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Artists By Artists
$79.99
Michelle GreyFor over fifteen years, Michelle has shaped some of the most innovative and directional creative platforms - from global hospitality brands such as NeueHouse and Soho House to The New York Times's largest consumer-facing live platform, Times Talks. Most recently, Michelle was the global creative director and curator of Absolut Art. Michelle is currently the cofounder of Arts-Matter, a cultural programming platform and creative studio. Arts-Matter publishes A-M Journal, a magazine that curates a global collection of storytellers featuring original content from the fields of art, music, architecture and design, dance and fashion.Susan ArmstrongSusan is the cofounder of Arts-Matter - a cultural programming platform, creative studio, and publisher of A-M Journal - as well as a full service independent and collaborative creative, working across a diverse range of pioneering brands in Australia, Japan, UK and USA, predominantly in the art, design, fashion and lifestyle industries. Specialising in brand identity, creative direction and graphic design, Susan boasts an impressive roster of international clients, including Absolut Art, W Hotels, Pacific Brands, Secret Sounds Music Festivals and Vogue. Susan is currently the curator and creative director of a curated digital art platform, Culture Vault, and creative director of global cult publication, Doingbird.
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Birrundudu Drawings
$80.00
Birrundudu Drawings is a collection that sheds new light on desert art in Australia, challenging our understanding of this familiar genre. The series of 810 drawings, created in 1945 by Aboriginal men in the Northern Territory, is now held at the Berndt Museum at the University of Western Australia.These drawings are a significant addition to Australian art history, offering a unique perspective on the country, ancestors, history, and ceremonies of the region. The collaboration between the Aboriginal men and anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt resulted in a powerful record of Aboriginal knowledge and creativity.For eighty years, these drawings remained unseen, hidden away in the Berndt Museum. This book explores the significance of these artworks and the silence surrounding them. The Birrundudu Drawings have the potential to transform the narratives of Aboriginal art and Australian history, offering a fresh perspective on a rich cultural heritage.
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Dogs & Art
$32.00
Dogs & Art is a celebration of some of the world's greatest dog paintings, as well as an enlightening look at the history of dog breeds by art historian Susie Hodge. The book features 50 great paintings from throughout history, each depicting a different dog breed.With an essay about the work of art and the artist, as well as a separate piece about the individual dog breeds, the author analyzes the dogs featured in the works of art. She explains the original human uses of specific breeds - such as herding, hunting, defending, or lap dogs - and how those dog breeds have changed over time in terms of sizes, color, and uses. The book reveals how certain breeds were very popular in history and how the fashions for different breeds changed over time.Featuring many of the world's best-loved works, including Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife by Jan van Eyck, Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, this informative and attractive new book will appeal to both art and dog lovers alike and form part of a new series called Gemini Masterpieces.Gemini Masterpieces is a treasured series that celebrates 50 of the world's greatest paintings throughout history, each focusing on a theme related to your favorite animal or plant to bring the story of the breeds and artworks to life.
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Early Photography In Colonial Australia
$39.99
Early Photography In Colonial AustraliaEarly Photography in Colonial Australia explores the origins of the photographic culture that continues to shape how we see the world.From its mid-nineteenth-century beginnings photography was more than just a new technology – it was deeply implicated in the colonial project. The invention of photographic technology coincided with the rise of imperial control across the Pacific, and many of its raw materials were extracted from colonised lands.This book offers the first major study of photography’s arrival and establishment in colonial Australia. It places photographs in conversation with prints, sketches and watercolours to explore how the foreign medium adapted to the Australian environment, artistically and politically. It shows how cameras were put to work, visually redacting Indigenous custodianship and knowledge of Country to celebrate colonial construction and expeditions.Early Photography in Colonial Australia reveals the complex power of the medium. Elisa deCourcy considers these early images beyond colonial systems of knowledge and their contemporary role in acts of colonial reckoning and First Nations cultural reclamation.
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Ethel Carrick
$79.95
Ethel Carrick explores and celebrates this remarkable artist who contributed significantly to Australian and international art for over 50 years.
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Fashion Critical
$34.99
Fashion Critical is bound in cherry-red pleather and edged in gold, making it a hilarious celebrity fashion bible from the internet's favorite FARSHUN commentator.
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Julien Playoust: Investigating Landscape
$70.00
Following his survey exhibition at the Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, this book features the dynamic works produced between 2019 and 2024, which have been inspired by his long association with the landscape of Central West Region of NSW on the Belubula River. The book has an introduction by Steve Lopes with a preface and commentaries by the artist.
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Oliver Jeffers
$39.99
Oliver Jeffers Martin Salisbury is Professor of Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in Anglia Ruskin University, where he designed and led the world-renowned MA Children's Book Illustration programme. He has written several best-selling books about illustration, including Children's Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling with Morag Styles (2012), which was awarded the UK Literacy Association's Academic Book of the Year prize. At Thames & Hudson he has authored The Illustrated Dust Jacket: 1920-1970, Miroslav Šašek (The Illustrators series), Drawing for Illustration, and Illustrators' Sketchbooks.
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Photography
$55.00
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\pard\cf1\fs16\lang1033 PhotographyTom AngGenre: Arts & PhotographyLabel: DKDescription: Discover the history behind photography and learn the skills to get the best from your photographs. A comprehensive all-in-one guide Photography introduces you to the art history and culture of photography and shows you how to take your own fantastic professional-standard photographs. An in-depth guide to all things photographic Photography opens with a gallery of more than 30 key figures in photography from 19th-century pioneers to the top photographers working today. The gallery provides fascinating contrasts between diverse genres such as art photography reportage portrait and wildlife photography. The book then tells the story of photography from its garden shed beginnings to the rise of the selfie today. Photography further features: - All the skills and techniques of photography and features tips for using a smartphone to create stunning photos.- Combines creative typography graphics and clear text to present photographic skills in a clear easily understood way.- Provides an introduction to the history of photography. - Includes a guide to the leading photographers The second half of the book introduces cameras accessories and software explaining what they can do and how to use them. It shows how to take better photographs by mastering the technical aspects of your camera how to experiment with composition colour and light and how to digitally enhance your photos. Inspirational masterclasses covering all genres of photography - landscape portraits wildlife architecture art - also provide you with an opportunity to apply your newfound skills in a clear and practical way and give advice on becoming a professional photographer yourself. The ideal book for anyone with an interest in the history of photography or who wants to improve their own photography technique doubling up as the perfect gift book for photography and art students who are seeking to learn more about these subjects.\par
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Poor Artists
$45.00
A moving, eye-opening journey through the world of contemporary art from one of the most innovative voices in the fieldAt a moment in which working as a professional artist is an increasingly unattainable luxury, art criticism duo The White Pube investigate why so many artists try anyway. Labelled "the Diet Prada of the art world" by British Vogue, in Poor Artists writers Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad ridicule a contemporary art world that has turned art into artworks, art schools into art universities, and creative expression into cut-throat competition.Poor Artists follows aspiring artist Quest Talukdar as she embarks on a surreal journey into the creative industry, where she must decide whether she cares more about success or staying true to herself. Featuring dialogue from anonymous interviews with real people who have all had to ask themselves the same question - including a Turner Prize winner or two, a recluse, a Venice Biennale fraudster, a communist messiah, a ghost, and a literal knight - The White Pube tell the story of art like never before.
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Silo Art 2nd Edition
$45.00
Silo Art 2Nd Edition Silo Art will take you on a picturesque journey from epic painted silos to grand murals that transform towns and outdoor art festivals.In this richly illustrated coffee table book, award-winning author, and respected artist in his own right, Alasdair McGregor explores the creative and community forces driving this grass roots art movement. He visits the small towns where dreams of joining the burgeoning Silo Art Trail have united rural communities in efforts to transform their faded agricultural heritage into grand visions that instil pride and bring the tourists in. He meets some of the characters at the heart of the rural art movement and delves into the stories behind the faces in the paintings. He profiles the artists, many of whom began as graffitists, but who are now in demand around the world for their jaw dropping ability to transform massive surfaces with paint, often in record time.This second edition includes a new chapter that follows six Silo Art Trails so you can carry it on your trip with you or experience it all through the pages of this book.
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Simple Paper Flowers: 25 Beautiful Projects To Make
$42.99
From fiery zinnia and festive holly to delicate primroses and golden marigolds, these paper flowers are astonishing in how realistic they look and how versatile they are they can be used in bouquets, buttonholes, garlands and in many other ways. Mainly constructed from floristry wire, crepe paper and card, few materials are required. They are perfect for beginners but will also attract experienced crafters who can put their own imprint on the finished make. Projects include: Poppy, Sunflower, Dahlia and Dandelion AUTHOR: Paula Milner is a blogger, tutor, illustrator and fabric designer. Her fabric ranges with the Craft Cotton Co can be found in shops across the UK! She enjoys drawing, sewing, quilting and paper flower making. She is a brand ambassador for Brother Sewing Machines, a Cricut Ambassador and Design Space Contributing Artist and her aim is to make craft accessible to all. She wants people to get making, creating, and inspiring themselves and others. She is based in Northamptonshire.
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The 1990s: A Visual History Of The Decade
$90.00
The 1990s: A Visual History Of The DecadeHenry Carroll is the author of fourteen books, including the Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs series, which has sold over one million copies across 22 languages. He is also the author of Photographers on Photography, the Photographs That Make You Think series and The 1980s: Image of a Decade. Originally from London, Henry now lives in Los Angeles.
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The Art Of Joy : Easy Daily Rituals And Practices For A Wonder-filled Life
$49.99
Where does your joy come from? In The Art of Joy, New Zealand artist Jen Sievers offers a vibrant guide to living a life full of wonder and delight. Through journaling, visualization, and daily rituals, she inspires you to embrace play, nurture connections, and find happiness along your unique path. Filled with uplifting insights and practical tools, this book helps you uncover joy in everyday moments and discover a deeper, more fulfilling journey to happiness.
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The Art Of Memory Collecting
$24.99
The Art Of Memory CollectingA collection of art projects that will inspire you to preserve memories and indulge your sentimental, crafty side!Memory-collector Martina shares techniques and inspiration to show how fun and simple collaging and scrapbooking is, with 15 projects to inspire personal, one-of-a-kind creations to use up those old photos, tokens and memories you have stuffed in your drawer.Projects feature: Scrapbooking Journal, Framed Memory Wall Art, Memory Box, Holiday Journal, Tiny Trinket Tin, Pressed Floral Bookmark, Memory Magnets, Accordion Friendship Zine, Memory Locket, Miniature Travel Zine, Time Capsule, Secret Pocket Card, Map Collage, Scrap Wall Hanging and Martina's famous Snail Mail Art.No special skills or equipment needed, just go out and collect memories to create treasured keepsakes for life.
