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Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
$19.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
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
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece by Thomas H. Carpenter
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art Theory | 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
$19.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
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
Caribbean Art by Veerle Poupeye
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
An updated and expandededition of this classic,illustrated survey ofCaribbean art, featuring thework of over 100 artists fromthe period of colonialism to thepresent day. The Caribbean is made up of more than twenty countries, each with its own identity. Yet fascinatingly, there are significant cultural ...Show more
Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft - Volume 1 by Gregory Solano; Matt Burns
$79.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: The\Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft Ser.
Contemporary Painting by Suzanne Hudson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The twentieth century brought radical changes in art--including the shift from modernism to postmodernism--which were accompanied by fierce debates regarding the place of painting in contemporary culture. Contemporary Painting argues that the medium has not only persisted in the twenty-first century but ...Show more
Cézanne (Cezanne) by Richard Verdi
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
An updated edition of thisclassic survey illustrated incolor throughout, this book isthe definitive overview ofPaul Cézanne's life and work.For Picasso he was "like our father"; for Matisse, "a god of painting." PaulCézanne (1839-1906) is widely regarded as the father of modern art. Inthis authoritative ...Show more
Modern Architecture: A Critical History by Kenneth Frampton
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: World of Art Ser.
Kenneth Frampton's highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has been a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Starting with the cultural developments since 1750 that drove the modern movement, moving through the creation of modern architecture, and exploring the effects of global ...Show more
Raphael by Paul Joannides
$35.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
An authoritative introductionto Raphael, one of the mostinfluential painters in thehistory of art, written by thepreeminent authority on thesubject and informed by thelatest research. For centuries, Raphael has been recognized as the supreme High Renaissance painter, with many considering him more versa ...Show more
The World of Late Antiquity - Ce 150-750 by Peter Brown
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions disappeared, creating divergent legacies that are still present tod ...Show more
Viking Art by James Graham-Campbell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The Viking Age in Europe lasted from the time of the first major Viking expeditions in 800 CE to the widespread adoption of Christianity in Scandinavia some 300 years later. During that time, Viking art and culture spread across continental Europe and into the world beyond. Written by a leading authorit ...Show more
William Blake by Kathleen Raine
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
Prophet, poet, painter, engraver - William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist of uniquely powerful imagination and far-reaching creative gifts. His work expresses the spiritual drama of the English national being, integrating poetry and visual art in a sustained work of visionary creativity unparalleled in ...Show more
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