The Idea of Art : Building a Contemporary International Art Collection
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Category: Art
Curator Anthony Bond began building a contemporary international art collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney in 1984. The collection now features many important artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Antony Gormley, Francis Bacon, Anish Kapoor and Doris Salcedo. In The Idea of Art, Bond disc ...Show more
Practical Calligraphy: Materials, Technique & Projects by George Thomson
16.99 AUD
Category: Art
Calligraphy can seem rather daunting, but theres no need to study for years if you just want to produce beautiful decorative lettering good enough to enhance your gifts and personal stationery. A friendly and approachable how-to guide, everything you need is in Practical Calligraphy.
Practical Watercolours: Materials, Techniques & Projects by Curtis Tappenden
17.99 AUD
Category: Art
Watercolour is such a rewarding medium for the artist that its well worth mastering it offers both portability and gorgeous, rich, mutable colours. This is the perfect introduction for anyone whos thought about painting in watercolour but isnt sure where to start. Unintimidating and accessible, it will ...Show more
Van Gogh by Rainer Metzger; Ingo F. Walther (Editor)
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Category: Art
Bold strokes of genius: The amazing work of a tormented soul Vincent van Gogh's story is one of the most ironic in art history. He lived an unhappy and difficult life during which his work received almost no appreciation--finally killing himself by a bullet to the chest, so great was his despair--and is ...Show more
Impressionism by Ingo F Walther
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Category: Art
This monograph covers the full scope of Impressionist painting. The first part outlines the history of Impressionism in France, addressing not only the work of the acknowledged masters, but also that of such unjustly neglected artists as Frederic Bazille, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot or Lucien Pi ...Show more
Michelangelo. Complete Works by Frank Zollner
129.99 AUD
Category: Art
Il divino. This is a glorious exploration of Michelangelo's works. Before reaching the tender age of thirty, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted "David" and "Pieta", two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draughtsman, ...Show more
Art & Architecture: Musee d'Orsay by Peter Gartner
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Category: Art
Housing the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, the Musee d'Orsay is arguably one of the most beautiful museums in Europe, with its immense central space inherited from its original role as a grand railway station built in 1900. Immerse yourself in the w ...Show more
The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Paediatrica Ref Karger Ser.
The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art.
Hiroshige by Adele Schlombs
25.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world", ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world's visual char ...Show more
Edvard Munch 1863-1944 Images of Life and Death by Ulrich Bischoff
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Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His treatments of fear, desperation, and death still exert a powerful visual and psychological effect on modern viewers. Of all Munch's paintings, "The Scream" (1893), representing a figure tortured by horror, is the most well-known-a ...Show more
Durer by Norbert Wolf
25.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
This title is a Taschen 25 - Special edition! This title focuses on one of the Germany's greatest Renaissance artist. Though most famous for his engravings, Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) was also a master painter and draftsman whose work exemplifies the spirit of German art. Durer's importance in the Germa ...Show more
Dalí. The Paintings by Robert Descharnes, Gilles Néret
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Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The seminal surrealist: Exploring Dali's grandiose and grotesque oeuvre Picasso called Dali "an outboard motor that's always running." Dali thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head. Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was on ...Show more