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Human Playground: Why We Play
Author: Hannelore Vandenbussche Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Why do we play games? That is the question Belgian photographer Hannelore Vandenbussche decided to explore, travelling to numerous countries to...
Concrete Houses: Form, Line, and Plane
Author: Steve Huyton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR Robust and raw, concrete has been a rudimentary building material for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that...
Ecstasy in Art, Music and Dance
Author: 0 Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 This book traces the phenomenon of ecstasy in art and cultural history. Accompanying an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart and Zentrum Paul...
Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen
Author: Barnaby Wright Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 136 A showcase of eighteen masterworks by one of the world's greatest modern artists. This important publication accompanies a major exhibition at...
Heritage: A History of How We Conserve Our Past
Author: James Stourton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today? What is its place tomorrow? Heritage...
Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, Etc
Author: Jim Harter Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 284 Selected for its visual impact and ease of use, this outstanding collection of wood engravings presents over 1,000 species of animals...
Fashion Patternmaking Techniques: Haute Couture (Vol. 2)
Author: Antonio Donnanno Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 High fashion is the driving force behind the entire fashion and garment industry. This book introduces the patternmaking techniques used in...
The Last Days of Summer: The Photographs of Akila Berjaoui
Author: Akila Berjaoui Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Akila Berjaoui's incredibly sensual photographs often feature sand, sun, water-or a combination of all three. In her first book, this highly...
Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempera, Oils, Printmaking, and More
Author: American Society of Botanical Artists Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques will take students from beginner to expert. The English Garden...
Art History Before English: Negotiating a European Lingua Franca from Vasari to the Present
Author: Robert Brennan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR This book addresses a phenomenon that pervades the field of art history: the fact that English has become a...
New Page Design: Layout and Editorial Design
Author: Shaoqiang Wang Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Featuring countless contemporary layout examples and practical information, this book provides readers with a solid technical foundation for successful editorial design....
Women Street Artists: 24 Contemporary Graffiti and Mural Artists from around the World
Author: Alessandra Mattanza Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 The power, glory, diversity, and talent of women street artists finally gets the attention it deserves in the first book to...
Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature
Author: Angelica Daneo Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 Spanning the artist's entire career, this new paperback edition explores Claude Monet's enduring relationship with nature and the landscapes he returned...
Winter Homes: Cozy Living in Style
Author: Jeanette Wall Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 There's an elemental satisfaction to seeing a cosy house in the midst of a snowy landscape. It evokes feelings of warmth,...
British + Irish Modern: New Houses and Old Houses Made New
Author: Hannah Jenkins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 260 House design in Britain and Ireland is guided by climate, landscape and local resources just as much as the centuries-old traditions...
Green Walls Green Roofs: Designing Sustainable Architecture
Author: Gina Tsarouhas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Sustainable architecture is one of the most popular trends today. With dense urban living and less green space available, green walls...
Joy Division + New Order: Decades
Author: John Aizlewood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 There's no template for making it as a globally successful pop group. Some of the ingredients remain constant and beyond the...
ABBA at 50
Author: Carl Magnus Palm Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 An illustrated celebration of ABBA, from childhood through the Voyage album. Emerging victorious from Eurovision in 1974 with winning tune...
Thermal Design of Buildings: Understanding Heating, Cooling and Decarbonisation
Author: Phillip Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The way we heat, cool and ventilate our buildings is central to many of today's concerns, including providing comfortable, healthy and...
Castle Builders: Approaches to Castle Design and Construction in the Middle Ages
Author: Malcolm Hislop Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction....
25 Concepts in Modern Architecture: A Guide for Visual Thinkers
Author: Stephanie Travis (George Washington University, USA) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 216 Designed to appeal to visual thinkers, 25 Concepts in Modern Architecture explores the fundamental ideas behind architectural...
Violin Making: A Practical Guide
Author: Juliet Barker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Violin Making a practical guide is for everyone interested in trying this most beautiful of crafts. Topics covered include: a short...
Captivate: Stories from National Art School and Darlinghurst Gaol
Author: 0 Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 In 2022 the National Art School celebrated two important milestones: the 100-year anniversary of the Art School's presence on its current site...
Contemporary Watercolour on the Go: Capturing the Essence of a Place. Shapes, Gestures and Colour in Direct Watercolour
Author: Marion Rivolier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Experiment this new, intuitive approach to watercolour without using any preliminary drawings to paint directly with a brush with this on-the-go...
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
Author: David Hockney Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 168 An uplifting celebration of spring and the power of art against lockdown: Hockney's new iPad drawings, in an intimate sketchbook format....
Classic Flash in Five Bold Colors
Author: Jeromey "Tilt" McCulloch Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Traditional American tattooing has a rich, extensive heritage. Often underappreciated, it represents a true folk art, encompassing design motifs and...
Anatomy, Perspective and Composition for the Artist
Author: Stan Smith (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Splendid colour illustrations by a distinguished painter and teacher highlight this volume of practical instruction in the foundations of art....
Georgian Architectural Designs and Details: The Classic 1757 Stylebook
Author: Abraham Swan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Among the 18th century's most influential architectural designers and writers, Abraham Swan defined many conventions of English rococo detail. This reprint...
World Press Photo 2022
Author: World Press Photo Foundation Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 The renowned World Press Photo Foundation ("Connecting the world to the stories that matter") publishes a compilation of prizewinning...
Art of Pop-Up
Author: Jean-Charles Trebbi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 An splendid showcase of the flip book, from its origins until present-day authors and trends. With a refreshing perspective, The Art...
50 Photographers You Should Know
Author: Peter Stepan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Now available in a new edition, this book gives a lively overview of the world's greatest photographers. This dynamic introduction to...
For the Love of Pets: Contemporary architecture and design for animals
Author: The Images Publishing Group Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 What wouldn't animal-loving humans do to create the perfect modern habitat for their cherished animals? Not surprisingly, pet owners...
Mastering Landscape Photography
Author: D Taylor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Landscape photography can be a solitary experience, but award-winning landscape photographer David Taylor believes creativity requires a certain amount of peaceful...
Victoria Beckham: Style Power
Author: David Foy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 100 The perfect gift book for fashion lovers everywhere! 'Victoria Beckham: Style Power' explores the dynamic rise of Victoria Beckham as a...
Jazz
Author: Henri Matisse Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 Late in his life, confined to a chair or bed, Matisse transformed a simple technique into a medium for the creation...
Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral
Author: Kathy Borrus Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 On April 16, 2019, five days before the celebration of Easter, a blazing fire engulfed the world famous Notre-Dame de Paris....
The Flaming Cow: The Making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother
Author: Ron Geesin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 Celebrating more than 50 years of the groundbreaking Atom Heart Mother. By the late 1960s, popular British prog-rock outfit Pink Floyd...
Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil
Author: Max Ernst Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 In the course of browsing an illustrated book of objects - umbrellas, watches, tools, clothes - artist Max Ernst was struck...
Drawing and Sketching in Pencil
Author: Arthur L. Guptill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Introductory guide offers clear, concise instruction on composition, outline, proportion, perspective, light and shade, more. Its 66 illustrations encompass numerous...
The Dore Bible Illustrations
Author: Gustave Dore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 241 Nowhere but in the Bible were dramatic textual material and the artistry of Gustave Dore more perfectly matched. The Book of...
Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art
Author: Michael Robinson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Quick introduction, and packed with illustration the Masterpieces of Art focuses on the popular work of Hiroshige and Hokusai whose visions...
Making Japanese Woodblock Prints
Author: Laura Boswell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Japanese woodblock printing is a beautiful art that uses a unique system of registration, cutting and printing. This practical book explains...
A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains: Wang Ximeng
Author: Avril Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1 The series of Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Paintings has a large time span, rich themes and diverse styles....
Sketch of Butterflies: Zhao Chang
Author: Avril Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1 The series of Collection of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Handscrolls: Paintings has a large time span, rich themes and diverse styles....
For the Love of The Archers: An Unofficial Companion: Revised and Updated
Author: Beth Miller Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A revised and updated edition of the bestselling guide to all things Ambridge, For the Love of the Archers contains extensive...
Sydney Opera House
Author: Sam Doust Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world. Fusing ancient and modernist influences and situated on...
Beyond the Best Dressed: A Cultural History of the Most Glamorous, Radical, and Scandalous Oscar Fashion
Author: Esther Zuckerman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 From the show-stoppingly elegant (Halle Berry winning the award for Monster's Ball in a breathtaking Elie Saab) to the decidedly kooky...
The Little Book of the Language of Flowers
Author: Nathalie Chahine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 How does the daisy express love? What did the heliotrope mean in the time of ancient Greece? Why do Christians associate...