Art and Fear - Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by Ted Orland; David Bayles
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art History
Art & Fear is about the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. Drawing on the authors' own experiences as two working artists, the book delves into the internal and external challenges to makin ...Show more
The Diary of Frida Kahlo - An intimate self-portrait by Frida Kahlo; Sarah M. Lowe; Carlos Fuentes
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art History
Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable M ...Show more
Alice Neel - People Come First by Kelly Baum; Randall R. Griffey; Meredith A. Brown (Contribution by); Julia Bryan-Wilson (Contribution by); Susanna V. Temkin (Contribution by)
$72.95 AUD
Category: Art History
Positioning Alice Neel as a champion of civil rights, this book explores how her paintings convey her humanist politics and capture the humanity, strength, and vulnerability of her subjects "For me, people come first," Alice Neel (1900-1984) declared in 1950. "I have tried to assert the dignity and ete ...Show more
Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body by Caroline Vout
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art History
'A gloriously intimate tour of the body in antiquity' Gavin Francis 'A triumph ... an extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks' Peter Frankopan 'Impressive ... sublime' Jimmy Mulville The Greek and Roman body is often seen as flawless - cast from life in buff bronze and white marble, to sit up ...Show more
Left Bank - Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940-50 by Agnès Poirier
$22.99 AUD
Category: Art History
An incandescent group portrait of the midcentury artists and thinkers whose lives, loves, collaborations, and passions were forged against the wartime destruction and postwar rebirth of Paris In this fascinating tour of a celebrated city during one of its most trying, significant, and ultimately triumph ...Show more
One Thousand Years of Manga by Brigitte Koyama-Richard
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art History
As contemporary as this graphic art form may appear to readers outside of Japan, manga has deep roots in Japanese culture, drawing on centuries- old artistic traditions. Traces can be found in seventh-century temple paintings, folding screens decorated with comic characters, and painted medieval emakimo ...Show more
A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works by Kelly Grovier
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art History
A new way of appreciating art that puts the artwork front and centre, brought to us by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism. What makes great art great? Why do some works pulse in the imagination, generation after generation, century after century? From Botticelli's Birth o ...Show more
Art is Life: Icons & Iconoclasts, Visionaries & Vigilantes, & Flashes of Hope in the Night by Jerry Saltz
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art History
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of How to Be an Artist, a deliciously readable survey of the art world in turbulent times. Jerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art in our shared cultural life. Since t ...Show more
Art: A Visual History by Robert Cumming
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art History
Discover the history of Western art - from prehistory to the 21st century - through profiles of over 650 artists and their key works. Covering every era and over 650 artists, this comprehensive, illustrated guide offers an accessible yet expansive view of art history, featuring everything from iconic wo ...Show more
Tate: Contemporary Art Decoded by Jessica Cersai
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art History
Learn how to understand and interpret contemporary art, and transform your next trip to an art gallery How can you tell if that fire extinguisher on the wall is an installation piece or a safety requirement? How can a Banksy increase in value even as it gets put through a shredder? And couldn't a fi ...Show more
Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Art History
A creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman, combining his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. Art Matters will inspire its readers to seize the day in the name of art. 'Like a bedtime story for the rest of your life, this is a book to live by. At its core ...Show more
How to Draw Digital Manga and Anime by Tim Seelig
$16.95 AUD
Category: Art History
A comprehensive practical guide to digital manga and anime, suitable for both complete beginners and experienced digital artists. An informative introduction covers all the equipment you will need, with step-by-step guides to using the tools of Adobe Photoshop to create different effects. It also covers ...Show more