Back and Beyond: New Zealand Painting for the Young and Curious

Description

Features art by contemporary painters and printmakers, who are seasoned travellers across time and space.

Awards

Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Non-Fiction Award 2009. Shortlisted for Storylines Notable New Zealand Books: Non Fiction 2009.

Reviews

""Gregory O'Brien has successfully combined his knowledge of art and his ability to communicate with young people in producing what can only be described as a stunning and vibrant introduction to contemporary New Zealand art." --Judges of the NZ Post Book Awards for Children and Young People, on" Welcome to the South Seas

Author description

Gregory O'Brien is a writer, teacher, painter and curator at Wellington's City Gallery. He has written many books of poetry, fiction, essays and commentary. His recent books include A Nest of Singing Birds: 100 Years of the School Journal; the book- length essay, News of the Swimmer Reaches Shore; and his introduction to art Welcome to the South Seas (AUP), a companion to Back and Beyond, which won the 2005 Non-Fiction Prize at the NZ Post Book Awards for Children and Young People and the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781869404048
• Publisher : Auckland University Press
• Imprint : Auckland University Press
• Publication date : September 2008
• Dimensions : 265mm X 235mm X 15mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : b&w illustrations, colour plates
• BIC subject : History of art / art & design styles; Painting & paintings; The arts
• Pages : 104
• Dewey classification : 759.93
• Bind : Hardback
• Author : Gregory O'Brien