Nikulinsky Naturally: an Artist's Life by Ted Snell
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art
Artist Philippa Nikulinsky, AM, is a nationally and internationally recognised botanical illustrator. This book celebrates Philippa's extraordinary career from the mid-1970s to today. Specialising in plants from harsh environments, especially the Great Sandy Desert, Philippa's magnificent illustrations ...Show more
Nikulinsky Unfolded: Xanthorrhoea by Philippa Nikulinsky
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art
Take a walk with internationally renowned artist Philippa Nikulinsky through the Great Victoria Desert. In an artwork painted on a continuous piece of Japanese kozo paper, Nikulinsky depicts the regeneration process of the iconic grass tree (Xanthorrhoea thorntonii). It unfolds through time to show the ...Show more
OUT OF THE WEST by Anne Gray
$19.95 AUD
Category: Art
Art in Western Australia has always been independent of the art made elsewhere in Australia. The isolation of Perth and surrounding areas, particularly in the 19th century, ensured that its art would be distinctive. When early explorers and settlers arrived, they were mesmerized by the light, heat, long ...Show more
Old Masters: Australia's Great Bark Painters by National Museum of Australia
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art
Bark painting, as practised by Aboriginal artists of Arnhem Land for millennia, is one of the great traditions of world art. Yet it was only recognised as such late in the 20th century. Old Masters: Australia's Great Bark Artists highlights the work of 40 master painters who have carried one of the olde ...Show more
One Good Turn: New Drawings By Mary Leunig by Mary Leunig (Artist)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art
One Good Turn is the first Mary Leunig book in almost 25 years, bringing one of Australia's most incisive artists and social commentators roaring back to the fore.In these never-before-seen glorious full-colour drawings, Leunig's focus on politics, family, class, power, violence, trauma, humour, domesti ...Show more
Pacific Arts Aotearoa - The powerful and dynamic story of Pacific arts in Aotearoa, as told by the artists themselves by Lana Lopesi (editor)
$60.00 AUD
Category: Art | Reading Level: near fine
The powerful and dynamic legacy of Pacific arts in Aotearoa, as told by the artists themselves. This comprehensive account spans six decades of multidisciplinary Pacific creative genius, remembering the diverse, fresh and energetic contributions of Pacific artists to New Zealand, Oceania and the world. ...Show more
Painted Cities: Illustrated Street Art Around the World by Lorna Brown
$34.99 AUD
Category: Art
Lorna Brown is an artist specializing in watercolor architectural paintings that represent something other than just bricks and mortar. With a keenness for adventure, she likes to hunt for new places to paint; buildings with character and story that represent the people who have occupied these spaces in ...Show more
Painting by Numbers: The life and art of Ferdinand Bauer by David Mabberley
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art
Ferdinand Bauer is seen by many as the greatest natural history painter of all time. Hand-picked by Joseph Banks, in 1801-1805 Bauer accompanied Matthew Flinders during his circumnavigation of Australia, and lived in New South Wales and Norfolk Island. Already celebrated in Europe for the precision and ...Show more
Painting the Ancient Land of Australia by Philip Hughes
$80.00 AUD
Category: Art
From Karinjini in the west to Fraser Island in the east, via the northern Kimberley and far southwest of Tasmania, Painting the Ancient Land of Australia follows painter Philip Hughes, palette in hand, across the length and breadth of the country. Hughes's work is defined by his breathtaking portrayals ...Show more
Papunya: A Place Made After the Story by Geoffrey Bardon, James Bardon
$79.99 AUD
Category: Art
Papunya- A Place Made After the Storyis a first-hand account of the Papunya Tula artists and their internationally significant works emanating from the central Western Desert.This momentous movement began in 1971 when Geoffrey Bardon, a hopeful young art teacher, drove the long lonely road from Alice Sp ...Show more
Papunya Painting by National Museum of Australia Press; Vivienne Johnson (Editor)
$34.95 AUD
Category: Art
Presenting the National Museum of Australia's collection of Papunya Tula art, this volume situates these works in place and time, providing unique insight into the Papunya artists' lives and cultures, and how these were expressed and mediated through their art.
Paradise Camp by Yuki Kihara
$80.00 AUD
Category: Art
Interdisciplinary artist Yuki Kihara's work interrogates and dismantles gender roles, (mis)representation, and colonial legacies in the Pacific. Kihara is the first Pasifika and first Fa'afafine artist to be presented by New Zealand at the prestigious 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di V ...Show more