Skull Within Skin

$29.00 AUD

Category: Australian art

Amazing Australian Artists by Allyssa Constable

$49.95 AUD

Category: Australian art

Art Me Gallery invites you to fall in love with the amazingly talented Australian artists that grace our country. No matter what medium you prefer, there are an abundance of Australian artists to admire. Whether your love of art is for Australian landscapes, urban/industrial, abstract, portraiture, deco rative or controversial, we feature Australian artists who have created beautiful works for you to enjoy. Discover a plethora of Amazing Australian Artists showcased in the pages of this book. ...Show more

Off the Wall: Drawings for Colouring With Pencil, Ink and Paint by Kyle Hughes-Odgers

$14.99 AUD

Category: Colouring/Drawing

Adult colouring books are taking the world by storm, but why restrict yourself to pretty when you can create cool? Kyle Hughes-Odgers brings a hip new aesthetic to the stress-relieving pleasures of colouring in. This quirky book of pattern and illustration for pencil, pen or paint makes this a pastime t hat is anything but childish. ...Show more

Louisa Atkinson's Nature Notes by Penny Olsen

$34.99 AUD

Category: Art

Nineteenth-century writer and journalist Louisa Atkinson was a remarkable woman. She was the author, at the age of 23, of the first novel penned by a native-born woman to be published in Australia. She was also a keen naturalist, whose close observations and detailed knowledge of the natural world found expression in the articles she wrote for Sydney newspapers. Yet Louisa Atkinson also created many artworks of the flora and fauna around her home in the Blue Mountains, most of which went unpublished during her lifetime. Presented in the style of a sketchbook, and organised by season, Louisa Atkinson's Nature Notes teams Louisa's beautiful drawings and paintings of Australian plants, animals and birds with short extracts from her nature writings. The book includes an essay about Louisa Atkinson's life and milieu by nature and science writer Penny Olsen. ...Show more

Arboretum by David Byrne

$39.99 AUD

Category: Art

For over thirty years, besides making music, David Byrne has focused his unique genius upon forms as diverse as the archaeology of music as we know it, architectural photography and the uses of PowerPoint. Now he presents his most personal work to date, a collection of drawings exploring the form of the tree diagram. Arboretum is an eclectic blend of science, automatic writing, self-analysis and satire. A journey through irrational logic - the application of scientific rigour and form to irrational premises, proceeding from careful nonsense to unexpected sense. The tree diagram is a form that might reveal more about yourself than you dreamed possible. ...Show more

Yayoi Kusama: All about My Love by Yayoi Kusama (Artist); Akira Shibutami

$49.99 AUD

Category: Famous artists

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama's matchless creativity and originality have been captivating the world for more than six decades. Her retrospective exhibitions in four major European and American museums have seen record attendance. Yayoi Kusama, originally published to accompany a sellout exhibition a t the Matsumoto City Museum of Art, offers an overview of Kusama's entire career, including works from her youth, when she indulged in drawing in order to escape from her hallucinations; paintings made when she was based in New York, including "Infinity Nets" and "Polka Dots," and her happenings in places such as Central Park; her immersive mirrored infinity rooms from the 1980s and 1990s, when she participated in the Venice Biennale; and last but not least, the ongoing large-scale series "My Eternal Soul." Kusama has continuously innovated and reinvented her style; well-known for her repeating dot patterns, her art encompasses an astonishing variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, performance, and immersive installation. Featuring an essay by Akira Shibutami analyzing Kusama's work, this comprehensive publication celebrates one of Japan's most important artists. ...Show more

Through the Artists' Eyes - The Lester Prize - The Black Swan Years by Shelley Craddock; Karen Gregory (Editor); Jan Altmann (Editor); Tina Wilson (Designed by); Hannah James (Assisted by); Carl Altmann (Editor)

$90.00 AUD

Category: Art

In 2006, The Black Swan Prize for Portraiture was born from humble beginnings in a small tin shed in Western Australia. Through an incredible journey of passion and determination it is now one of Australia's richest portrait prizes, with thousands of people visiting the exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia each year. In 2019 the Black Swan Prize was rechristened the Lester Prize and this book, Through The Artists' Eyes was created to document and showcase the pivotal Black Swan Prize years (2007-2018).This exquisite visual-arts book includes stunning photos of winning artworks, the artists' stories, and the self-doubt, rejection and inspiration behind many of Australia's finest artists. It also offers a window into the world of those less fortunate than ourselves, and covers art workshops for hospitalized children, the disabled, unemployed, remote indigenous children and elderly with dementia. ...Show more

Russell Drysdale by Lou Klepac

$125.00 AUD

Category: Australian art | Series: Bay Art Ser. | Reading Level: good-very good

The third in our "Bay Art Revival" series, this edition of Russell Drysdale has been fully revised to integrate the paintings into the body of the text and includes a new introduction by author Lou Klepac, written to put Drysdale's iconic paintings into a contemporary context. This book traces the caree r of the unusual and remarkably gifted Drysdale, discussing both the sources of his inspiration and the scope of his achievement. It features more than 150 colour plates that illustrate the work of this popular and significant Australian artist. ...Show more

Book Towns by Alex Johnson

$29.99 AUD

Category: Art reference

The so-called "Book Towns" of the world are dedicated havens of literature, and the ultimate dream of book lovers everywhere. Book Towns takes readers on a richly illustrated tour of the 40 semi-officially recognized literary towns around the world and outlines the history and development of each commun ity, and offers practical travel advice. Many Book Towns have emerged in areas of marked attraction, such as Ure a in Spain or Fjaerland in Norway, where bookshops have been set up in buildings including former ferry waiting rooms and banks. While the UK has the best-known examples at Hay, Wigtown and Sedbergh, the book has a broad international appeal, featuring locations such as Jimbochu in Japan, College Street in Calcutta, and major unofficial "book cities" such as Buenos Aires. ...Show more

Surrealism (Movements Mod Art) by BRADLEY, FIONA

$25.00 AUD

Category: Art

Cape Arid by Philippa Nikulinsky & Alex Nikulinsky

$65.00 AUD

Category: Australian art

Husband-and-wife team Philippa and Alex Nikulinsky travel into isolated outback regions, often staying for months at a time, to paint the Australian bush. Cape Arid National Park is a fascinating and remote area on the far south-eastern coast of Western Australia. Braving howling winds, grit, sleet, 43- degree heat and thousands of flies, the Nikulinskys travel rough sandy tracks to be rewarded by shimmering seas, islands and unique flora and fauna. In Cape Arid, the Nikulinskys share the privilege of their experiences through finely detailed botanical watercolours, sweeping black-and-white landscapes and an intimate written record of their journeys. ...Show more

Exploring Collage and Mixed Media Techniques

$49.99 AUD

Category: Art

A step-by-step exploratory, activity guide based around the infinite possibilities and techniques of collage and mixed media. Through ten different works produced using a wide variety of procedures, the book shows the process of creation in an easily understandable way and offers a list of necessary too ls, tips, ideas, and solutions for materials, supports, and finishes. This is a book for art enthusiasts and design professionals who love to experiment with new paths. A special section is devoted to reproduction techniques of finished works by creating small, domestic photographic sets with easy-to-make special lighting effects. ...Show more