Bill Culbert: Making Light Work by Ian Wedde
$109.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment | Reading Level: Near Fine
Bill Culbert is one of New Zealand's most celebrated artists. In Bill Culbert: Making Light Work, the first substantial book on Culbert, Ian Wedde explores the ideas, materials, and conditions that have formed Culbert's art over the past 50 years.
Seeking Chicago by Miller Tom
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art
Chicago started life with a split personality. By the end of the Civil War wealthy Chicagoans and their wives were struggling to prove that their city was as affluent and civilized as its East Coast counterparts, New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Mansions rose, an art museum was founded, and music hall ...Show more
Gretchen Albrecht - Between Gesture and Geometry by Gretchen Albrecht; Luke Smythe
$87.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment | Reading Level: very good
Gretchen Albrecht CNZM is one of New Zealands most influential painters. Over the course of her long career, her work has continued to surprise and delight, and her paintings feature in many important collections both in New Zealand and overseas. This comprehensive survey of her much-admired work reveal ...Show more
Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys by Hammond Catherine
$79.95 AUD
Category: Art | Reading Level: near fine
A vivid and revealing book published alongside a landmark exhibition focused on one of New Zealand’s most internationally recognised artists, Frances Hodgkins. Marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth New Zealand-born Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947) arrived in London in 1901 and, by the 1920s, h ...Show more
Wednesday to Come Trilogy by Renee
$32.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment | Reading Level: near fine
Renee's three seminal New Zealand plays Wednesday to Come, Pass it On and Jeannie Once are published together for the first time. In Wednesday To Come Renee takes four women of four generations in a single family and looks at how they cope with the Great Depression of the 1930s. In Pass It On, Jeannie a ...Show more
Acrylics & Gouache Mastering the Art of Oils by Sidaway Ian
$44.95 AUD
Category: Art
Learning to paint using oils, acrylics and gouache requires training in specific painting skills. This practical guide is an ideal introduction to all three media for beginners, as well as including exercises and projects to challenge more experienced artists. The introduction details the materials and ...Show more
Cartoon Bombing by Troquier David
$24.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment
Cartoon bombing is an art form introduced by David Troquier, aka Troqman on Instagram, in 2013 in Amsterdam. He combines street art with sketch art and intertwines stories and characters with his surroundings. Cartoon Bombing, the book, is a compilation of Troqman's art adventures and contains a big sel ...Show more
Practical Encylopedia of Beadwork & Ribbonwork by Brown Lisa Stanley Isabel
$29.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment
Get bold and inventive with two of the most beautiful fabric craft materials, beads and ribbons, with this practical compendium showing you how to create lovely accessories and ornaments for every room in the home. There are 100 projects using beads, ribbons and tassels, as well as scores of ideas and i ...Show more
Mastering the Art of Drawing by Sidaway Ian
$44.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment
From graphite pencils and charcoals to soft pastels and crayons, the art of drawing encompasses a variety of mediums and techniques, all of which are comprehensively covered in this invaluable manual. Part One, Getting Started, explains the materials and equipment needed before describing the most impor ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments by Wade-Matthews Max
$23.95 AUD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
A comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboards and voice as well as historical rare and non Western instruments. A comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra: s ...Show more
Life and Works of Leonardo Da Vinci by Ormiston Rosalind
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment
A fascinating biography of the Renaissance artist and inventor, and gallery of paintings and drawings.
Life and Works of Degas by Kear Jon
$49.95 AUD
Category: Art & Entertainment
This sumptuous and informative book provides a detailed exploration of Degas' life and the times in which he lived, as well as featuring a gallery of 300 of his best-known and most loved works, including oil paintings, sketches, drawings, pastels, monoprints and sculptures. The first section provides a ...Show more