they can occur. WHEN I AM NOT THERE has been produced to accompany a performance exhibition reflecting on forty years of Lasicas choreographic practice. Held at Monash University Museum of A ...Show more
Foreshadowed - Malevich's Black Square and Its Precursors by Andrew Spira
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
An exploration of Kasimir Malevich's radical 1915 artwork, its predecessors, and its continuing relevance. When Kasimir's Malevich's Black Square was produced in 1915, no one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. In fact, over the previous five hundred years, several ...Show more
Madayin - 8 Decades of Aboriginal Bark Painting from Yirrkala by Wakun Wa?ambi (Editor)
$110.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A revelatory compendium of eucalyptus bark painting, rarely seen by Western audiences This volume chronicles the rise of a globally significant art movement, as told from the perspective of the Yolngu people of northeastern Australia. It presents more than 90 iconic paintings on eucalyptus bark, many of ...Show more
Sneaker Obsession by Alexandre Pauwels
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
This comprehensive illustrated history of the sneaker covers everything from athletic wear to street style, Run-DMC to Travis Scott, Reebok to Nike Air Force 1, and limited editions to sustainability. The stories behind the brands, designers, and sneakerheads that transformed athletic footwear into a c ...Show more
Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence by Hokusai (Artist); Sarah E. Thompson (Text by)
$62.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
How artists from Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi to Whistler and Arthur Wesley Dow embraced and transformed Hokusai's dynamic style and innovationsThe great painter, book illustrator and print designer Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) has become the best known of all Japanese artists and one of the most famous an ...Show more
Michael Raedecker by Kate Zambreno; Laura McLean-Ferris; Martin Herbert
$120.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
The most comprehensive survey of the celebrated Dutch artist Michael Raedecker's work spanning his 30-year career Michael Raedecker, the acclaimed Dutch artist, records the memories held within spaces and objects in his enigmatic and dream-like paintings. Suburban homes, tree houses, and empty rooms an ...Show more
Bohemia: History of an Idea 1950-2000 by Russell Ferguson (Editor)
$95.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
How photography has documented the transformation of the meaning of bohemia, from the postwar era to the present • By definition, bohemia is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties. It involves musical, artistic, literary or spi ...Show more
Among Buildings by Michael Roper; Tom Ross (Photographer); Stuart Geddes (Designed by)
$49.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Among Buildings encourages readers to imagine afresh the buildings around us. A collaboration between photographer Tom Ross, architect and poet Michael Roper, and graphic designer Stuart Geddes, it reflects on 26 examples of significant Melbourne architecture through photography and poetry. Exploiting ...Show more
Paris Moderne: 1914-1945 by Jean-Louis Cohen; Guillemette Morel Journel
$110.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
This broad survey of modernism--the most scintillating creative era in Paris--spans all domains: architecture, art, design, entertainment, fashion, film, literature, photography. The lives and works of artists in every creative discipline transformed Paris into a crucible of modernity in the first half ...Show more