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Large 9780754824046

Velazquez: Life & Works in 500 Images by Susie Hodge

$39.95 AUD

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Category: Art & Entertainment

This is a comprehensive reference book on the life and works of Diego Velazquez, the most important painter in the Spanish Habsburg court of King Philip IV. It offers a fascinating study of this individualistic artist's education, family life and influences, and all his outstanding works. It explores Ve lazquez' progression from painting pictures of everyday life to portraits of the Spanish royal family, notably the artist's crowning achievement in his most recognized work, "Las Meninas". It features a wonderful gallery of Velaquez' paintings, accompanied by an expert analysis of each work, and a description of his style and technique. Called the greatest Spanish painter by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez was born in 1599 in Seville, and as early as 1620, he was established as a painter, producing many genre scenes, notably "Old Woman Frying Eggs", and religious subjects, such as "The Adoration of the Magi and Christ in the House of Martha and Mary". This informative book outlines his royal connections and influences and describes his most dramatic and emotive works. There is also a magnificent gallery of 300 glorious images. This beautifully illustrated book is essential reading for anyone who would like to learn more about this master of painting, who influenced so many later artists, and whom Edouard Manet called the 'painter of painters'. ...Show more

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Christchurch Architecture: A Walking Guide by John Walsh and Patrick Reynolds

$21.95 AUD

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Category: Architecture

SIXTY BUILDINGS AND SIX ROUTES AROUND A REBUILDING CITY. The second in the series of guides to New Zealands urban architecture by the wellknown team of writer John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds. This handy pocket-sized book suggests a series of city walks that take in both the historicbuilding s that survived the earthquakes and the striking new buildings that have risen from the rubble, 60 buildings in total. Its the perfect guide for visitors to Christchurch and also for locals who want to know more about their city. ...Show more

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One Year Drawn: Through The Eyes of an Architect by Pete Bossley

$59.95 AUD

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Category: Architecture | Reading Level: near fine

A Year spent travelling as a young architect tuaght Pete Bossley how to 'read' a building and instilled in him a life-long love of drawing. In One Year Drawn he shares this voyage of discovery - and the places and people he encounters along the way. Now one of New Zealand's most respected architects, Pe te writes of a European odyssey that saw him visit and sketch many of the world's great buildings. The reader joins him as he travels from London to Italy, onwards to Greece and Turkey, and north to visit the works of the great Scandanavian architects. Too poor to afford film for his camera, he resorts to buying a hotchpotch of sketchbooks in which to record his observations and thoughts. Part travelogue, part memoir, this unique book will appeal to lovers of architecture and art, and anyone who enjoys an intelligent and at times humorous read. ...Show more

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A Practical Guide to Cartooning by IVAN HISSEY

$39.95 AUD

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Category: Art

This instructional guide begins with essential techniques - from the effects of varied pencils on different papers to the subtle differences between pen strokes and patterns. The many styles of sketching are also demonstrated in clear and concise exercises. Having outlined the necessary basic techniques , the book offers a wide variety of exercises to allow the reader to perfect their skills - from lessons in anatomy, facial expression and depicting movement to dressing the character, creating dialogue and using backgrounds. The text explains concepts and methods used by professional cartoonists to help build a scene, develop a narrative, and create a wide range of environments in which the characters can interact. The book also helps to unravel the complexities of digital manipulation, with illustrative screengrabs and explanations of the methods used, step-by-step ...Show more

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How to Paint & Draw by HAZEL HARRISON

$39.95 AUD

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Category: Art

This comprehensive book offers a guide to all the materials, techniques and approaches an artist needs to start painting and drawing with confidence. As well as step-by-step instruction for beginners, it offers expert tips, advice and ideas to offer inspiration to more advanced practitioners. Throughout , lively and original works by contemporary artists illustrate the skills in action. Special 'focus' features are included on painting and drawing popular subjects such as portraits and figures, landscapes, buildings and flowers. With tried-and tested techniques and expert guidance, this book provides an invaluable practical reference for every amateur artist looking to hone their skills in oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolours, charcoals, pen and ink or coloured pencils. ...Show more

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Palaces & Stately Homes Castles by CHARLES PHILLIPS

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Category: Art & Entertainment

This sumptuously illustrated history presents, in an updated new edition, an in-depth account of Britain's most important buildings, from castles, royal palaces and stately homes to fortified manors and the great country houses, and provides a wealth of stories and information on this glorious architect ural past and heritage. Detailed coverage is given of the World Heritage Sites of Edward I's castles at Beaumaris, Harlech, Caenarvon and Conwy, plus other spectacular buildings such as Blenheim Palace, The Tower of London, Burghley House and Windsor Castle. Special features focus on important art and architectural movements and on the great architects including Wren, Adam, Wyatt and Lutyens. ...Show more

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The Encyclopedia of Music by MAX MATTHEWS-WADE

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Category: Music

This beautifully illustrated reference is a guide to the history of music, instruments of the orchestra and the most influential classical composers. All sections of the orchestra are covered: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboards and the voice, as well as historical, rare and non-Western i nstruments. An authoritative guide to over 100 of the most famous classic composers then follows. From Bach to Xenakis all styles of compositions from medieval times to the present day are included. The fascinating lives of the great composers are detailed, the places where they lived and worked, scenes from their ballets or operas, and examples of original scripts. This comprehensively updated new edition is illustrated with over 1000 photographs and illustrations. ...Show more

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Melvin Day Artist by Gregory O'Brien and Mark Hutchins-Pond

$76.95 AUD

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Category: Art & Entertainment | Reading Level: near fine

There were many Melvin Days, but the term Artist encompasses all of them. During a career spanning seven decades, he produced some of the most intellectually astute, yet often visceral, paintings in New Zealand art history. Born in Hamilton in 1923, Day was a radical but also a great believer in traditi on. In recent years, his early Cubist-inclined paintings have reinstated him as a key figure in mid-20th century New Zealand art. In London during the 1960s, he was a vital and talented figure in an expatriate scene. By later that decade he had become the most highly-qualified art historian in New Zealand and had returned home to spend a turbulent, but creatively rich, decade as director of the National Art Gallery. ...Show more

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Te Hei Tiki - An Enduring Treasure in a Cultural Continuum by Dougal Austin

$71.95 AUD

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Category: Art

Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most highly prized and culturally iconic. This book showcases photographs of a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Māori collection at Te Papa. The collection of over 270 hei tiki is the largest in New Ze aland and very likely the world. ...Show more

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Whatu Kakahu - Maori Cloaks by Awhina Tamarapa

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The revised edition of this award-winning book opens the storeroom doors of the Te Papa Tongarewa Maori collections once again, illuminating the magnificent kakahu and the art and tradition of weaving itself. More than 50 rare and precious kakahu are specially featured, with glossy colour detail illustr ations of each, plus historical and contextual images and graphic diagrams of weaving techniques. ...Show more

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Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania by edited by Karl Chitham, Kolokesa U Māhina-Tuai, Damian Skinner

$93.95 AUD

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Category: Art & Entertainment | Reading Level: near fine

A major new history of craft that spans three centuries of making and thinking in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Moana (Pacific). It tells the previously untold story of craft in Aotearoa New Zealand, and proposes a new idea of craft - one that acknowledges Pakeha, Maori and wider Moana histories of making, so that the connections, as well as the differences and tensions, can be identified and explored. ...Show more

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Sing The Story of Choral Music in Aotearoa by Guy Jansen

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Category: Music | Reading Level: near fine

New Zealanders love to sing together. Thousands of us sing in hundreds of choirsthroughout the country, making it our most popular and participated in performing art. Most of us have sung in school choirs, or participated in national competitions such as the Big Sing, and increasingly people are joining choirs as adults, recognising the benefits to wellbeing and the sheer pleasure of making music together.But the story of choirs in New Zealand is not just one of enthusiastic participation, it is also about striving for excellence, and achieving it. And it's not just about our greatsoloists finding international acclaim; national choirs such the Voices New ZealandChamber Choir and the New Zealand Youth Choir have won international awards, and many others tour overseas. ...Show more

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