Ways of Drawing: Artists' Perspectives and Practices by Bell, Julian
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
A lavishly illustrated collection of essays on drawing as a vital intellectual, artistic and life practice, by the artists of the Royal Drawing School. Drawing is among the most profound ways of engaging with the world. It is absorbing, instinctive - a way not just of seeing, but of understanding what w ...Show more
Art in the Anthropocene - Encounters among Aesthetics, Politics, Environments and Epistemologies by Etienne Turpin; Heather Davis
$37.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Taking as its premise that the proposed epoch of the Anthropocene is necessarily an aesthetic event, this collection explores the relationship between contemporary art and knowledge production in an era of ecological crisis. Art in the Anthropocene brings together a multitude of disciplinary conversatio ...Show more
The History of Colour: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena by Neil Parkinson
$55.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
This comprehensive, beautiful book delves deep into the complex but fascinating story of our relationship with colour throughout human history. Color is fundamental to our experience and understanding of the world. It crosses continents and cultures, disciplines and decades. It is used to convey inf ...Show more
The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich
$60.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
'Anyone looking for the most readable survey of the history of art from the [sic] cave paintings to the 20th century should buy the new, beautifully produced pocket edition of The Story of Art, still one of the great classics of art criticism.' - Independent A cornerstone of art history - in a compact ...Show more
Vitamin C+, Collage in Contemporary Art by Phaidon Editors, Yuval Etgar
$110.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by a team of art experts - an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the medium Collage is an artistic language comprising found images, fragmentary forms, and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained ...Show more
The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart by Julia Cameron
$40.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
'Julia Cameron invented the way people renovate the creative soul' - New York TimesThe Artist's Way has uncovered the potential of millions of people.International bestselling author Julia Cameron uses her experience and world-renowned techniques as a creativity coach to challenge her readers to go deep ...Show more
FUNGAL INSPIRATION: Art and design inspired by wild nature by Victionary
$70.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
When one speaks of the beauty of Mother Nature, lush leaves and bright blooms in the sun often come to mind. However, there is so much charm to be found in her lesser-noticed side, sprouting silently in the places people rarely look at. The fungi family, for example, is full of intriguing species in a v ...Show more
Get Your Shit Together by David Shrigley
$80.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
This is the most comprehensive book to date on the work of beloved British artist David Shrigley. His recognisable, quirky, and minimal drawings are accompanied by his witty sayings and wry observations. This large-format book celebrates his prolific artwork in colour and features some never-before-see ...Show more
Herve Tullet's Art of Play: Creative Liberation from an Iconoclast of Children's Books (and Beyond!) by Herve Tullet, Sophie Van der Linden
$90.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Colourful and curious. Experimental and improvisational. Each of Hervé Tullet's creations, whether the bestselling children's book Press Here or the internationally traveling Ideal Exhibition, breaks the boundaries of art. Tullet is a renowned author and artist who urges people of any age to create pla ...Show more
Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light, 100 Art Writings 1988-2018 by Peter Schjeldahl; Jarrett Earnest (Introduction by)
$30.00 NZD
Category: Art & design
Hot Cold Heavy Light collects 100 writings--some long, some short--that taken together forma group portrait of many of the world's most significant and interesting artists. From Pablo Picasso to Cindy Sherman, Old Masters to contemporary masters, paintings to comix, and saints to charlatans, Schjeldahl ...Show more
Design Monograph: Gehry by Naomi Stungo
$33.00 NZD
Category: Art & design | Series: Design Monograph Ser.
A design monograph on architect Frank Gehry. Contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of Gehry, followed by an illustrated appreciation of his work.
Design Monograph: Gaudi by Judith Carmel Arthur
$33.00 NZD
Category: Art & design | Series: Design Monograph Ser.
A design monograph on the 'Dante of architecture', Antoni Gaudi. Contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the architect and designer, followed by an illustrated appreciation of his work.