The Power of Art: A World History in Fifteen Cities by Caroline Campbell
$40.00 AUD
Category: Art
THE POWER OF ART is an epic work of non-fiction that will transform our understanding of the world by unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art. Taking readers from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, the eminent curator Caroline Campbell explains art's power to illuminate our lives, a ...Show more
Paris Moderne: 1914-1945 by Jean-Louis Cohen; Guillemette Morel Journel
$110.00 AUD
Category: Art
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
By My Hands by Florian Gadsby
$50.00 AUD
Category: Art
The internet's favorite potter opens up about his life and craft in this inspiring, stunningly photographed ode to the beauty of small things that brighten life's daily rituals.Florian Gadsby has devoted his life to pottery, refining his technique towards the point of perfection--and as his skill has gr ...Show more
Marina Abramovic by KAREN ARCHEY
$70.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Over the past half century, Marina Abramovic has earned worldwide acclaim as a pioneer of performance art. This handsome new book records the first UK exhibition to include works from her entire career. Re-performances of some of her best-known and most radical works appear alongside new works created e ...Show more
Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch's World of Art by Rodney James
$60.00 AUD
Category: Art
Australian art through the letters of leading critic Alan McCullochDescribed as 'arguably the most influential Australian art critic of the last half of the twentieth century', Alan McCulloch's work-as illustrator, critic, gallery director and author-reflected on and documented much of this era of visua ...Show more
How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity by Jill Burke
$50.00 AUD
Category: Art
Beauty, make up, art, power: An alternative history of the Renaissance told by the women behind the paintings
Art in Flower by Lindsey Taylor
$80.00 AUD
Category: Art
Introduces an original take on floral design that teaches us to see the world anew Based on Lindsey Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column 'Flower School,' on its surface this book demonstrates how Taylor creates stunning but achievable floral arrangements inspired by works of art. Riffing on work ...Show more
Georgia o'Keeffe: To See Takes Time by Samantha Friedman
$90.00 AUD
Category: Art
In 1916, Georgia O'Keeffe wrote to Alfred Stieglitz that she had "made [a] drawing several times - never remembering that I had made it before - and not knowing where the idea came from." These drawings, and the majority of O'Keeffe's works in charcoal, watercolor, pastel, and graphite, belong to series ...Show more
Dreaming the Land: Aboriginal Art from Remote Australia by Marie Geissler
$100.00 AUD
Category: Art
The artworks of Aboriginal Australian peoples are a profoundly important repository of knowledge and reflect a deep connection to Country. This visually rich survey explores the evolution of the contemporary Aboriginal art movement in remote areas of Australia across twenty-nine art centres in five stat ...Show more
Orientalism Style by LAURENCE BENAIM
$195.00 AUD
Category: Art
For centuries, the West has been fascinated by the mysterious allure of the Middle East and Asia, captivated by the curious customs, the exotic spices and colours of the bazaars, the romantic atmosphere of the graceful architecture and flowing garments. In the popular imagination, thoughts of the East ...Show more
Art Escapes - Hidden Art Experiences Outside the Museum by gestalten (Editor); Grace Banks (Editor)
$95.00 AUD
Category: Art
Art exists all around us: one just needs to know where to look. Escaping the conventional settings of the museum or gallery, a fascinating variety of art pieces exist everywhere from Ghanaian patios to the Las Vegas desert, from the forest in Scandinavia to the buzzing streets of Mexico City. Art Esca ...Show more
A Little History of Art by Charlotte Mullins
$34.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Little Histories Ser.
A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the origins of mark making to art's pivotal role in culture today Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all? Charlotte Mullins brings art to life by ...Show more