Tom Roberts and the Art of Portraiture by Julie Cotter
$110.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
Dr Julie Cotter of Monash University has provided a richly detailed account of the career of Heidelberg School artist Tom Roberts that focuses on his enormous range of portrait studies. Identities portrayed include famous figures in the society and politics of the late 19th century as well as very early ...Show more
The Last Leonardo: The Making of a Masterpiece by Ben Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
500 years after the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, Ben Lewis considers the unrivalled legacy of his art through an original biography of the ‘Salvator Mundi' (Saviour of the World) – the lost Da Vinci painting. In 2017, Leonardo Da Vinci's small oil painting, the Salvator Mundi entered global popular consc ...Show more
A Little Feminist History of Art by Charlotte Mullins
$19.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to 'de-gender' their work to compete in a male dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played a leading role in the art world over the last five decades. Using the 'female gaze' to articulate socially relevant issues after an era of aesthetic ...Show more
Art Brut - Third Edition by Lucienne Peiry; James Frank
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
In the early 20th-century, European avant-garde artists began to look beyond the accepted canons of Western art in a search for new sources of inspiration. "Primitive" art, drawings by children, the art of the insane, and graffiti all opened up new avenues for experimentation and artistic creation. At t ...Show more
The Word Is Art by Michael Petry
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
In this new volume celebrated artist and curator Michael Petry, addresses media and marketplace concerns about the state of language and the value of books in the digital age.As words find new modes of transmission in contemporary society, text becomes information, and information strives to become free ...Show more
APT9: the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art by QAGOMA
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
The Asia Pacific Triennial is QAGOMA's flagship contemporary art exhibition series. The APT9 catalogue provides an overview of more than 80 artists and artworks in the latest iteration of the Asia Pacific Triennial (APT9), as well as APT9 Kids and the Australian Cine?mathe?que program. One of the most e ...Show more
Portraits John Berger on Artists by John Berger
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
One of the world's most celebrated art writers, John Berger takes us through centuries of art in this distinctive history that will enlighten and inspire. In Portraits, Berger connects art and history in revolutionary ways, from the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves to Cy Twombly's radical work ...Show more
Gothic Four Hundred Years Of E by Davenport-Hines Ric
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
How to Draw Faces in Simple Steps by Susie Hodge
$10.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements | Series: How to Draw
The human face is central to art - from childhood it is what we want to draw. Here, Susie Hodge shows how to draw a fantastic selection of faces. Even beginners will be able to create realistic portraits following this simple step-by-step technique, and experienced artists will benefit from the variety ...Show more
Show Me a Story: Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators by Leonard S. Marcus
$34.95 AUD
Category: Art Theory/Movements
In compelling interviews by the acclaimed Leonard S. Marcus, twenty-one top authors and illustrators reveal their inside stories on the art of creating picture books. Max and Mickey; Miss Nelson; Pack, Quack, and Mrs. Mallard; Pigeon; Sylvester; John Henry; and a very hungry caterpillar -- these are ...Show more