Restoration Stories: Patina and Paint in Old London Houses by Philippa Stockley
$119.99 AUD
Category: Design
A paean to the passage of time in old London domestic interiors. What is it about old pine panelling layered with flaking paint that enchants the eye and tugs at the heart? The soft shine of wooden boards, worn and gappy. Sunlight shafting through an open door out to an unevenly flagged yard where a cla ...Show more
Monet - The Garden Paintings by Benno Tempel; Marianne Matthieu; Frouke van Dijke
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art
-Majestic tribute to one of the most important artists of all time Who doesn't know Claude Monet's (1840-1926) famous Water Lilies? His explosions of color on canvas immerse everyone in a sea of reflections, until it is impossible to know where water starts and sky ends. The garden paintings, of which t ...Show more
Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mt.Fuji by Prestel Publishing (Editor)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art
Hokusai's beloved series of woodblock prints is now available in a stunning new format that honors the Japanese bookmaking tradition and illuminates the artist's radiant colors and exquisite lines. Hokusai's series depicting Mount Fuji is widely considered to be the pinnacle of his career. This beau ...Show more
Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry - Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry by Akiane Kramarik
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
Ten-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and the fascinating story surrounding her talent.Growing up in a home with an atheistic mother and a non-participating Catholic father did not stop four-year-old Akiane Kramarik from finding God. This girl's dreams began a conversation in ...Show more
Dorothea Tanning - Transformations by Victoria Carruthers
$122.99 AUD
Category: Art
This is the definitive study of American artist Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012), positioning her as one of the most fascinating and significant creative forces to emerge during the 20th century. It provides a framework within which to consider the range and depth of Tanning's work, well beyond the better-k ...Show more
Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs
$154.95 AUD
Category: Design
The bestselling graphic design reference, updated for the digital age Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's unparalleled, award-winning reference. With over 1,400 high-quality images throughout, this visually stunning text guides you through a saga of artistic innovators, breakthrough techn ...Show more
Lee Krasner by Eleanor Nairne
$70.00 AUD
Category: Art
A richly illustratedmonograph on the life andwork of Lee Krasner, oneof the twentieth century'smost inspiring womenartists and a pioneer ofabstract expressionism. In 1984, Lee Krasner (1908-1984) became one of the few women artists to have been given a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York ...Show more
Warhol: A Life As Art by Blake Gopnik
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art
Andy Warhol presented himself as being as shallow as critics accused his famous Campbell's Soup can paintings of being. His public persona was droll; he claimed that he silkscreened because it was easier than painting, and that everyone would have fifteen minutes of fame in the future. But who was Andy ...Show more
Ellis Rowan: A Life in Pictures by Christine Morton-Evans
$34.99 AUD
Category: Art
Ellis described the fungi:Growing, they look like dolls dressed up in fluted lace petticoats … Some are apple green, others mauve; one is black, and another has a scarlet cap. They stand high on long white stems, and the fungus closely resembles exquisite lace. In her 70s, artist and naturalist Ellis Ro ...Show more
Gerard Havekes by Gavin Fry
$99.00 AUD
Category: Art
'Gerard Havekes was outrageously big in every way – he was a mighty, creative force. A big, tall man, who commanded attention by his very presence, a man who embraced life with gusto. Wherever he went he would inevitably, naturally dominate the space, ruling over his domain at home or in his work space ...Show more
Basquiat - Boom for Real by Eleanor Nairne; Dieter Buchhart; Lotte Johnson (Contribution by)
$79.99 AUD
Category: Art
Now available in paperback, this exciting book charts Jean-Michel Basquiat's groundbreaking career. Basquiat first came to prominence when he collaborated with Al Diaz to spray-paint enigmatic statements under the pseudonym SAMO(c). From there he went on to work with others on collages, Xerox art, post ...Show more
Popular Art and the Avant-garde by Alessi, Vincent
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Art History Ser.
When Vincent van Gogh picked up his pencil and set out on his artistic career, it was not with the intention of becoming a leader of the avant-garde art world. Rather, his aims centred on earning a reasonable wage and living within the middle-class norms of his family. Van Gogh's hope was to become an i ...Show more