Design: Building on Country (First Knowledges) by Alison Page, Paul Memmott
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: First Knowledges
Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page and Paul ...Show more
Glass - The Life and Art of Klaus Moje by Nola Anderson
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art
'It is always based on what I see, what is touching me.’ For more than fifty years, Klaus Moje devoted his life to the art of glass. He called it the ‘most seductive’ medium, and in his hands it had the power to delight and amaze collectors around the world. His lifetime’s work changed the practice and ...Show more
Ellis Rowan by National Library of Australia
$34.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Artists of the National Library of Australia Ser.
'Petite, plucky and always immaculately dressed in the constraint of Victorian finery...throughout her life she was acclaimed internationally, winning 29 medals, and accolades from leading art critics. Her work was also collected by royalty, including Queen Victoria.' — Patricia Fullerton, 2002Ellis Row ...Show more
Hypersonic Realism: The Landscapes of Reg Mombassa by Reg Mombassa
$80.00 AUD
Category: Art
REVISED/UPDATED EDITION OF 2016 BOOK Reg Mombassa: Landscapes is a stunning retrospective of one of Australia’s most beloved and celebrated artists. Reg Mombassa’s work has been a part of the fabric of Australia’s pop culture for over 40 years with his irreverent take on life down under, but it is his ...Show more
Spirit by Rachael Sarra: A Wrapping Paper Book by Rachael Sarra
$26.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: All Wrapped Up Ser.
All Wrapped Up is a series of gorgeous stationery books celebrating the work of Australia’s best and brightest artists. Rachael Sarra showcases modern Indigenous art, as seen through the eyes of designer and illustrator Rachael Sarra. Love the pattern? Rip it out and wrap something up! Includes 20 gift ...Show more
Charles and Barbara Blackman: A Decade of Art and Love by Christabel Blackman
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art
When Christabel Blackman's mother turned ninety, they celebrated by sifting through Barbara's old documents: diaries, photos, manuscripts - and a fragile old folder, tied with a ribbon. This held letters from a love long past between Christabel's parents. It was a portal into a decade of art and love be ...Show more
Why Surrealism Matters by Mark Polizzotti
$34.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Why X Matters Ser.
An elegant consideration of the Surrealist movement as a global phenomenon and why it continues to resonate "Mr. Polizzotti carefully balances the movement's aspirations and attainments against its flaws and contradictions, hoping to recuperate Surrealism's 'critical and imaginative essence' for the pre ...Show more
Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers's Color Experiments by Fritz Horstman
$34.95 AUD
Category: Art
The essence of Josef Albers's Interaction of Color in a format that engages learners of all ages and levels and encourages a hands-on approach Interaction of Color is often presented as an overarching theory of color, but it is actually a method of learning how to better see and understand color--many o ...Show more
Harold Cazneaux by National Library of Australia
$34.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Artists of the National Library of Australia Ser.
'[Cazneaux’s] work is what matters, its place in the history of Australian photography and its influence on past, present and future generations of photographers.' — Max Dupain, 1978Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953) is widely considered the greatest Australian photographer of the early twentieth century. In p ...Show more
All the Beauty in the World: A Museum Guard's Adventures in Life, Loss and Art by Patrick Bringley
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art
A revelatory portrait of a great museum and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art When Patrick's older brother dies at twenty-six, all he wants is to retreat. So, he does. He quits his job and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: New York's Metropol ...Show more
Paris in Ruins: Love, War and the Birth of Impressionism by Sebastian Smee
$36.99 AUD
Category: Art
Impressionism--its dramatic depiction of light, its lovely evocation of the transience of everything--remains wildly popular. Crowds flock to exhibitions by its greatest artists--Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro. But as Sebastian Smee show ...Show more
The World According to David Hockney by David Hockney, Martin Gayford
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: The\World According To Ser.
"I've always been a looker . . . that's what artists do." This anthology of quotations by the artist David Hockney follows in the successful format of The World According to series. Ranging across topics including drawing, photography, nature, creativity, the Internet, and much more, The World Accordin ...Show more