Islamic Art by LUCA MOZZATI
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art
This gorgeous survey of art from the Islamic world covers three continents and fourteen centuries. From its birth in the seventh century through modern times, the Islamic religion has inspired glorious works of art. This stunning book includes more than four hundred reproductions of treasures of Islamic ...Show more
Hiroshige and Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido. 40th Ed. by Rhiannon Paget
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art
The Kisokaidō route through Japan was ordained in the early 1600s by the country's then-ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu, who decreed that staging posts be installed along the length of the arduous passage between Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto. Inns, shops, and restaurants were established to provide sustenanc ...Show more
The Art Of Deception: Illusions To Challenge The Eye & The Mind by Brad Honeycutt; Scott Kim (Epilogue by); John Langdon (Foreword by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art
From the world's greatest master illusion artists, including Guido Moretti, Tracy Lee Stum, Vladimir Kush, Rob Gonsalves and Bev Doolittle, to Istvan Orosz, John Langdon, Scott Kim, Oscar Reutersvard, and Donald "Rusty" Rust, THE ART OF DECEPTION is not just an ordinary collection of optical illusions. ...Show more
Architectural Illustration by Peter JARVIS
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
This practical book looks at the fundamental principles that underpin architectural illustration: to represent architectural design and the built environment in a way that the general public can understand. Focusing on watercolor, it explains the process from site sketching to finished rendering, and wi ...Show more
Botanical Painting by Mariella Baldwin
$54.99 AUD
Category: Art
"Botanical Painting" seeks to convey the essence and beauty of a plant through accurate rendition. Written in an accessible style and beautifully illustrated, this practical book aims to unravel some of the preceived mysteries of the art by revealing the steps that go towards making a stunning painting. ...Show more
Painting the Nude in Oils by Adele Wagstaff
$54.99 AUD
Category: Art
The nude has inspired artists for centuries and continues to inspire us today. Alongside a historical study of the nude in painting, this book introduces oil paint and gives advice on techniques when using this challenging and rewarding medium. Capturing the beauty of form and the delicate colours of th ...Show more
Marianne North Collection at Kew by Michelle Payne; Royal Botanic Gardens Staff; R. B. G. Kew
$79.99 AUD
Category: Art
Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian traveller and painter, who traversed the globe recording the world's flora with her paintbrush and writing her experiences in her journal. In 1879 she offered her painting collection numbering over 800 to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at her own expense bu ...Show more
Dot to Dot for Grown Ups: Amazing Dot to Dot Over 100 Creative Puzzles by David Woodroffe
$9.99 AUD
Category: Art
This follow-up volume to Dot to Dot for Grown Ups contains similarly wide-ranging themes, including world landmarks like the Duomo in Florence, and the London Eye; animals such as gulls and swimming tigers; works of art; classic vehicles; scenes from the entertainment sphere; sports; and a range of hist ...Show more
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
This is an exploration of the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Using comics to examine the medium itself, the author takes the form of a cartoon character and explains the structure, meaning, and appeal of comics, and provides a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and commu ...Show more
Art Nouveau Masterworks: Posters, Illustration and Fine Art from the Glamorous Fin de Siècle by Michael Robinson; Rosalind Ormiston
$65.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Masterworks Ser.
Art Nouveau is still popular today, notable for the sinewy, organic stylings which adorn the new edition of this long term bestseller.The rise of the Art Nouveau style across Continental Europe and the US in all forms of art was remarkable and is explored in this beautifully illustrated book. Discussing ...Show more
Pre-Raphaelites by Heather Birchall
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art
Secret society: The Victorian rebels Founded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and naturalistic approach. Inaugurated by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millai ...Show more
Vermeer Basic Art Series by Norbert Schneider
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art
Surfaces and secrets: A spellbinding realism and intrigueThough numbering just 35 known works, the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632--1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in art history. His paintings have prompted a New York Times bestseller, a film starring Scarlett Joh ...Show more