Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch's World of Art by Rodney James
$60.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory
Australian art through the letters of leading critic Alan McCullochDescribed as 'arguably the most influential Australian art critic of the last half of the twentieth century', Alan McCulloch's work-as illustrator, critic, gallery director and author-reflected on and documented much of this era of visua ...Show more
Hockney - A Graphic Life by Simon Elliott
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory | Series: BioGraphics Ser.
Follow the journey of David Hockney's exceptional life in a unique graphic novel format. From his childhood in Bradford and early years making it as an artist, to his sun-drenched Los Angeles period, his triumphal return to the UK and his recent iPad drawings that proudly exclaim that 'spring cannot ...Show more
Spectrum (Victoria and Albert Museum): Heritage Patterns and Colours by Thames and Hudson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory
A visual analysis of the colours used in furnishing fabrics and wallpapers from the 15th century to now, providing inspiration for designers. This simply structured and highly original book analyses the palettes that have been used by designers in the creation of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers from t ...Show more
Artists' Letters - Leonardo Da Vinci to David Hockney by Michael Bird
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory
A treasure trove of noteworthy letters, arranged thematically to provide an insight into the lives and work of great artists.
The Diary of Frida Kahlo - An intimate self-portrait by Frida Kahlo; Sarah M. Lowe; Carlos Fuentes
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory
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
The Artist's Journey: The travels that inspired the artistic greats by Travis Elborough
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory | Series: Journeys of Note Ser.
In the Artist's Journey, follow in the footsteps of some of the world's most famous painters, and the journeys which inspired some of their greatest works. Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's most famous painters in this fascinating work from the Journeys of Note series. Some truly remarkab ...Show more
The Anatomy of Colour: The Story of Heritage Paints and Pigments by Patrick Baty
$70.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory
The Anatomy of Colour is the definitive book on the use of colour and paint in interior decoration over a 300-year period. Drawing on his huge specialist archive, historian and paint expert Patrick Baty traces the evolution of pigments and paint colours together with colour systems and standards, and ex ...Show more
Magritte - A Life by Alex Danchev
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory
The first major biography for our time, from the celebrated biographer of Cezanne
Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory
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
The Last Leonardo The secret lives of the world's most expensive painting
$14.99 AUD
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Category: Art Theory
The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation of Britain by Tristram Hunt
$26.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory
A spectacular biography of the great designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the Industrial Revolution, from acclaimed historian and director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Josiah Wedgwood, perhaps the greatest English potter who ever lived, epitomized the best of his age. From his kilns ...Show more
Reading the Rooms Behind the paintings of the State Library of NSW
$89.99 AUD
Category: Art Theory
The incredible painting collection of the State Library of New South Wales is documented for the first time.The State Library of New South Wales holds an unrivalled collection of oil paintings. Unlike an art gallery where the focus is usually on aesthetic excellence, the rationale behind the Library’s c ...Show more