A History of Pictures by David Hockney, Martin Gayford
$39.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
Informed and energized by a lifetime of painting, drawing and making images with cameras, David Hockney, in collaboration with the art critic Martin Gayford, explores how and why pictures have been made across the millennia. What makes marks on a flat surface interesting? How do you show movement in a s ...Show more
Art is...
$24.95 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
What is art? This engaging gift book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers nearly 200 illustrated answers to that question, all presented in simple, concise observations about selected works in the museum's stellar collection. For example, a Nigerian mask is symmetry, a Van Gogh still life is compo ...Show more
Postures - Body Language in Art by Desmond Morris
$49.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these with masterful subtlety, celebrated artist and ant ...Show more
The Secret Language of Flowers - Notes on the Hidden Meanings of Flowers in Art by Jean-Michel Othoniel
$55.00 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
During his 2012 residency at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 1964) delved into the archives of the magnificent garden that Isabella Stewart Gardner, the first American woman to graduate with a degree in horticulture, cultivated around her residence. Othoniel ...Show more
The Art Book (Mini) by Tom Melick
$16.95 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
The Second Edition of The Art Book is a substantially expanded and updated version of the hugely successful original. Introducing 100 new artists selected from all periods and from across the globe, the new edition includes for the first time leading figures from the fields of photography and performanc ...Show more
Arts of the Ancient Americas by Dorie Reents-Budet (Text by); Michael Suing (Text by); Darcy Kuronen (Text by); Pamela Parmal (Text by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design | Series: MFA Highlights Ser.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has been at the forefront in presenting pre-Columbian artifacts as part of art history rather than in the context of natural history or archaeology. The artworks featured in this volume exemplify the aesthetics and supreme craftsmanship of the peoples of the ancient Amer ...Show more
Children's Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling (2nd Ed.) by Martin Salisbury, Morag Styles
$59.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
Children's picturebooks are the very first books we encounter and play a major role in introducing us to both art and language. But what does it take to create a successful picturebook for children? This revised edition of a bestselling title carries invaluable insight into a highly productive, dynamic ...Show more
Rosie Sanders' Roses: A Celebration of Botanical Art by Rosie Sanders
$59.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
This stunning follow-up to the hugely popular Rosie Sanders' Flowers showcases the beauty of the beloved rose. Award-winning artist Rosie Sanders turns her attention to the ever-popular rose, presenting more than 50 of her most beautiful paintings for the very first time. For every painting here, Sander ...Show more
The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga by Shoco & Makoto Sawa
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
Whether your character is jumping for joy, kicking and grappling with an opponent, or fighting to the death with sword in hand, this book provides all the essential techniques to draw more lifelike action figures in the classic Japanese manga style. The comprehensive introduction first shows the reader ...Show more
Japanese Style by Slesin, Cliff & Rozensztroch
$109.95 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
A Book on Books: New Aesthetics in Book Design by Victionary
$59.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
From scrolls and sheets of papyrus to elaborate and expensive codices to the mass press-printed volumes as we know them today, books have come a long way since writing was first developed. Although digital technology has impacted how we consume information over the last few decades, book design has surv ...Show more
Look Again (How to Experience the Old Masters) by Ossian Ward
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Art and Design
The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary viewer, Look Again shows how this need not be the case. Ossian Ward's simple, ten-step programme acts as an aid to looking, breaking down the often obscure st ...Show more