Category: Art
"Talking about a creative session is like talking about a boxing match. It happened because there was a little bit of magic in the room that night. I'll say it myself, it's a fucking great cover." Brian Duffy Brian Duffy defined the image of the 1960s, and was as famous as the stars he photographed. Tog ...Show more
Category: Art
'Painting matters to Australia and Australians as it does in few other countries. It has formed our consciousness, our sense of where we come from, and who we are. It cries out for wider recognition and acknowledgement.' - Patrick McCaughey Why has Australia, an island continent with a small population, ...Show more
Category: Art
Hailed as the most important addition to the Australian cultural landscape since the opening of the Sydney Opera House, MONA has shaken up the art world by breathing life and delight back into the museum experience. Visitors are flocking to MONA, but what is it about MONA that makes it such a transforma ...Show more
Category: Art
What makes a painting endure and resonate through time? What makes a masterpiece? Highly respected art curator Barry Pearce provides a personal tour of 100 of his favourite Australian paintings from the walls and vaults of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Pearce profiles works from the most famous na ...Show more
Category: Photography | Series: Humans of New York
Brandon Stanton's Humans is a book that connects readers as global citizens at a time when erecting more borders is the order of the day. It shows us the entire world, one story at a time. After five years of travelling the globe, the creator of Humans of New York brings people from all parts of the wor ...Show more
Category: Art
A Brush with Birds celebrates the exquisite artworks and incredible life of one of the world's finest bird painters, Richard Weatherly OAM. A skilled falconer and artist, Richard has spent more than fifty years observing birds and their natural habitats around the world, from Antarctica to Zimbabwe to ...Show more
Category: Art
Elegant gift book, celebrating the themes of romantic love through art this charming book features a selection of the most touching and transformative expressions of romantic love in Tate's collections. Divided among key themes such as courtship, passion, symbolism, enduring love, and even loss, each of ...Show more
Category: Design | Series: Biographic
The Biographies series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid snapshots. The result is a quickfir ...Show more
Category: Design
Design shapes our life everywhere - whether it is the chair we are sitting in, the computer we are reading on, or the house we are living in. This volume profiles 50 of the most influential designers over the past 150 years. From the first bentwood chars by Thonet to the holistically designed worlds of ...Show more
Category: Art
A new title from the author/illustrator of the hugely popular All the Buildings in New York, this is a charmingly illustrated journey to Paris, told one building at a time. All the Buildings in Paris is a love letter to Paris, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming drawings of the cit ...Show more
Category: Design
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