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Ralph Hotere - The Dark is Light Enough: A Biographical Portrait by Vincent O'Sullivan
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies
Vincent O'Sullivan's compelling, nuanced portrait of the great New Zealand artist Ralph Hotere brings the man and his art to life. Ralph Hotere (Te Aupouri and Te Rarawa; 1931-2013) was one of Aotearoa's most significant modern artists. Hotere invited the poet, novelist and biographer Vincent O'Sulliva ...Show more
McCahon Country by Justin Paton
$75.00 NZD
Category: NZ Art and Artists
'My painting tells you where I am at any given time, where I am living and the direction I am pointing in.' - Colin McCahon. McCahon (1919-1987) is widely recognised as an outstanding figure in twentieth century art whose ground-breaking work over four decades changed the way we see this country, while ...Show more
Karl Maughan by Hannah Valentine (Editor); Gabriella Stead (Editor)
$80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Art and Artists
A walk through the intricate painted gardens of Karl Maughan, one of New Zealand's most-loved contemporary artists. For more than three decades, Karl Maughan has created intricately painted gardenscapes, developing his own visual language to explore the forms of nature and the nature of form. Born in ...Show more
Banksy Graffitied Walls and Wasn't Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
$28.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
A clever, quirky biography of a leading contemporary artist, for children. Banksy is a world-famous graffiti artist who secretly spray paints pictures on streets and walls while no one is watching! His works are often about politics, war, and other important things, but he also likes to paint rats. Rat ...Show more
Finding Frances Hodgkins by Mary Kisler
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Art and Artists
When Frances Hodgkins, our most celebrated artist, first left New Zealand in 1901, location became a key factor in her determination to succeed as an artist. In this engaging book, curator Mary Kisler follows in Hodgkins' footsteps through England, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Wales to discover the ...Show more
New York is... by Metropolitan Museum of Art
$33.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
What is New York in the eyes of artists? This engaging book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art offers myriad answers to that question, pairing selected works in the museum's collection with simple, concise observations. The Flatiron Building is shape; the Empire State Building is line. Washington Squar ...Show more
Octavio Ocampo: Metamorphic Art by Octavio Ocampo
$110.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
A beautiful collection of the "metamorphic" art of one one of Mexico's most prolific artists Octavio Ocampo works primarily in the metamorphic style, using a technique of superimposing and juxtaposing realistic and figurative details within the images that he creates. Ocampo is known for his sometimes w ...Show more
The Artists: 21 Practitioners in New Zealand Contemporary Art: c. 2013-2015 by Jane Apperley et al
$50.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
The Artists: 21 Practitioners in New Zealand Contemporary Art c. 2013-2015 provides a unique insight into the richness and diversity of New Zealand contemporary art through the work of emerging and established artists represented by a single gallery. Essays have been contributed by 21 of New Zealand's l ...Show more
Bodleian Library Treasures by David Vaisey
$71.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
Since its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all ages and from all corners of the globe. From this huge collection David Vaisey, former Bodley's Librarian and Keeper of the University Archives, has selected ov ...Show more
African Art in the Barnes Foundation: The Triumph of L'Art Negre and the Harlem Renaissance by Christa Clarke
$140.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
The first publication of the Barnes Foundation's important and extensive African art collection. The Barnes Foundation is renowned for its astonishing collection of Postimpressionist and early Modern art assembled by Albert C. Barnes, a Philadelphia pharmaceutical entrepreneur. Less known is the pionee ...Show more
Missionaries and Idols in Polynesia by David King
$0.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
The first Europeans to follow the explorers of the eighteenth century into the South Pacific were missionaries. They were sent by an Evangelical Christian organization called The London Missionary Society, whose aim was to bring the word of the Bible to all peoples to illume a dark and sinful world . Th ...Show more
Swell: The Art of Judy Millar by Phillip Fickling and Trish Gribben
$50.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
SWELL is a pop-up book that is a unique collaboration between artist Judy Millar, writer Trish Gribben and paper engineer Phillip Fickling. It is the perfect gift for young (and not-so-young) readers - in fact, the book is actually an artwork and is likely to be the first artwork a child may own.
