Wordplay by John Langdon
34.99 NZD
Category: Art
If the name Langdon sounds familiar, it's because Dan Brown named the intrepid protagonist of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons after ambigram - and symbol-designer John Langdon. Widely recognized as a master of the art of the ambigram form, John Langdon does with words what M.C. Escher and Salv ...Show more
How Art Made the World by Nigel Spivey
49.95 NZD
Category: Art
Ambitious in scale and far-reaching in scope, "How Art Made the World" is a fresh introduction to the history of art and, through the visual image, the history of humankind. Embarking with the motto 'Everyone is an artist', Nigel Spivey takes us on a quest to find out when and how we humans acquired and ...Show more
Notebooks by Betty Churcher
50.00 NZD
Category: Art
In this gorgeously illustrated book, join Betty Churcher on a personal tour of her most beloved works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Velazquez, Courbet, Vermeer and Cezanne. A trained artist, Betty's sketches reveal the secrets within the artworks and the processes of their creation. ...Show more
The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change by Robert Hughes
65.00 NZD
Category: Art
A tour de force of writing on art This legendary book has been universally hailed as the best, the most readable and the most provocative account of modern art ever written. Through each of the thematic chapters Hughes keeps his story grounded in the history of the 20th century, demonstrating how modern ...Show more
British Painting: The Golden Age by William Vaughan
39.95 NZD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The period from the early works of Hogarth (about 1730) to the death of Turner (1851) was the golden age of British painting, bringing it into the forefront of European art. The main figures are Hogarth, Ramsay, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Lawrence, Blake, Constable and Turner. William Vaughan discusses ...Show more
Characters of the Graffiti World by Kane "Scream" Smith
42.00 NZD
Category: Art
'Characters of the graffiti world' is over 120 pages, of full-colour photos (and 4 interviews with prominent genre'ed artists) based on the charicatures and themework of the graffiti/aerosol art culture. Where-as graffiti usually draws one's mind to words and letters, tags and scrawls, this book is focu ...Show more
Artists, The: 21 Practitioners in New Zealand Contemporary Art c.2009-2011 Kylie Sanderson, Tamara Darragh and Kim Atherfold by Sanderson, Kylie, Darragh, Tamara and Athrfold, Kim
39.99 NZD
Category: Art
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Panosnaps by anon
19.90 NZD
30.00 (33% off)
Category: Art
The 15-year-old Hamilton Christian School student has recently published a book of panoramic photographs taken at locations around Hamilton. Entitled Panosnaps Hamilton, the book features photographs vast in nature, with each spread over two pages. One single image has been composed from eight individua ...Show more
Within the Frame : A Journey in Photographic Vision by David DuChemin
28.00 NZD
Category: Art
Within the Frame is a book about finding and expressing your photographic vision, specifically where people, places, and cultures are concerned. A personal book full of real-world wisdom and incredible images, author David duChemin (of pixelatedimage.com) shows you both the how and the why of finding, c ...Show more
Great Modern Masters Handbook by anon
30.00 NZD
40.00 (25% off)
Category: Art
With stunning full-colour reproductions and extensive biographies, GREAT MODERN MASTERS presents with vivid immediacy the towering innovators who changed the art of painting and the public perception of art. From Turner to Picasso, each of these masters of modern painting has had an immeasurable influen ...Show more
Maori Art: The Photography of Brian Brake (2nd edition) by Brian Brake
45.00 NZD
Category: Art
To Maori, the governing principle of mauri brings to all objects the power and prescience of a living spirit. Objects that are hand-crafted from wood, stone, shell, bone or pounamu are imbued with life by their creators. Conveying the mauri of an object through photography requires an exceptional talent ...Show more