The Story of Art by E. H. Gombrich; Leonie Gombrich (Contribution by)
100.00 AUD
Category: Art
Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text - the ideal gift for every art connoisseur and student For more than 70 years Sir Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Art has been a global bestseller - with more than 8 million copies sold - the perfect introduction to art history, from the earli ...Show more
The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World by Jennifer Higgie
24.99 AUD
Category: Art
'Endlessly intriguing . . . I was enchanted' - DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Illuminating in every sense of the word' - John Higgs In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century mystic Hildegard of B ...Show more
Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art by Phaidon Editors
100.00 AUD
Category: Art
The inclusion of text in works of art was a revolutionary creative advancement of the twentieth century, with artists subverting traditional conceptions of ‘art’ and ‘writing.’ Younger generations of artists have continued to use the inherent readability of words to communicate ideas to viewers across ...Show more
Ash Keating by Markus Stegmann (Editor); Museum Langmatt (Editor); Daniela Minneboo (Text by)
54.99 AUD
Category: Art
Ash Keating has made an international name for himself with spectacular paintings of entire buildings and huge walls. Like few others, he has perfected the use of fire extinguishers as a tool for his abstract works in public spaces, leaving room for chance and improvisation. Inspired by the light and co ...Show more
Forms of Enchantment - Writings on Art and Artists by Marina Warner
39.99 AUD
Category: Art
An anthology of compelling essays by Marina Warner, one of our pre-eminent writers and critics. Art-writing at its most useful should share the dynamism, fluidity and passions of the objects of its enquiry, argues Marina Warner. In this new anthology of some of her most compelling work, she captures the ...Show more
The New Book of Optical Illusions by Georg Ruschemeyer
34.99 AUD
Category: Art
The New Book of Optical Illusions is a mind-bending collection of 150 of the most significant optical phenomena, loosely grouped into 33 chapters according to particular visual effect. An optical illusion has two elements. One is the perceived illusion, what you see. It may be merging lines, moving shap ...Show more
Meet the Artists by JULIE EWINGTON
49.95 AUD
Category: Art
Intimate conversations and premiere contemporary artworks are presented in this elegant publication featuring acclaimed Australian artists and artworkers from the James C. Sourris Collection of Artist Interviews. Curated and written by leading Australasian art authority Julie Ewington, in-depth insights ...Show more
Manga 100 - The Cute Collection - Draw Your Favorite Character Types from Popular Genres by Christopher Hart
39.99 AUD
Category: Art How To | Series: Manga 100 Ser.
Bestselling author and how-to-draw expert Christopher Hart presents an essential guide to drawing the cutest characters in manga from the most popular genres. Cute characters are a hallmark of manga. Whether the genre is romance, fantasy, or adventure, a cute character type is always included in the mi ...Show more
The Beauty of the Flower: The Art and Science of Botanical Illustration by Stephen A Harris
69.99 AUD
Category: Art
Blooming with rare archival images, the story of scientific botanical illustrations over nearly seven hundred years. In a world flooded with images designed to create memories, validate perceptions, and influence others, botanical illustration is about something much more focused: creating technically a ...Show more
Tarnanthi 2023 by Nici Cumpston
54.95 AUD
Category: Art
Tarnanthi 2023 is an up-to-the-minute survey of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, featuring ambitious and innovative works of art by artists from around the nation. The Tarnanthi 2023 catalogue showcases the ambitious, innovative and up-to-the-minute works of art exhibited at the a ...Show more
How to Collect Art by Magnus Resch
49.95 AUD
Category: Art
You must read this book before buying any artwork - written by the world's leading art-market economist Navigating the world of collecting can be a tricky process, especially for one just starting out in the art market. The world's leading art market expert Magnus Resch explains the core principles of ...Show more
Odd Roads to be Walking: 156 Women who shaped Australian Art by Paul Finucane, Catherine Stuart
90.00 AUD
Category: Art
'It was an odd road to be walking, this of painting.' So wrote Virginia Woolf in her classic 1927 novel, To the Lighthouse. While the life journeys of many artists can be described as 'odd roads', few were as original and challenging as those of the pioneering Australian women of art from the late 19th ...Show more