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Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: World of Art S.
This revised edition of Caruana's comprehensive survey contains new illustrations and updated information covering developments in the field of Aboriginal art, which thrives in a variety of contexts - sacred and secular - and in wide range of media.
Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
A superlative introduction to the diversity of Aboriginal art, this concise survey introduces the work of Australia's indigenous artists from all parts of the continent. For some 50,000 years, Aboriginal artists have built on traditions and worked in a variety of contexts, from the sacred and secret rea ...Show more
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton
$120.00 AUD
Category: Fashion | Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art S.
Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the desig ...Show more
Art Deco Masterpieces of Art by Janet Tyson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
Focusing on Art Deco graphic art and illustration, this gorgeous new book features fascinating text on the movement in general, fashion and advertising, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of work by talents such as Barbier, Ert , Cassandre and Colin. Sympathetic examples of other forms of Art Deco a ...Show more
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece by Thomas H. Carpenter
$39.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics | Series: World of Art Ser.
The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or recount alternative, unfamiliar versions of these tales. In some cases, visual art provides our only evidence ...Show more
Art in Australia: From Colonization to Postmodernism by Christopher Allen
$30.00 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Does Australian art have a history or is it just a series of belated footnotes to European and American artistic development in the last two centuries? Does it always express some essential "Australian sensibility"? Christopher Allen's book argues that Australian art does have a history of its own from ...Show more
Chagall: Masters of Art by INES SCHLENKER
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: Masters of Art Ser.
Explore the vibrant work of artist Marc Chagall in this lively introduction and discover how his unique narrative style embraced Jewish culture and folklore. Marc Chagall's remarkable oeuvre spans a variety of media; from painting, ceramics, and stained glass to illustration, tapestry, and stage set ...Show more
Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination by Andrew Bolton
$210.00 AUD
Category: Fashion | Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art (MAA) (YUP) Ser.
A brilliant exploration of fashion's complex engagement with the great art and artifacts of Catholic faith and practice Since antiquity, religious beliefs and practices have inspired many of the masterworks of art. These works of art have, in turn, fueled the imagination of fashion designers in the 20th ...Show more
Kahlo - Masters of Art by Eckhard Hollmann
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art/Decorative arts/Graphics | Series: Masters of Art Ser.
Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist.Although her body of work is relatively small, Frida Kahlo has inspired adoration and admiration that few other artists have attained. This accessible and elegant book offers full page reproductions of a selectio ...Show more
Mastering the Art of French Cooking II by Julia Child
$129.99 AUD
Category: Cooking/Entertaining | Series: Mastering the Art of French Cooking Ser.
The only cookbook that explains how to create authentic French dishes in American kitchens with American foods. Teaches the key techniques of French cooking, permitting many variations on a theme. Over 100 instructive drawings.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Vol. I) by Julia Child
$69.99 AUD
Category: Cooking/Entertaining | Series: Mastering the Art of French Cooking Ser.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - For sixty years, this has been the definitive cookbook on French cuisine for American readers. It deserves a place of honor in every kitchen. What a cookbook should be: packed with sumptuous recipes, detailed instructions, and precise line drawings. Some of the instructions ...Show more
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 2: A Cookbook (Updated) ( Mastering the Art of French Cooking #2 ) by Julia Child
$69.99 AUD
Category: Cooking/Entertaining | Series: Mastering the Art of French Cooking Ser.
The beloved sequel to the bestselling classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume II presents more fantastic step-by-step French recipes for home cooks. Working from the principle that "mastering any art is a continuing process," Julia Child and Simone Beck gathered together a brilliant select ...Show more