Lucian Freud by Martin Gayford, Martin Gayford
$200.00 AUD
Category: Art
A sumptuous single-volume edition of Phaidon's acclaimed overview of one of the greatest painters of our time. Larger-than-life British artist Lucian Freud enjoyed a career lasting over seven decades. He worked almost until the day he died, when he left a portrait of friend and studio assistant David ...Show more
Australian Abstract: Contemporary Abstract Painting by Amber Creswell Bell
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art
'There is an internal monologue, and a world of decisions and possibilities behind each work that the viewer does not see. Abstraction is akin to learning a new language.' ANA YOUNG There is no single neat definition of abstract art. It makes no attempt to represent reality; instead it has its own visu ...Show more
Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton; John Armstrong
$29.95 AUD
Category: Art
" What is art's purpose? In this engaging, lively, and controversial new book, bestselling philosopher Alain de Botton and art historian John Armstrong propose a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that they can be useful, relevant, and - above all else - therapeutic for their viewer ...Show more
Mudunama Kundana Wandaraba Jarribirri - Judy Watson by Katina Davidson (Curated by); Tarah Hogue (Curated by); Jazz Money (Contribution by)
$74.95 AUD
Category: Art
Judy Watson is one of Australia's most globally collected and exhibited artists. Her practice is centred on truth-telling as a Waanyi woman, particularly in relation to environmental protection; historic government policies concerning Indigenous Australians; and collecting institutions that house cultur ...Show more
Frida by Hayden Herrera
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art
The beautifully illustrated and utterly absorbing biography of one of the twentieth century's most transfixing artistsFrida is the story of one of the twentieth century 's most extraordinary women, the painter Frida Kahlo. Born near Mexico City, she grew up during the turbulent days of the Mexican Revol ...Show more
Botanical Sketchbooks by Helen Bynum; William Bynum
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
A visual compendium of botanical sketches, many specially photographed, providing a revealing insight into the immediate responses of artists encountering the glories of the plant world. While highly finished drawings and paintings frequently feature in histories of botanical art, the preparatory sketch ...Show more
The History of Colour: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena by Neil Parkinson
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
This comprehensive, beautiful book delves deep into the complex but fascinating story of our relationship with colour throughout human history. Color is fundamental to our experience and understanding of the world. It crosses continents and cultures, disciplines and decades. It is used to convey inf ...Show more
Hokusai's Landscapes - The Complete Series by Sarah E. Thompson
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art
The first book to focus exclusively on Hokusai's landscapes, by one of the world's leading ukiyo-e specialists The best known of all Japanese artists, Katsushika Hokusai was active as a painter, book illustrator and print designer throughout his ninety-year lifespan. Yet his most famous works of all - t ...Show more
Joan Didion: What She Means by Joan Didion ; Hilton Als (Editor); Connie Butler (Editor); Ann Philbin (Introduction by); Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi
$85.00 AUD
Category: Art
An exploration of the visual corollary to Didion's life and work and the feeling that each generates in her admirers, detractors and critics - including artists from Helen Lundeberg to Diane Arbus, Betye Saar to Maren Hassinger, Vija Celmins and Andy Warhol. In Joan Didion: What She Means, the writer a ...Show more
24th Biennale of Sydney: Ten Thousand Suns by Inti Guerrero (Editor); Cosmin Costina¿ (Editor)
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art
A catalogue of the art and artists presented as part of the 24th Biennale of Sydney 2024.
The Female Gaze in Art and Photography by Anita Selzer
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
Historically, male artists have re-presented women through their eyes. The Female Gaze in Art and Photography redresses this imbalance, looks at art through women's eyes. It shines a light on the work of twenty contemporary women artists and photographers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middl ...Show more
Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art
A landmark feminist intervention- a dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them. For decades, feminist artists have confronted the problem of how to tell the truth about their experiences as bodies. Queer bodies, sick bodies, racialised bodies, fema ...Show more