Ways of Drawing - Studio Space, Open Space, Inner Space by Julian Bell; Royal Drawing School Staff; Anon
65.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
Ways of Drawing brings together a sophisticated, exciting range of reflections on markmaking by practising artists, teachers and writers. From explorations of how it feels to draw and personal accounts of artistic development, to short, imaginative propositions for looking, understanding and experiencin ...Show more
Great Women Artists by Phaidon Editors
90.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
Five centuries of fascinating female creativity presented in more than 400 compelling artworks and one comprehensive volume. The most extensive fully illustrated book of women artists ever published, Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by women is more prominent than ever. In museums, ga ...Show more
Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
35.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art | Series: Women in Science | Reading Level: 6 Craft/Fashion/Art
A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Art highlights the achievements and stories of 50 notable women in the arts--from well-known figures like painters Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefe, to lesser-known names like 19th-century African American quilter Harriet Powers and Hopi-Tewa ceramic ...Show more
Story of Painting: The How Art Was Made by DK
48.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
A fascinating new history of art, this gloriously illustrated book reveals how materials, techniques, and ideas have evolved over the centuries, inspiring artists and giving them the means to create their most celebrated works. Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments and fresco ...Show more
Garage Project: The Art of Beer by Pete Gillespie, Jos Ruffell
39.99 NZD
42.00 (4% off)
Category: Fine Art
Garage Project- The Art of Beer is a one-of-a-kind book celebrating the art, the creativity and - of course - the craft of the world's most experimental brewery, New Zealand's own Garage Project.Since its earliest days in Wellington's Aro Valley, Garage Project has collaborated with some of Aotearoa's m ...Show more
Master of Comics - Inside the Master's Studio by Joel Meadows; Mark Verheiden (Foreword by)
45.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art
Go inside the master's studio and explore the creative spaces and processes of the legendary artists who brought you Batman: Year One, Akira, Saga, and more Readers are invited into the studio spaces of some of the most popular and prolific comic artists in the world. Through dynamic photography and ...Show more
The Art of Harry Potter (Mini Book): Mini Book of Creatures by Insight Editions
19.99 NZD
Category: Fine Art | Series: Mini Bks.
Keep the fascinating magical creatures of the wizarding world close at handwith this miniature art book featuring concept art from the Harry Potterfilms.The magical world of the Harry Potter film series is filled withcaptivating and curious creatures, from the fearsome dragons of the TriwizardTournament ...Show more
Living with Vincent Van Gogh: The Homes and Landscapes That Shaped the Artist by Martin Bailey
55.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art | Series: Living With Ser.
Living with Vincent van Gogh sets out to examine the impact of the places where Van Gogh stayed, as well as the people he lived with, on his personal life and art. What effect did his series of homes and studios have on him? And what about the impact of the landscapes and cityscapes on his drawings and ...Show more
Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys by Hammond Catherine
75.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art | Reading Level: near fine
A vivid and revealing book published alongside a landmark exhibition focused on one of New Zealand’s most internationally recognised artists, Frances Hodgkins. Marking the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth New Zealand-born Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947) arrived in London in 1901 and, by the 1920s, h ...Show more
So Much Longing in So Little Space: The art of Edvard Munch by Knausgaard, Karl Ove
37.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art | Reading Level: near fine
In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard explores the life and work of Edvard Munch. Setting out to understand the enduring power of Munch?s painting, Knausgaard reflects on the essence of creativity, on choosing to be an artist, experiencing the world through art and its influence on ...Show more
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel by Andrew Graham-Dixon
34.99 NZD
Category: Fine Art
The true story behind one of the greatest masterpieces of all time. You cannot stand underneath the masterwork that is the Sistine Chapel without considering the genius and painstaking work that went into its creation. Michelangelo Buonarroti never wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel, though. Appointed ...Show more
The Collector of Lives - Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art by Noah Charney; Ingrid Rowland
33.99 NZD
Category: Fine Art
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was a man of many talents--a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar--but he is best known for Lives of the Artists, which singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. Before Vasari's extraordinary book, art was considered a technical skill, and a ...Show more