Kahlo (Biographic)
$23.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Biographic
Many people know that Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican artist, a feminist icon who lived in the famous Blue House and whose work includes The Two Fridas. What, perhaps, they don't know is that 55 of her 143 artworks are self-portraits; that her painting Roots holds the record for a Latin American a ...Show more
M.C. Escher. The Graphic Work by TASCHEN
$40.00 NZD
Category: General
Twisted mind: The graphic pattern genius of M. C. Escher. From impossible staircases to tesselated birds, Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898 1972) crafted a unique graphic language of patterns, puzzles, and mathematics. Dense, complex, and structured by intricate principles, his work is at the same time ...Show more
McCahon Country by Justin Paton
$75.00 NZD
Category: General | Reading Level: near fine
'My painting tells you where I am at any given time, where I am living and the direction I am pointing in.' - Colin McCahon. McCahon (1919-1987) is widely recognised as an outstanding figure in twentieth century art whose ground-breaking work over four decades changed the way we see this country, while ...Show more
Miro Basic Art by Janis Mink
$30.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Taschen Basic Art Series
Assassinator of painting. The artist who upset the establishment. Joan Miro (1893-1983) is one of the most significant Spanish painters of the twentieth century. His early work clearly shows the influence of Fauvism and Cubism. The Catalan landscape also shapes the themes and treatment of these initial ...Show more
Modern Calligraphy Workshop - The Creative Art of Pen, Brush and Chalk Lettering by Imogen Owens
$33.00 NZD
Category: General
Learn how to create beautiful, hand-lettered stationery, art, and other decorations with Modern Calligraphy, a sophisticated, interactive book full of exquisite sample alphabets, fun exercises, and simple step-by-step projects. From modern calligraphy in ink to hand lettering in chalk on blackboard and ...Show more
Mona Lisa in 3000 Dots by Thomas Pavitte
$26.00 NZD
Category: General
From the same graphic talent that brought you the best-selling 1000 Dot-to-Dot Book now comes a poster that is entertaining as it is unique. Before his first book was published, Thomas Pavitte won international renown for his experimental dot-to-dot interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci's masterwork: now ...Show more
My Town: An Artist's Life in London by David Gentleman
$65.00 NZD
Category: General
David Gentleman, an iconic British illustrator and designer, has lived a lifetime in London. Drawing from over sixty years of engagement with this most well-known capital city, My Town presents London as it was and as it is today. His beautiful and intricate work - of the Thames, Hampstead Heath, Camden ...Show more
New Zealand Art at Te Papa by Mark Stocker
$75.00 NZD
Category: General
Te Papa holds New Zealands national art collection, whose origins date back to 1865 and the establishment of the then Colonial Museum (later the Dominion and then the National Museum). Built up over the years by a succession of directors and curators, the collections 40,000 works track New Zealand histo ...Show more
Oceania by Peter Brunt, Noelle Kahanu, Emmanuel Kasarhérou, Sean Mallon, Michael Mel, Anne Salmond, & Nicholas Thomas
$139.00 NZD
Category: General
250 years after Cook's voyage to the South Pacific, the dazzling and diverse art of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary. From the remote shores of Rapa Nui to the dense rainforest of Papua New Guinea, the islands of the Pacific are home to some of the most culturally diverse populations on th ...Show more
Pounamu Treasures - Ngā Taonga Pounamu by Russell Beck; Maika Mason
$35.00 NZD
Category: General | Reading Level: very good
Pounamu, or jade, is one of New Zealand's most treasured natural resources, celebrated for its rich beauty and significance to the Māori people. Pounamu Treasures - Ngā Taonga Pounamu is a simple and stylish collection of object photographs that honours the stone in its many forms. Respected pounamu ...Show more
Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy
$30.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Read This Ser.
This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings. The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well ...Show more
Robin White: Something Is Happening Here by Sarah Farrar; Nina Tonga; Jill Trevelyan
$70.00 NZD
Category: General
Robin White: Something is happening here is the first book to be devoted to Robin White's art in 40 years. Its assessment of her remarkable 50 years as an artist includes fresh perspectives by 24 writers and interviewees from Australia, the Pacific, and Aotearoa New Zealand and celebrates her status as ...Show more