Joseph Cornell's Manual of Marvels: How Joseph Cornell Reinvented a French Agricultural Manual to Create an American Masterpiece by Dickran Tashjian
$120.00 AUD
Category: Art
One of Joseph Cornells favourite pastimes was to meander through the used book stalls of lower Manhattan, rummaging around in search of items to spark his creative impulses. Some time in the early 1930s he came upon the "Journal dAgriculture Pratique" (1911), a voluminous handbook of advice for farmers. ...Show more
Paintings from Mughal India by Andrew Topsfield
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art
A unique style of court painting, combining Persian, Indian and European elements, developed in India under the Mughal emperors in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Originally an art of book illustration, it soon gave rise to highly naturalistic portraiture and scenes of court life, among other s ...Show more
Printmaking in Paris: The Rage for Prints at the Fin De Siecle by Fleur Roos Rosa de Carvalho
$65.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Mercatorfonds
In the years between 1890 and 1905, Paris witnessed a revolution in printmaking. Before this time, prints had primarily served reproductive or political ends, but, as the century came to a close, artistic quality became paramount, and printmaking blossomed into an autonomous art form. This gorgeously il ...Show more
Awake in the Dream World Art of Audrey Niffenegger by Audrey Niffenegger
$45.00 AUD
Category: Art
A fantastic, strange, and mysterious world, real and imagined, is featured in Awake in the Dream World, a mid-career retrospective of artist and bestselling author Audrey Niffenegger. Book art, works on paper and paintings reflect her captivating narrative talent and her confrontations with life, mortal ...Show more
Illustration Next: Contemporary Creative Collaboration by Ana Benaroya
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art
Illustration is experiencing a remarkable renaissance: the engagingly human, witty, and intricate work of contemporary illustrators is at the forefront of contemporary visual culture, viewed by audiences worldwide. This outstanding and original survey brings together the talents of fifty leading illust ...Show more
Marian Bantjes Complete Graphic Art Pretty Pictures by Marian Bantjes
$85.00 AUD
Category: Art
An ambitious publication in scope and specification, the book presents the total design output of one of the worlds most talented and sought-after graphic designers. Presented loosely chronologically and with candid commentary throughout, this large-scale publication reveals a fascinating journey from B ...Show more
Edvard Munch: 1863-1944 by Jon-Ove Steihaug
$80.00 AUD
Category: Art
This is a beautifully illustrated catalogue on the most comprehensive and ambitious full-scale retrospective of Munchs artistic oeuvre ever. In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch (1863-1944) in 2013, a once in a lifetime exhibition is produced by the Munch Museum and the ...Show more
Art Since 1900: Modernism * Antimodernism * Postmodernism (2 ED) by Hal Foster
$95.00 AUD
Category: Art
Conceived by four of the most influential art historians of our time, this groundbreaking book has now been updated and expanded to include the most recent developments in contemporary art. The original authors have been joined by David Joselit to provide the most comprehensive history of art in the twe ...Show more
Art Made from Books - Altered, Sculpted, Carved, Transformed by Alyson Kuhn
$45.00 AUD
Category: Art
This volume collects a jaw-dropping assortment of art made from books--by cutting, painting, sawing, laminating, balancing or stacking. The definitive guide to the emerging art form, Art Made from Books showcases groundbreaking work by today's best practitioners, from Su Blackwell's whimsical pop-up lan ...Show more
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami
$30.00 AUD
Category: Art
Thanks to pioneering masters such as Dr. Robert J. Lang, origami has transcended its humble roots as a traditional Japanese papercraft to take a place among the global fine arts. In "Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami," Dr. Lang and Asian art curator Meher McArthur chronicle origami's ...Show more
Art Cities of the Future: 21st-Century Avant-Gardes by Geeta Kapur
$89.95 AUD
Category: Art
Today the art world is more of a world in every sense, with a larger population, a wider territory and a greater number of nationalities. Its prevailing conversation, however, has yet to catch up. Art Cities of the Future: 21st Century Avant-Gardes uncovers twelve distinct avant-gardes that have emerged ...Show more
The Big Book of Art by Hervé Tullet
$24.95 AUD
Category: Art
This is your first book of art Grab it, flip through the pages, turn it upside down?what do you see? Scribbles and splotches, shapes and letters, signs and lines? You're the artist: mix and match the patterns paintings by simply turning the page. Use your creativity and imagination - and most importantl ...Show more