The Book of the Cat: Cats in Art by Angus Hyland
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Reading Level: General Adult
Cats have been revered by artists since ancient times for their beauty, grace, independence and air of mystery. Domesticated, but with a touch of the wild about them, they share our homes and endlessly fascinate us. The Book of the Cat is a cool and quirky collection of feline art and illustration by ar ...Show more
Art: The Whole Story
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Written by an international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives readers unparalleled insights into the world_s most iconic artworks. Art: The Whole Story traces the development of art period by period, with the illustrated text covering every genre, from ...Show more
The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi
$22.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and ...Show more
Protest Art (Art Essentials) by Jessica Lack
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Art Essentials Ser.
A well-researched, concise guide to protest art, exploring what happens when artists join forces with radical political movements to foster change. The works and movements discussed in this book emerged at times of great upheaval including war, colonialism, independence, and changes of government. They ...Show more
Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die - Punk and Post-Punk Graphic Design by Andrew Kirvine
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design
A collection of over 650 original scans of printed ephemera and memorabilia from the prime years of the punk and post-punk movements. Andrew Krivine found himself and punk in the summer of 1977, when staying with a cousin who was at the heart of the protean movement in London. Since then he has amassed ...Show more
Shaping the World: Sculpture from Prehistory to Now by Antony Gormley, Martin Gayford
$80.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Reading Level: new
Sculpture is the universal art. It has been practised by every culture throughout the world and stretches back into the distant past. The first surviving shaped stones may even predate the advent of language. The drive to form stone, clay, wood and metal into shapes evidently runs deep in our psyche and ...Show more
The Language of Things by Deyan Sudjic
$29.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
We live in a world drowning in objects. But what do they tell us about ourselves? In "The Language of Things", Design Museum Director, Deyan Sudjic charts our relationship - both innocent and knowing - with all things designed. From the opulent excesses of the catwalk, or the technical brilliance of a l ...Show more
Illustrating the Antipodes: George French Angas in Australia and New Zealand 1844-1845 by Philip Jones
$65.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
George French Angas (1822–1886) was one of the nineteenth century’s outstanding colonial artists. As a young man in the 1840s he journeyed to Australia and New Zealand, where he excelled at capturing the minute detail of plants and people, objects and landscapes. The bush was his studio — he captured th ...Show more
Linda Nochlin on the Body by Linda Nochlin
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: Pocket Perspectives Ser.
Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series presents timeless works by writers and thinkers who have shaped the conversation across the arts, visual culture, and history. Celebrating the undiminished vitality of their ideas today, these covetable and collectable littl ...Show more
Clay: Contemporary Ceramic Artisans by Amber Creswell Bell
$60.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Ceramics is back in a big way, experiencing a steady surge of interest and popularity not seen since the 1970s. The return to the handmade, driven by our increasingly digital lives, means there are now more makers, sellers, and collectors than ever. There is also a new desire for unique objects made by ...Show more
Tintin - The Art of Hergé by Herge; Michel Daubert
$45.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Since Tintin first appeared in 1929, he has captivated generations of children and adults alike. Millions followed Tintin's journeys from the wilds of the Congo to the streets of Prague, Moscow, and New York. Published in 2013, Tintin: The Art of Hergé attracted Tintin fans everywhere by offering insig ...Show more
The present moment: The art of Clarice Beckett by Tracey Lock
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design
Admired for her distinctive ethereal paintings of incidental scenes The Present Moment: The Art of Clarice Beckett sheds new light on the artist's spiritual impulses. It provides the reader with an outline of the international cultural trends that inspired her practice and shaped her visions of nature. ...Show more