Reader's Feast - Visual Arts

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Etcetera
Price: AUD 59.99 Author: Sibella Court

I think in point form. I see in still life. I am a collector of all things beautiful. I am a list-maker, shopper, and beachcomber. I observe everything and rarely miss a detail. I am a shop owner. A designer of paint colours. An interior stylist. This is

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The Art Of Osamu Tezuka
Price: AUD 65.00 Author: Helen McCarthy

This book is both homage to an amazingly creative animator and an introduction to his life story for the millions of non-Japanese fans of his creations - Astro Boy to name but one. It contains a DVD documentary and interesting historical detail on Tezuka'

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Grand Obsessions
Price: AUD 69.95 Author: Alasdair McGregor

Their (Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin) monument is the way they lived their lives, the way they bestrode three continents…..never resiling from a belief that there is a better way for the individual, for communities, for human-kind, and

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I Blame Duchamp
Price: AUD 49.95 Author: Edmund Capon

Edmund Capon finds conformity and consistency troubling. To understand this adds to the sense of the man that comes through this erudite study of those areas of art about which he feels passionate. Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the pa

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The Sartorialist
Price: AUD 49.95 Author: Scott Schuman

His time in the fashion industry inspired Scott Schuman to discover the 'real' fashion on the streets. Armed simply with his camera, he began to photograph people who displayed interesting sartorial choices, and linked these to a blog. With this book, he

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Van Gogh - His Life & Work
Price: AUD 59.99 Author: Tim Hilton

Regarded as the first definitive biography of Vincent Van Gogh, this book draws on historical information, the artist's work, and over six hundred letters between Van Gogh and his brother. His death has sometimes overshadowed an appreciation of the scale

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The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa (slipcased edition)
Price: AUD 150.00 Author: Murray Waldren

You may know him as Reg Mombassa rather than Christopher O'Doherty, and for his time as part of the band, Mental As Anything, rather than as an artist. Murray Waldren depicts Reg in all his guises and celebrates his art and life.

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Wallpaper
Price: AUD 150.00 Author: Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz

Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz is an American living in Paris and working in the art world. She has spent decades studying the art that is hand-printed wallpaper. She reveals the history of this art, explains the traditional techniques employed in its creation

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Friendship, Family, Love & Laughter
Price: AUD 60.00 Author: Geoff Blackwell (ed)

Ten years on from its inception, the project known by the acronym M.I.L.K. is still a portal for collections of photographs celebrating humanity. The one hundred and fifty images in this new book were chosen from a field of thirty thousand entries.

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Photo-wisdom
Price: AUD 70.00 Author: Lewis Blackwell (ed)

What makes photography art and a photographer an artist? We are presented with two hundred images in Photo-wisdom that sit alongside interview notes with their creators, the "master photographers on their art".

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The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa
Price: AUD 75.00 Author: Murray Waldren

You may know him as Reg Mombassa rather than Christopher O'Doherty, and for his time as part of the band, Mental As Anything, rather than as an artist. Murray Waldren depicts Reg in all his guises and celebrates his art and life.

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Star Pieces
Price: AUD 120.00 Author: David Linley and Charles Cator

Whether it is Chippendale or Shaker, French Baroque or Art Deco, there are pieces of furniture that are works of art. The authors shine a spotlight on some of the most beautiful examples of furniture, placing them in their historical context, while at the

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Frank Lloyd Wright: American Master
Price: AUD 65.00 Author: Kathryn Smith and Alan Weintraub

For someone who has visited Wright’s ‘Home and Studio’ in Oak Park, Illinois, and who has perused many books and calendars on his architecture and design, I was pleasantly surprised to find this book brings a new perspective to this iconic American’s legacy. It is the format of this book that provides a particularly appealing forum, beautifully depicting the scope and quality of Wright’s work.

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Kings Way
Price: AUD 64.99 Author: Duro Cubrilo, Martin Harvey, and Karl Stamer

Graffiti is a subject that tends to polarise the community and nowhere more so than in contemporary Melbourne. Often promoted as one of the special features of our city, graffiti is, at the very least, something we have all seen and reacted to – this book explains its history. It also helps us understand why Melbourne’s graffiti is famous.

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The Melbourne Design Guide
Price: AUD 40.00 Author: Viviane Stappmanns (ed)

Divided into two sections, this 2009/2011 edition is one way to be introduced to the vibrancy of Melbourne design. One section is devoted to exploring Melbourne city through its designers’ work be that architecture, fashion, or artefacts. The other section spotlights specific designers currently working in Melbourne.

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Gig Posters
Price: AUD 79.95 Author: Clay Hayes

Concert poster art has come into its own as the purchasing of music in these technologically advanced times does not always mean the cover art is also procured. The internet site – www.gigposters.com - is the source of the posters included in this collection, labelled Volume 1. There are a number of ready-to-cut and hang posters included.

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Art Deco Complete
Price: AUD 165.00 Author: Alistair Duncan

As suggested by the title, this is being hailed as the seminal work on this appealing and fascinating period in the design history of the world. Alistair Duncan reminds us that the movement known as Art Deco informed every aspect of life – architecture, art, machinery, and of course ceramics. He also highlights the specific elements of Art Deco that ensure items from the period are highly sought after collectors’ items.

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Women of Flowers
Price: AUD 34.95 Author: Leonie Norton

Botanical art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s is showcased in this book that draws its contents from the National Library of Australia. Ellis Rowan, Marianne Collinson, and many other women artists are celebrated, with biographical information mixed with sketches and paintings. It is especially interesting to view the work of the first wave of botanical artists as they were intent on capturing the new landscape rather than substituting it with the plants of their original homelands.

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Marranbala Country
Price: AUD 39.95 Author: Simon Normand

Simon documents the life of Maureen Marrangulu Thompson, a traditional owner, now 78 years old and one of only five people left who can speak the Marra language. This book was thirteen years in the making.

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Stonecountry to Saltwater
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Simon Normand

Simon Normand - artist, sculptor, teacher - explains the uniqueness of Ngukurr art and provides us with the historical context of its creation. And, he 'maps' the Roper region of Australia as his way of comprehending the physical and spiritual lay of the land.

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Andy Warhol Treasures
Price: AUD 75.00 Author: Geralyn Huxley & Matt Warbican

Both authors work at the Andy Warhol Museum in America and so have exceptional access to material. Included here are letters, cards, records of interviews, and detailed biographical notes on Warhol.

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The Lost Mona Lisa
Price: AUD 35.00 Author: R.A.Scotti

If anyone in the Louvre on August 21st, 1911 had been asked were it possible, they probably would have said no, the Mona Lisa could not be stolen. But in fact it was. A visitor to the museum sounded the alarm but several hours passed before the gendarmes were alerted. The furore this art heist caused was extreme and the hunt for the thieves, and the lingering questions on certain aspects of the sensational theft and retrieval, are the subject of this book. The biggest question still unanswered is, of course, if the truth of this daring theft is now known or are there lingering suspicions that the real story remains hidden?

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Australian Style
Price: AUD 39.95 Author: Harper`s Bazaar Australia

Defining any nation`s fashion heart is a difficult task let alone trying to pinpoint what is unique. What jumps off the page in this attempt by “Harper`s Bazaar” is the energy and vibrancy of the Australian scene. The photography also celebrates the wonderful Australian natural light and the sense of space and irreverance. If nothing else, this is a breath of fresh air from the overly stylised fashion photography that is so often presented.

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The Towering World of Jimmy Choo
Price: AUD 35.00 Author: Lauren Goldstein Crowe and Sagra Maceira de Rosen

The teaming twelve years ago of a London shoemaker and a society girl has resulted in the brand Jimmy Choo becoming one of the most successful and lucrative luxury brand businesses in the world.

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Chanel and Her World
Price: AUD 29.95 Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux

This is a newly revised edition of Edmonde Charles-Roux`s official biography of Coco Chanel. Out of print for a decade, it is now expanded and sets Chanel`s legendary fashion influence in context with her beginnings as a shop girl in Moulins. It is lavishly peppered with photographs and stands as a definitive work on this iconic figure.

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First Fleet Artist
Price: AUD 49.95 Author: Linda Groom

George Raper was a midshipman on the Sirius of the First Fleet who has left a wonderful legacy in his observations of the plant and birdlife of Australia. His work forms the Ducie Collection of First Fleet Art and Linda Groom adds to this with her thorough examination of this most talented man’s life.

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Hats an Anthology
Price: AUD 55.00 Author: Stephen Jones and Oriole Cullen

This anthology accompanies a major exhibition currently underway at the Victoria and Albert Musuem in London. Whether it is Queen Victoria’s bonnet or the hat worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film My Fair Lady, this book is most definitely a celebration of an intriguing item of clothing. The three ‘B’s - the bonnet, the beret, and the bowler - all make an appearance in the exhibition and are explained in terms of their longevity of design and popularity.

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Modern Architecture Pop-Up
Price: AUD 65.00 Author: Anton Radevsky & David Sokol

When an architectural writer and a paper engineer get together, the wonder of buildings literally rears up out of the covers of the book to delight and amaze. Utzon’s Sydney Opera House is included, along with London’s Crystal Palace, Gaudi’s Church of the Sagrada Familia, and the most famous of America’s skyscrapers. Architects have contributed their own words to accompany the designs.

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Lives Of The Papunya Tula Artists
Price: AUD 100.00 Author: Vivien Johnson

The Western Desert art movement has been crucial to the international exposure to Indigenous painting. This book looks beyond the works themselves and chronicles the lives of over two hundred men and women who have contributed to this success.

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