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
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
Radiance: The Art of Elisabeth Cummings by NATIONAL ART SCHOOL
$50.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Radiance is a celebration of the work of Elisabeth Cummings OAM, one of Australia's most exceptional and esteemed painters, and a distinguished/ alumna of the National Art School. This exhibition focuses on her primary medium, working in oil paint, with major works from the last 30 years featuring the a ...Show more
Baskerville - The Biography of a Typeface (the ABC of Fonts) by Simon Garfield
$34.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\ABC of Fonts Ser.
The classic elegant English typeface, still widely used as a book text more than 250 years since its creation. Baskerville is a transitional design, poised between the first metal types and modern styles, notable for its combination of fat and thin strokes. When it was first used there was genuine conce ...Show more
Odd Roads to be Walking: 156 Women who shaped Australian Art by Paul Finucane, Catherine Stuart
$90.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
'It was an odd road to be walking, this of painting.' So wrote Virginia Woolf in her classic 1927 novel, To the Lighthouse. While the life journeys of many artists can be described as 'odd roads', few were as original and challenging as those of the pioneering Australian women of art from the late 19th ...Show more
Cressida Campbell by National Gallery of Australia
$89.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Cressida Campbell celebrates the career of an exceptional Australian colourist who has worked between painting and printmaking for over forty years. Combining keen observation with formal design, Campbell uses an innovative technique to create woodblock paintings and unique woodcut prints that take dire ...Show more
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Painting by Selwyn Leamy
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Read This Ser.
Painting isn't as hard as it looks. And it's fun. Whether you're a total beginner or have been painting for years, this indispensable guide cuts through the jargon and provides clear, practical advice and tips to help develop your skills. Techniques and ideas are described and explained, inspiring you t ...Show more