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A'a: a deity from Polynesia Julie Adams 9780714151151
RRP: $11.70$8.58This world-renowned sculpture is a unique figure in Polynesian art. An image of a deified ancestor, A'a was created sometime before 1821 on the island of Rurutu. Thirty dynamic figures stud his body, and the excellence of his craftsmanship suggests that... -
Doris Salcedo by Sam Keller 9783775754934
RRP: $113.10$74.70FINDING A FORM FOR THE TRAUMAS OF LOSS AND VIOLENCE Experiences of violence and loss take shape in the work of internationally acclaimed Colombian artist Doris Salcedo. Although her sculptures and installations are often based on concrete events,... -
Photography Theory by James Elkins 9780415977838
RRP: $72.13$65.99Photography Theory presents forty of the world's most active art historians and theorists, including Victor Burgin, Joel Snyder, Rosalind Krauss, Alan Trachtenberg, Geoffrey Batchen, Carol Squiers, Margaret Iversen and Abigail Solomon-Godeau in animated... -
This is Caravaggio by Annabel Howard 9781780677002
RRP: $19.40$10.67Mercurial, saturnine, scandalous and unpredictable, Caravaggio - as a man, as a character and as an artist - holds dramatic appeal. He spent a large part of his life on the run, leaving a trail of illuminated chaos wherever he passed, most of it... -
Chihuly and Architecture by Eleanor Heartney
RRP: $107.25$69.83Internationally acclaimed artist Dale Chihuly's site-specific installations in the form of architectural commissions and exhibitions Forty years of Dale Chihuly's spectacular site-specific glass installations are captured in this large-format... -
Soulpancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions by Rainn Wilson 9781401310332
RRP: $39.00$30.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401310332Author Rainn WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 185mm * 18mm -
Arts & Crafts by Michael Robinson
RRP: $29.23$18.17Arts & Crafts is a celebration of the design movement that started in Britain and spread around the world at the end of the nineteenth century. Depicting both well-known and unusual art and artifacts from this most fascinating of eras, this book provides... -
Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer Artist's Edition by Dave Stevens
RRP: $265.20$173.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684058877Author Dave StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works -
PRIMER by Matthew Craven
RRP: $81.90$58.15Utilizing found images from textbooks along with his own geometric patterns, Matthew Craven's collages and illustrations seek to create a new handmade universe, juxtaposing imagery from different cultures and time periods to celebrate commonalities... -
Charles Ray: Figure Ground by Kelly Baum
RRP: $39.00$33.11This career-spanning publication features conceptual, political, formal, and technical perspectives on the work of contemporary sculptor Charles Ray For Charles Ray (born 1953), sculpture is a way of thinking that informs his work across a wide range of... -
A to Z of Caribbean Art by Melanie Archer 9789769534490
RRP: $78.00$54.46A to Z of Caribbean Art is a visual overview of Caribbean art, from the beginning of the 20th century to now, and serves as a resource of information on some of the greatest artists of the region. Sequenced alphabetically, it mixes genres including... -
Radio Art Zone by Sarah Washington 9783775755153
RRP: $74.10$48.05This book explores the central themes and techniques of artist-made radio, emerging from over 20 years of practice by a multitude of artists in the field. It brings to the page excerpts of long-form radio works from the world's largest exhibition of... -
The Politics Of Vision: Essays On Nineteenth-century Art And Society by Linda Nochlin
RRP: $85.78$74.96A leading critic and historian of nineteenth-century art and society explores in nine essays the interaction of art, society, ideas, and politics.About the AuthorLinda NochlinBook InformationISBN 9780064301879Author Linda NochlinFormat PaperbackPage... -
Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature by Angelica Daneo
RRP: $53.63$37.62Capturing fleeting natural impressions played a central role in the art of Claude Monet. He deeply engaged with the landscape and light of different places, from the metropolis of Paris to the Seine villages of Argenteuil and Giverny. This lavishly... -
A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk by Peter Stanfield
RRP: $48.75$23.85'Ours is music with built-in hatred.' Pete Townshend A Band with Built-In Hate pictures The Who through the prism of pop art and the levelling of high and low culture it brought about. Peter Stanfield guides us through the British pop revolution as it... -
Sean Scully: Land Sea by Danilo Eccher
RRP: $54.60$37.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857227580Author Danilo EccherFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1090g -
Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga by Sammy Baloji
RRP: $97.40$68.62Eddy Kamuanga s large-scale figurative paintings display a wealth of historical understanding in a sophisticated interplay of strikingly coloured forms juxtaposed on grey negative space. Kamuanga s work taps into the rich, yet complex colonial history of... -
The Flower Fairies Coloring Book by Cicely Mary Barker 9780241281796
RRP: $29.23$27.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780241281796Author Cicely Mary BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Penguin Random House IndiaPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams)... -
Looking at Paintings - A Guide to Technical Terms, Revised Edition by Tiarna Doherty
RRP: $33.13$28.49Fully revised and updated, here is a concise and authoritative guide to the technical terms most commonly used in painting. What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? These are just some 100+ terms that are explained and illustrated in this... -
Anni Albers Anni Albers 9781644230428
RRP: $78.00$51.77The first in-depth study of a monumental wall hanging-rediscovered after many years-by renowned Bauhaus artist Anni Albers.Albers was influential in elevating textiles from craft to fine art. Her exquisite wall hanging Camino Real-seen for the first time... -
Elmgreen & Dragset by Martin Herbert
RRP: $68.25$53.08Elmgreen & Dragset's constructed environments have been celebrated all over the world for their mischievous, cerebral, and accessible nature. This is the first comprehensive presentation of the duo's work, from their early performative pieces in the late... -
Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials and Origins by Peter Stone 9780804843737
RRP: $77.98$49.92This monumental reference work-long awaited by collectors and scholars-fills an essential gap in the available literature on oriental rugs. Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug... -
Green Florilegium by ,Hanne,Kolind Poulsen
RRP: $87.75$66.71Very little is known about The Green Florilegium. Neither signed nor dated, it is generally attributed to the German painter Hans Simon Holtzbecker and originates from the library at Gottorp Castle in Schleswig, on the border of Germany and Denmark. The... -
Social History of Art, Volume 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Middle Ages by Arnold Hauser
RRP: $70.18$62.58First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction between art and society, Hauser effectively details... -
The Rhetoric of Perspective: Realism and Illusionism in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Still-life Painting by Hanneke Grootenboer
RRP: $54.60$53.41Perspective determines how we, as viewers, perceive painting. We can convince ourselves that a painting of a bowl of fruit or a man in a room appears to be real by the way these objects are rendered. Likewise, the trick of perspective can prevent us from... -
Children with Vision Impairment: Assessment, Development and Management by Naomi Dale 9781911612339
RRP: $126.75$109.49Vision impairment is a long-term condition caused by disorders of the eye, optic nerve, and brain. Using evidence-based knowledge, theory, and research, this book provides practical guidance for practitioners who are involved in the care and management... -
London the Metamorphosis by Anna Keen
RRP: $48.75$33.74As London evolves into a Babylonian-style city of lofty towers, the artist Anna Keen has been inspired to paint this London Metamorphosis. While each new edifice heads to the heavens, the exposed entrails of these vast construction sites strangely... -
Geography, Art, Research: Artistic Research in the GeoHumanities by Harriet Hawkins
RRP: $74.08$65.09This book explores the intersection of geographical knowledge and artistic research in terms of both creative methods and practice-based research. In doing so it brings together geography's 'creative turn' with the art world's 'research turn.'Based on a... -
The First Modern Museums of Art - The Birth of an Institution in 18th- and Early - 19th Century Europe by Carole Paul 9781606061206
RRP: $87.75$75.33It is a comelling account of the origins of the world's most important museums. In the 18th and early 19th centuries the first modern, public museums of art appeared throughout Europe, setting a standard for the nature of such institutions that has made... -
Kiki Smith: Memory by Kiki Smith
RRP: $46.78$31.38A multipart installation on the island of Hydra exploring mythic themes of earth and sky In 2019, multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith (born 1954) was invited to present a site-specific project at the DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former... -
Vermeer's Mistress and Maid by James Ivory 9781911282372
RRP: $38.90$29.25The subject of writing and receiving letters, which recurs frequently in the work of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), is given dramatic tension in this masterful painting of two women in a mysterious moment of crisis. The artist seldom, if ever, surpassed... -
Anteros: A Forgotten Myth by Craig E. Stephenson
RRP: $83.83$73.30Anteros: A Forgotten Myth explores how the myth of Anteros disappears and reappears throughout the centuries, from classical Athens to the present day, and looks at how the myth challenges the work of Freud, Lacan, and Jung, among others. It examines the... -
The Family of Man Revisited: Photography in a Global Age Gerd Hurm (Bloomsbury author, no email.) 9781784539672
RRP: $46.78$41.71The Family of Man is the most widely seen exhibition in the history of photography. The book of the exhibition, still in print, is also the most commercially successful photobook ever published. First shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in... -
Creative Coloring Inspirations by Valentina Harper
RRP: $11.68$8.70This relaxing coloring book for adults is designed to motivate your creativity and stimulate your spirit. Color a Doodle Inspirations offers 30 ready-to-color art activities that offer hope and encouragement on every page. Team up with talented artist... -
Sonia Boyce: Speaking in Tongues by Gilane Tawadros 9780947753092
RRP: $23.30$23.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947753092Author Gilane TawadrosFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Third Text PublicationsPublisher Kala Press -
Calm Calligraphy: Calm your mind with the art of calligraphy by Malleus Enrico Ragni
RRP: $19.48$13.49Calm Calligraphy will teach you the ancient art of the Scriptorium - copying letters, words and phrases - which helps you focus your thoughts and relax your mind. Learn the beautiful letter forms with step-by-step instructions, then refine your technique... -
Introducing Modernism: A Graphic Guide by Chris Rodrigues
RRP: $17.53$13.07Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature - the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, movements like Futurism and Dada, the architecture of Le Corbusier, T.S. Eliot's The... -
Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work by Chrishell Stause
RRP: $21.43$15.17A heartfelt, humorous personal memoir and relatable guide to overcoming obstacles, wising up about romance, and getting ahead in your career from the star of Netflix's hit reality show Selling Sunset.In this engaging, witty, and inspirational memoir,... -
Western Art of the Twenty-First Century: Cowboys by E. Ashley Rooney 9780764356193
RRP: $62.38$39.78The first in a two-volume survey, readers are invited to reexamine the history of the West and its art through a multifaceted modern lens. More than 40 artists are included who reflect the tremendous diversity, depth, and breadth of a field steeped in... -
Eye for Detail: Images of Plants and Animals in Art and Science, 1500-1630 by Florike Egmond 9781780236407
RRP: $87.75$85.90Image-transforming techniques such as close-up, time lapse, and layering are generally associated with the age of photography, but as Florike Egmond shows in this book, they were already being used half a millennium ago. Exploring the world of natural...