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Kings Cross Pictorial History by Anne-Maree Whitaker

$24.95 AUD

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Category: Photography

Once known as Woolloomooloo Hill, Kings Cross was home to Sydney's nineteenth century elite who built grand mansions along the ridge to enjoy sea breezes, a wonderful view and access to the city.

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Gerard Havekes by Gavin Fry

$99.00 AUD

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15

Category: Art

'Gerard Havekes was outrageously big in every way – he was a mighty, creative force. A big, tall man, who commanded attention by his very presence, a man who embraced life with gusto. Wherever he went he would inevitably, naturally dominate the space, ruling over his domain at home or in his work space with authority, charming his clients or entertaining gatherings of friends, students, artists, architects, writers, academics. He was like a magnet, a true artist with a European heart, an impressive knowledgeable speaker, a mighty creative force. Arrogant, intelligent, opinionated, and always interesting, one certainly couldn't ignore his presence. His deep voice, with its heavy Dutch overtones would resonate, dominating the conversation, as he freely expressed his views on the unimpressive state of the arts in Australia, while delighting us with his extensive knowledge of the arts and literature world-wide, his political and historical awareness, and fascinated us with stories of his extraordinary war experience in Indonesia and Holland.' This is how Babette Hayes describes Gerard Havekes whom she met in 1968 and became a great friend. Havekes had already established himself in the Australian art world with some remarkable constructions. He arrived in Australia in 1950 from Indonesia and by 1953 he was exhibiting in the Blake and Archibald Prizes. He acquired many loyal friends from all parts of the world, including John Olsen who has written the foreword to this book. Gavin Fry's text places Havekes in exciting times, both for Australian art and the broader nation, in the boom years after World War Two. The evolution of this multi-talented artist, who was accorded a Retrospective in 1981 at the prestigious Philips Centre in Eindhoven, highlights the diversity and cultural richness that European migration brought to Australia. The book covers the many phases in Havekes' work, finishing with the masterly fountain he made in 1999 for a private house, his last and probably greatest work. ...Show more

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Large 9781509851744

Humans by Brandon Stanton

$45.00 AUD

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12

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 ld into a conversation with readers. He ignores borders, chronicles lives and shows us the faces of the world as he saw them. His travels took him from London, Paris and Rome to Iraq, Dubai, Ukraine, Pakistan, Jordan, Uganda, Vietnam, Israel and every other place in between. His interviews go deeper than before. His chronicling of peoples' lives shows the experience of a writer who has traveled widely and thought deeply about the state of our world. Including hundreds of photos and stories of the people he met and talked with in over forty countries, Humans is classic Brandon Stanton - a brilliant illustrated book that includes many photos and stories never seen before. For the first time for a Humans of New York title, Humans will contain several of the essays Brandon's posted online which have been read, loved and enthusiastically shared by his followers. ...Show more

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Large 9781741177039

Culture Is Life: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Modern Australia by Wayne Quilliam

$40.00 AUD

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10

Category: Photography

Culture is Life is a modern, photographic celebration of the diversity of Indigenous Australians. In the same way that Humans of New York offered interesting life stories to give context to images of everyday New Yorkers, pre-eminent photographer Wayne Quilliam has collected over 500 images and intervie ws with Indigenous people across the country. His work explores the nuances of Indigenous thinking and identity, and focuses on how the First peoples view their place within the contemporary culture of Australia. The people featured in this book include many high-profile Indigenous Australians, as well as community members of different ages from Tasmania to the Torres Strait, offering insights into the dreams of youth and the reflections of Elders. With a short quote sitting next to each image, this book is an accessible gateway to better understand and appreciate the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, presented as a stunning and contemporary photo book.     ...Show more

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Large 9781743318058

Son of the Brush by Tim Olsen

$35.00 AUD

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8

Category: Art

A frank and revealing memoir by the son of Australia's greatest living painter. Tim Olsen is the son of arguably Australia's most famous living painter, John Olsen. Son of the Brush is his fascinating, candid memoir of what it was like to grow up in the shadow of artistic genius, with all its wonder, ex citement and bitter disappointments. Tim's childhood was dominated by his father's work, travelling to Europe and to communities around Australia as John sought inspiration and artistic fellowship. Wine, food, conversation and the emerging sexual freedom of the 1960s wove a pattern of life for the family. It was both the best and worst of childhoods, filled with vibrancy and stimulation, yet fraught with anxiety and eventual sadness as John separated from Tim's mother and moved away from the family. Yet the course of Tim's life had been set by the experiences of his childhood, and by the passion for art he got from both his father and his mother (an acclaimed painter in her own right). He has made his life about art as well, though following a different path from his parents. Today Tim is one of Australia's most respected art dealers, with a knowledge of art and artists forged from what is literally a lifetime of close experience. Son of the Brush is a memoir about living in the shadow of your father, and what it takes to chart your own course in life, but it is also about the wider world of art, artists and the joy,excitement and sacrifices of the creative life. ...Show more

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How to Be an Artist by Jerry Saltz

$20.00 AUD

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Category: Art & Photography

"Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for the artist or non-artist, for the person who gets plain English, for the person who understands that practical talk can coax out the mystical messages that lie underneath." --Steve Martin Art has the powe r to change our lives. For many, becoming an artist is a lifelong dream. But how to make it happen? In How to Be an Artist, Jerry Saltz, one of the art world's most celebrated and passionate voices, offers an indispensable handbook for creative people of all kinds. From the first sparks of inspiration--and how to pursue them without giving in to self-doubt--Saltz offers invaluable insight into what really matters to emerging artists: originality, persistence, a balance between knowledge and intuition, and that most precious of qualities, self-belief. Brimming with rules, prompts, and practical tips, How to Be an Artist gives artists new ways to break through creative blocks, get the most from materials, navigate career challenges, and above all find joy in the work. Packed into this dazzling handbook are more than sixty tips, prompts, and insights, including: Embrace Genre Own Your Guilty Pleasures Look Hard, Look Openly Make Art for Now, Not the Future Make an Enemy of Envy Get Lost and more--along with full-color artwork from visionaries ancient and modern, from Navajo sand artists to Rembrandt and Matisse, Vivian Maier and Hilma af Klint, Andy Warhol, Bill Traylor, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. This beautiful and useful book will help artists of all kinds--painters, photographers, writers, performers--realize their dreams. ...Show more

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Large 9780947349622

Peter Kingston by Barry Pearce

$120.00 AUD

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6

Category: Art

A versatile, multi-talented artist, with a natural ability for drawing, Peter Kingston (b. 1943) was inspired from an early age by films and comics to create quirky cartoons and illustrations, later contributing to the infamous Oz magazine of the 1960s, and becoming part of Martin Sharp's Yellow House c ollective in Potts Point, where he would also experiment with filmmaking. Around this time Kingston met and established a lasting and inspiring friendship with Brett Whiteley, became his neighbour in Lavender Bay not far from another of Kingston's beloved Sydney Harbour icons, Luna Park. From his new vantage point of the harbour, Kingston would go on to create some of his most impressive works such as Passing Ferries 1999 and Sacred House 10 2018. For many years Peter Kingston was best known for his illustrations, but he has also created a substantial body of work as draughtsman and painter. His passion has been to document the great energy and character of Sydney Harbour, its moods and movement, the perpetual ebb and flow of the ferries, the human activity, and that great symbol of Sydney, the Opera House. 'I have spent countless nights watching the moon reflect upon the water and the shadow of this great building creating colours and unique impressions each passing day.' These subjects have become increasingly important to Kingston during the last two decades, when he has devoted himself more fully to painting and drawing. This period is the focus of the book. Extensively illustrated with more than 200 plates and illustrations, Peter Kingston: Paintings and Drawings contains illuminating text written and compiled by Barry Pearce, and includes autobiographical material by the artist, and pages from the artist's sketchbooks. AUTHOR: Barry Pearce was born in 1944 and educated in Adelaide. He began his art museum career as an Education Officer at the Art Gallery of South Australia in 1967 before taking up a Harold Wright Scholarship at the British Museum Print Room in London 1971-72. Upon return to Australia in 1975 he was appointed inaugural Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Aty Gallery of South Australia; Curator of Paintings, Art Gallery of Western Australia in 1977; and in 1978 Curator of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where he remained until retirement as Head Curator in 2011, endowed as the inaugural Emeritus Curator of Australian Art. ...Show more

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Large 9781838660208

Robert Mapplethorpe by Mark Holborn (Editor); Dimitri Levas (Editor); Patti Smith (Contribution by); Andrew Sullivan (Introduction by)

$250.00 AUD

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5

Category: Photography

A revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive survey published of Mapplethorpe's photographyRobert Mapplethorpe was one of the twentieth century's most important and influential artists, known for his groundbreaking and provocative work. He studied painting, drawing, and sculpture in Brooklyn in the 1960s and started taking photographs when he acquired a Polaroid camera in 1970. This comprehensive monograph is an overview of the artist's black-and-white photography of floral still lifes, nudes, selfportraits, and portraits, among other subjects-and also includes a selection of his color images. ...Show more

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Large 9781579659059

Life in the Studio by Frances Palmer

$55.00 AUD

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5

Category: Art

"Guaranteed to, as its title insists, inspire. . . . Demands to be viewed again and again and again." --Booklist, starred review To step into potter Frances Palmer's world is to be surrounded by the trappings of a life that has been intentionally--and painstakingly--built to maximize creativity. A ligh t-filled, airy studio in which to make her pottery, with a corner always at the ready for her daily photo shoots. Cutting gardens overflowing with flowers to be snipped as inspiration strikes. Shelves of cookbooks to peruse as she plans the menu of her next dinner party, and museum catalogs and art books to pore over when it's time to imagine a new vessel. After 30 years as an artist and entrepreneur, Palmer has learned how to cultivate a life that brings out her best. Those years have been at once rewarding and challenging, fruitful and fraught, and through it all, she has discovered the things that matter most: determination, routine, prioritization, perseverance, and perspective. She has distilled these hard-won lessons, and more, into her debut book, a manual for current and aspiring creatives. The book is loosely arranged chronologically, beginning with Palmer's background in art history and the foundations of her pottery practice through to the day-to-day of running her successful business and tending to her ever-evolving gardens, and culminating in the continuous exploration and collaboration she is engaged in today. Along the way, readers are brought behind the scenes with hundreds of gorgeous photographs (of her ceramics, her beautiful flower arrangements, her gardens, and more), and even step-by-step instructions for her most cherished techniques and recipes. It all adds up to a one-of-a-kind portrait and handbook for a creative life, well-lived. ...Show more

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Nell (Mini Monographs) by NELL

$30.00 AUD

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Category: Art | Series: Mini Monographs 3

Continuing our series of monographs on Australian female artists, selected with series editor Natalie King, is Nell. Nell is a Sydney-based artist with a practice that spans performance, installation, video, painting and sculpture. The book comprises of 96 pages of the artist's favourite works - designe d for optimum visual impact and to reach anyone who is inspired by art and beauty. It has an introduction by Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens. ...Show more

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Drawing on the Dominant Eye by Betty EDWARDS

$40.00 AUD

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Category: Art

The long-awaited follow-up to the beloved bestseller Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - with new insights about creativity and our unique way of seeing the world around us

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Venus Betrayed - The Private World of Edouard Vuillard by Julia Frey

$100.00 AUD

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5

Category: Art

douard Vuillard was so secretive that he berated himself for betraying his emotions in conversation. He was a reticent, impassioned man, at once a timid stalker and a social climbing anarchist, caught in conflicting desires. From the 1880s until the advent of World War II, using styles from academic to pointillist to Nabi to Fauve, Vuillard's abundant paintings revealed his turmoil of love and hatred: models pose beside a plaster torso cast from the Venus of Milo, women appear without faces, anxiety radiates from many masterpieces--while other works were left unfinished for months or years. Drawing on insights and images from Vuillard's still unpublished diaries, Julia Frey takes us into Vuillard's private world of cabarets, experimental theaters, holiday resorts, and intimate boudoirs, showing how his art reflects his fraught personal relations and his artistic struggles. Frey highlights many of his finest works, from his famous intimate interior scenes to book illustrations and poster designs, and she examines his complex relationships with iconic friends like Pierre Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, St phane Mallarm , and Felix Vallotton, as well as with the women he loved--his mother and sister, penniless models, and rich men's wives. ...Show more

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