Athanasius Kircher's Theatre of the World by Joscelyn Godwin
$60.00 AUD
Category: Art
Athanasius Kircher (1602-80) was acknowledged to be the most learned man of his age. By profession a Jesuit priest, he made himself an authority on every subject under (and above) the sun and published the results of his researches in over thirty lavishly illustrated volumes in Latin. His museum in Rome ...Show more
The Hermitage XXI: The New Art Museum in the General Staff Building by Hans Ibelings
$70.00 AUD
Category: Art
Founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. In early 2000, it was decided that the eastern wings General Staff Building (182030) should be converted into a museum of 19th and 20th century art, and an international architectural competition was ...Show more
One Way - Peter Marino by Peter Marino
$79.95 AUD
Category: Art
This catalog documents the exhibition titled One Way: Peter Marino, opening December 4, 2014, at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. Through a selection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, films, and architectural works, One Way: Peter Marino celebrates internationally acclaimed architect Peter Ma ...Show more
Green: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
$73.00 AUD
Category: Art
In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of green in art, clothes, literature, religion, science, and everyday ...Show more
My Favorite Things by Maira Kalman
$50.00 AUD
Category: Art
Photographs of dancers. And of Dandies. And dogs.Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch.Naps. Breaths. Trees.Ingo Maurer's lamp.Buttons. Lists.These are some of my favorite thigns.
More Designs For paper Folding for Pop Ups by Pie
$63.50 AUD
Category: Art
As the following title of The Art of Paper Folding for POP-UP, this new project contains more familiar pop-up objects such as flowers, grass, bubbles and even animals with simple cutting, folding and gluing techniques. The 15 pop-up works by Miyuki Yoshida, a paper construction designer, arouse readers’ ...Show more
Drawing and Painting by Kate Wilson
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
Bursting with practical techniques, engaging artist profiles and inspirational galleries, Drawing & Painting combines an authoritative category killer approach with a contemporary aesthetic guaranteed to appeal to all artists. The books up-to-date approach is a far cry from the dry instructions and ...Show more
Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD: Ideas in Profile by Martin Kemp
$19.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Ideas in Profile
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Art has always been part of history. But we often think of it as outside history. When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it's also an historical document, part of a living world. Renowned art historian ...Show more
Drunken Buddha the by Ian Fairweather
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art
In 1965, UQP first published Ian Fairweather's The Drunken Buddha. His iconic translation of an ancient Chinese novel, illustrated with his paintings, was praised by scholars and readers alike. Fairweather was fascintated by Chinese calligraphy and possessed great knowledge of popular Buddhism; his tran ...Show more
John Lennon The Collected Artwork by Scott Gutterman
$70.00 AUD
Category: Art
Over the course of John Lennon's career, his work as an artist expressed the societal themes that touched his life. Until now, little of this work has been seen in one place. For the first time, "John Lennon: The Collected Artwork" offers a captivating history of Lennon's visionary art, from his early c ...Show more
Breakfast at Sotheby's - An A-Z of the Art World by Philip Hook
$22.99 AUD
Category: Art
Breakfast at Sotheby's is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby's'Reading it is like participating in a hugely enjoyable personal tutorial given by a cultured, witty, clear-eyed, world teacher with a fully fun ...Show more
Contemporary Drawing: From the 1960s to Now by Katharine Stout
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
Drawing is at the very forefront of contemporary art practice. The radical shift in the treatment and development of drawing since the 1960s has resulted in a renewed status and relevance for it within current practice, with some of the most exciting artistic ideas of the last fifty years indebted to it ...Show more