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Sub-Categories of The Arts: General & Reference
The Arts: General & Reference titles - 13,515 results
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Face: Australian Portraits: 1880-1960
Anne Gray, Ron Radford
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
Paperback
Featuring 54 portraits by 34 artists, this book takes a look at Australian portraiture from the 1880s late Colonial period... [more]
The Bloomsbury Group
Frances Spalding
The Arts: General & Reference; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Biography; Literary studies: from c 1900 -
Hardback
'The most constructive and creative influence on English taste between the two wars,' The Bloomsbury Group was a union of... [more]
The British as Art Collectors: From the Tudors to the Present
Charles Sebag-Montefiore, James Stourton
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Antiques & collectables
Undefined
In this remarkable new book, James Stourton and Charles Sebag-Montefiore present a comprehensive survey of British art collectors... [more]
The Visual Language of Painting: An Aesthetic Analysis of Representational...
Robert Nelson
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Paperback
Painting is a language that communicates visually. But how can we speak of it, when its intelligence is embedded in sensory... [more]
50 Years Photographing Australia
Steve Parish
The Arts: General & Reference; Photography & photographs; Biography: general; Memoirs; Travel & holiday
Hardback
As one of Australia's most well-known and best-loved photographers, Steve Parish is for the first time sharing his incredible... [more]
The Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from...
Alexandra Harris
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: from c 1900 -
Hardback
Presents a case for the interest and importance of the English arts during the modern period. [more]
Bravura: 21st Century Australian Craft
Robert Reason
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
Paperback
Published to accompany an exhibition at Art Gallery of South Australia and incorporating the Maude Vizard-Wholohan Art Purchase... [more]
Dissensus: On Politics and Aesthetics
Jacques Ranciere
Theory of art; Philosophy; Philosophy: aesthetics; Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory
Paperback
A collection of essays on art and politics. It shows how the author's ideas can be used to analyse contemporary trends in... [more]
Rough Justice: The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross
Alex Ross
The Arts: General & Reference; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design
Hardback
Ross offers a behind-the-scenes look at the stunning black-and-white drawings of the DC characters featured in Mythology... [more]
Interaction of Color
Josef Albers
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Hardback
Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this book presents ideas of colour experimentation,... [more]
I Blame Duchamp: My Life's Adventures in Art
Edmund Capon
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Memoirs
Hardback
In this collection of essays, Edmund Capon describes his lifelong fascination with art and the artists who, over centuries,... [more]
The Artist's Eyes
James G. Ravin, Michael F. Marmor
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Hardback
Artists see the world in physical terms as we all do. However, they may be more perceptive than most in interpreting the complexity... [more]
Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell: The Ultimate Illustrations
Anthony Palumbo
The Arts: General & Reference; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Illustration
Paperback
Twisted landscapes, ominously swirling skies, creatures plucked from myth and nightmare--this collection features 13 all-new... [more]
The Golden Journey: Japanese Art from Australian Collections
James Bennett
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles
Paperback
This major book explores the astonishingly rich heritage of Japanese art, from prehistoric times until Japan opened its doors... [more]
Birds: Mini Archive
Leclerc de Buffon
The Arts: General & Reference; Painting & paintings; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching
Mixed media product
Features 350 of Leclerc's original paintings, reproduced in full colour. This book is suitable for bird watchers, collectors,... [more]
The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution
Denis Dutton
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Psychology; Popular science
Hardback
The need to create art is found in every human society, manifest in many different ways across many different cultures. Is... [more]
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Walter Benjamin
Theory of art; Philosophy
Paperback
Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling... [more]
Inventing Futurism: The Art and Politics of Artificial Optimism
Christine Poggi
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Cultural studies
Hardback
Demonstrates that beneath Futurism's belligerent avant-garde posturing lay complex and contradictory attitudes toward an always... [more]
James Gleeson: The Peregian Codex
Lou Klepac
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Individual artists, art monographs
Hardback
On a summer holiday in Peregian in December 1982 to January 1983, I worked on this sequence of decalcomanias using collage... [more]
Hidden Harmony: The Connected Worlds of Physics and Art
J.R. Leibowitz
Theory of art; Mathematics & Sciences; Physics
Hardback
Addresses the common ground between physics and art from a novel and personal perspective. Viewing the two disciplines as... [more]
The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World
Lewis Hyde
Theory of art; Philosophy; Cultural studies; Health & Self-Help
Paperback
Examining the 'gift economy', this title argues defence of the place of creativity in our increasingly market-orientated society.... [more]
Arts Marketing Insights: The Dynamics of Building and Retaining Performing...
Joanne Scheff Bernstein
The Arts: General & Reference; Economics & Business; Sales & marketing
Hardback
Audience behavior began to shift dramatically in the mid 1990s. Since then, people have become more spontaneous in purchasing... [more]
A Visual Language: Elements of Design
David H. J. Cohen, Scott Anderson
Theory of art; Architecture
Paperback
This is a practical approach to the theory of visual language, taking the basics of line, shape, tone, colour, texture, form,... [more]
What Good are the Arts
John Carey
Art & Architecture; Theory of art
Paperback
Written by one of the country's most eminent reviewers and academics, this book presents a sceptical and an intelligent assessment... [more]
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