Leonardo Da Vinci - Art in the Era of the Medicis by Flame Tree Studio Staff (Created by); Rosalind Ormiston; Constance J. Moffatt (Foreword by)
49.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Masterworks Ser.
Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of the Renaissance humanist ideal, a logical polymath of epic proportions who excelled and had interests not just in art but in invention, anatomy, architecture, engineering, literature, mathematics, music, science, astronomy and more. His oeuvre is astounding and he is ...Show more
Ai Weiwei by Susanne Gaensheimer (Editor); Doris Krystof (Editor); Falk Wolf (Contribution by); Linda Walther (Contribution by); Rembert Hüser (Contribution by)
105.00 AUD
Category: Art
This beautifully illustrated volume explores the inextricable link between Ai Weiwei's art and his politics. "Everything is art. Everything is politics," says internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. His statement informs this comprehensive book that features sculptural installations, photographs, and ...Show more
William Morris - Artist Craftsman Pioneer by Rosalind Ormiston; N. M. Wells
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Category: Art | Series: Masterworks Ser.
Revised edition of the bestselling backlist title. William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect, writer, social campaigner, artist and, with his Kelmscott Press, an important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. Many of us probably know him best, however, from his s ...Show more
Cut and Paste: 400 Years of Collage
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Category: Art
Collage is one of the defining subjects in Modern Art. It is as important and popular today as it has ever been. This definitive survey of collage and 3-D sculpture (made from bits and pieces stuck and nailed together) spans the whole period from about 1600 to the present day. Each page of this book is ...Show more
In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali by Sue Roe
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Category: Art
From the author of IN MONTMARTRE, a lively group biography tracing the emergence of Surrealism in Paris "I loved Roe's In Montmartre and In Montparnasse]-- a colorful, gossipy account of the birth of Surrealism...is equally beguiling."--The Bookseller, Editor's Choice (UK) As she did for the Mod ...Show more
William Morris's Flowers by Rowan Bain; Anon
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Category: Art
A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834- 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert their influence on the decorative arts. Around 600 suc ...Show more
100 Sculptors of Tomorrow by Kurt Beers
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Category: Art
How do you find the most promising emerging artists at work in a rapidly transforming medium? Bypassing traditional art world channels, 100 Sculptors of Tomorrow is the culmination of a major, democratic open call for up-and-coming sculptors. From thousands of entries, an internationally renowned jury h ...Show more
Antony Gormley on Sculpture by Antony Gormley; Mark Holborn
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Category: Art
Antony Gormley occupies an unusual position as a highly popular sculptor - known chiefly for his Angel of the North (1998), a national landmark in the UK - who is also widely regarded as one of the most intellectually challenging artists working internationally. He is grounded in archaeology and anthrop ...Show more
Paul Cézanne - Drawings and Watercolours by Christopher Lloyd
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Category: Art
Drawing was central to Cézanne's indefatigable search for solutions to the problems posed by the depiction of reality. Many of his watercolours are equal to his paintings, and he himself made no real distinction between painting and drawing. This book's six chapters are arranged thematically covering th ...Show more
Street Art - Art Essentials by Simon Armstrong; Anon; Makoto Azuma
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Category: Art | Series: Art Essentials Ser.
A comprehensive history and interpretation of the street art movement, featuring all of the key practitioners in a colorful combination of sharp images and insightful commentary. Street art is a phenomenon and subculture movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous inte ...Show more
Impressionism by Ralph Skea
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Category: Art | Series: Art Essentials Ser.
It is often forgotten just how provocative and unsettling impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. Critics, professional artists, and gallery visitors alike were shocked to encounter the unorthodox paintings on display, with their seemingly unfinished surfaces and lack of an ...Show more
Moonlight Travellers by Will Self, Quentin Blake
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Category: Art
‘The moon drives everyone mad – you know that, well enough. But this is no lycanthropic or otherwise spooky metamorphosis: it’s far stranger than that…’ When Quentin Blake embarked on creating a set of new drawings on fantasies of travel, even he had not envisaged a series so sombre, so haunting, as Moo ...Show more