Art Forms from the Ocean - The Radiolarian Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Olaf Breidbach
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
At the nexus of art and science, this dazzling new edition of Ernst Haeckel's first work reintroduces the genius of an enigmatic scientist and passionate observer of the natural world. Although original editions of this book are extremely rare, it is now available for the first time in a paperback editi ...Show more
Design as Art by Bruno Munari
$24.99 AUD
Category: Design | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
How do we see the world around us? "The Penguin on Design" series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as 'the new Leonardo'. Munari i ...Show more
On Ugliness: A History of a Western Idea by Umberto Eco
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art | Reading Level: very good
Beauty and ugliness are two sides of the same coin; by ugliness we usually mean the opposite of beauty and we often define the first in order to understand the nature of the second. But the various depictions of ugliness over the centuries are richer and more unpredictable than is commonly thought. The ...Show more
Oceania by Peter Brunt, Noelle Kahanu, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, Sean Mallon, Michael Mel, Anne Salmond, & Nicholas Thomas
$79.99 AUD
$110.00 (27% off)
Category: Art
250 years after Cook's voyage to the South Pacific, the dazzling and diverse art of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary. From the remote shores of Rapa Nui to the dense rainforest of Papua New Guinea, the islands of the Pacific are home to some of the most culturally diverse populations on th ...Show more
A Painted Landscape: Across Australia from Bush to Coast by Amber Creswell Bell
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Across Australia from Bush to Coast
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror The wide brown land for me! Dorothea Mackellar's words have a knack for swelling the metaphorical chest of many Austr ...Show more
Art: The Whole Story
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
Written by an international team of artists, art historians and curators, this absorbing and beautiful book gives readers unparalleled insights into the world_s most iconic artworks. Art: The Whole Story traces the development of art period by period, with the illustrated text covering every genre, from ...Show more
How to Draw: Sketch and Draw Anything Anywhere by Jake Spicer
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art
Jake Spicer wants you to learn how to draw. This is his complete course in drawing, suitable for complete beginners as well as experienced artists, and designed to help you fit drawing into your lifestyle. Tried-and-tested exercises, ranging from five-minute sketches to dedicated sessions of an hour o ...Show more
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Penguin Modern Classics | Reading Level: good
How do we see the world around us? "The Penguin on Design" series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. "Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak." "But, there is also another sense in whi ...Show more
Confabulations by John Berger
$16.99 AUD
Category: Books, Writing and Language | Series: Modern Classics | Reading Level: very good
'Language is a body, a living creature ...and this creature's home is the inarticulate as well as the articulate'. John Berger's work has revolutionized the way we understand visual language. In this new book he writes about language itself, and how it relates to thought, art, song, storytelling and pol ...Show more
Bad Dads Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz
$45.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: The\Wes Anderson Collection
This book collects the best artwork from the first five years of "Bad Dads," an annual exhibition of art inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. Curated by Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco, "Bad Dads" has continued to grow and progress and has featured work from more than four hundred artists. From pai ...Show more
Draw, Paint and Print Like Great Artists: Marion Deuchars' Book of Great Artists by Marion Deuchars
$32.99 AUD
Category: Art
In this imaginative new activity book, Marion Deuchars makes learning about art fun. Young readers are introduced to 18 great artists, then encouraged to try out the techniques that lie behind their greatest works. Short and accessible facts about each artist's life and works are followed by creative pr ...Show more