Premier Of Queenslands National New Media Art Award 2010 by Russell Storer
Category: Art and Design
The 52 page publication includes 4-page essays on each of the short-listed artists, as well as exhibition histories and bibliographies. The Award exhibition showcases new and recent works by each artist that express challenging and innovative approaches to the use of media including video, digital anima ...Show more
Happy Graffiti: Street Art with Heart by Jenny Foulds
Category: Art and Design
Graffiti gets a bad name. It doesn't have to be all doom and gloom in a spray can - it can be used to make people laugh and as a voice for up-beat communication. Curated by street-art blogger Jenny Foulds, Happy Graffiti celebrates graffiti and street art that is sometimes funny, poignant or risque but ...Show more
Dorothy and Otis Designing the American Dream by Norman Hathaway
Category: Art and Design
Dorothy and Otis Shepard are the groundbreaking heroes of North American visual culture. They were the first American graphic designers to work in multiple mediums and scales, but despite the brilliance of their work, their names are little known today.With 330 stunning, colorful images, Dorothy and Oti ...Show more
Alphonse Mucha by Agnes Husslein-Arco
Category: Art and Design
Alphonse Mucha is known largely for having originated Art Nouveau, when his poster of the actress Sarah Bernhardt became a legendary icon of the movement. Mucha went on to design hundreds of pieces in the decorative arts field, but later distanced himself from the style he pioneered, devoting his time a ...Show more
Art Quake - The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art by Susie Hodge
Category: Art and Design | Series: Culture Quake Ser.
Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up. ArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. Causi ...Show more
The Sunflowers Are Mine: The Story of Van Gogh's Masterpiece by Martin Bailey
Category: Art and Design
This is the story of one of the worldâ?s most iconic images. Martin Bailey explains why Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower still lifes in Provence. He then explores the subsequent adventures of the seven pictures, and their influence on modern art. Through the Sunflowers, we gain fresh insights in ...Show more
Frida Kahlo: The Last Interview and Other Conversations by Frida Kahlo; Hayden Herrera (Introduction by)
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
Frida Kahlo is now an icon. In the decades since her death, Kahlo has been celebrated as a proto-feminist, a misunderstood genius, and a leftist hero, but during her lifetime most knew her as ... Diego Rivera's wife. Featuring conversations with American scholar and Marxist, Bertram D. Wolfe, and art cr ...Show more