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Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
$19.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
A superlative introduction to the diversity of Aboriginal art, this concise survey introduces the work of Australia's indigenous artists from all parts of the continent. For some 50,000 years, Aboriginal artists have built on traditions and worked in a variety of contexts, from the sacred and secret rea ...Show more
Abstract Art by Anna Moszynska
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
Since the early years of the twentieth century, Western abstract art has fascinated, outraged, and bewildered audiences. Its path to acceptance within the artistic mainstream was slow. This revised edition traces the origins and evolution of abstract art, placing it in broad cultural context.Well-respec ...Show more
Art in Australia: From Colonization to Postmodernism by Christopher Allen
$19.95 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Does Australian art have a history or is it just a series of belated footnotes to European and American artistic development in the last two centuries? Does it always express some essential "Australian sensibility"? Christopher Allen's book argues that Australian art does have a history of its own from ...Show more
Ballet and Modern Dance by Susan Au; James Rutter
$19.95 AUD
Category: Plays, Theatre & Dance | Series: World of Art Ser.
Dance's extraordinary range extends from classical ballet and baroque court spectacles to avant-garde modern dance, tap, and ethnic dancing. This comprehensive history covers the entire spectrum, vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring in detail the cont ...Show more
Contemporary African Art by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characterized by one particular style, technique, or theme, but by a bricolage-like attitude toward art making, incorporating and building upon the structures from w ...Show more
Costume and Fashion by James Laver
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history. Costume and Fashion explores the forms and materials used in fashion t ...Show more
Hawksmoor by Downes
$0.00 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Nicholas Hawksmoor was the architect of some of London's most prominent landmarks - St Mary Woolnoth in the City; St George's, Bloomsbury; Christchurch, Spitalfields; and part of Greenwich Hospital - and of other notable English buildings, such as All Souls, Oxford, and the Mausoleum at Castle Howard. ...Show more
Interior Design Since 1900 by Anne Massey
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
Interior design experienced an extraordinary amount of changes in taste and style during the twentieth century. From William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to expressionism, postmodernism, and green design, Interior Design Since 1900 charts them all.Featuring more than two hundred color illustr ...Show more
Islamic Art and Architecture by Robert Hillenbrand
$35.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism | Series: World of Art Ser.
Including over a thousand years of history and stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Islamic Art and Architecture is an unparalleled narrative of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to 1900, Islamic art expert Robert Hillenbrand traces the e ...Show more
Latin American Art Since 1900 by Edward Lucie-Smith
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art and Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
In this classic survey, now updated with full-color images throughout, Edward Lucie-Smith introduces the art of Latin America from 1900 to the present day. Lucie-Smith examines major artists such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, as well as dozens of less familiar Latin American artists and exiled artis ...Show more
Le Corbusier by Kenneth Frampton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism | Series: World of Art Ser.
Le Corbusier is one of the most famous architects of the twentieth century. The richness and variety of his work combined with his passionately expressed philosophy of architecture have had an immense impact on the urban fabric and the way we live. Weaving through his long and prolific life are certain ...Show more
Modern Architecture: A Critical History by Kenneth Frampton
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism | Series: World of Art Ser.
Kenneth Frampton's highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has been a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Starting with the cultural developments since 1750 that drove the modern movement, moving through the creation of modern architecture, and exploring the effects of global ...Show more