Art and Artists
Classic posters from the last 300 years and the stories behind them. Posters have always been designed to seek an immediate response. From the time when paper was first affordable, the poster h..
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In a series of 50 accessible essays, Susie Hodge introduces and explains the central concepts that underpin Western art and design. From Romanesque to Realism, Pop Art to Pluralism, 50 Art..
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Master the design ideas that shape the world we live in today. In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Jervis introduces and explains the centralmovements, inventions and creative genius..
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An entirely fresh perspective on the history of western art that uses timelines to trace cultural development from prehistory to the present. Most surveys of the history of art come neatly packa..
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An illustrated celebration of wildlife through a year of rewilding, highlighting the importance of returning to nature. Hannah Dale, the artist and founder of the award-winning gift company W..
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A new edition of one of the first books to focus on the world of women artists and their practice. Women have always practised as artists, but for centuries the art world considered them mere di..
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From the Australian Book Industry-Award winning author of Australian Abstract. 'Containing a sublime collection of works, Amber Creswell Bell's book is a deeply fascinating insight into Antipodea..
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Aelita Andre (born in 2007 in Melbourne) is an Australian abstract painter. She began experimenting with paint when she was nine months old and her extraordinary acrylic on canvas paintings were prese..
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An exploration of echoes and resonances across two millennia of visual culture, celebrating ten years of The Public Domain Review. Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 public domain i..
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A moving, revelatory story about one of the world's great museums and art's capacity to heal, by a writer who spent a decade as a museum guard. **THE SUNDAY TIMES ART BOOK OF THE YEAR** **A Fin..
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An Apothecary of Art is the beautiful debut collection from Ravenous Butterflies featuring 80 exquisite works of art from the likes of John William Waterhouse, Henri Rousseau and Rockwell Kent with ac..
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Step inside the studio of Andres Valencia, the child prodigy who has astonished the art world with his boldly inventive paintings. In 2021, Andres became the youngest artist in history to showcas..
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Andy Warhol was a relentless chronicler of life and its encounters. Carrying a Polaroid camera from the late 1950s until his death in 1987, he amassed a huge collection of instant pictures of friends,..
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In 1950s New York, before he became one of the most famous names of the 20th century, Andy Warhol was already a skilled and successful commercial artist. During this time, as part of his strategy to w..
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Unofficial and unauthorisedIn 1962, Andy Warhol displayed 32 canvases of Campbell's soup cans in a New York art gallery. The art world - and what we consider to be art - would never be the same again...
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In 1962, when he painted Campbell's Soup Cans, Andy Warhol was not yet a household name, and Pop art, the movement with which he is now identified, was still on the cusp of becoming a phenomenon. With..
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This is the revised and expanded ten year, anniversary edition of one of Counter-Print's most-loved books. Counter-Print proudly presents the 10th anniversary edition of this iconic book, brimmin..
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The first extraordinary art book created through promtography. The artist and author has created the images, not with paint and brush but with AI. This is an incredible selection of images, creat..
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From millennia-old cave art to world-famous internet sensations, dogs have inspired artists to strive to capture their loyal personalities and antics for as long as they've been our furry friends. ..
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An intriguing investigation into 50 elusive artworks that were stolen and never recovered.Mona Lisa, Starry Night, Birth of Venus. People travel for hundreds of miles to observe these breathtaking pai..
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A landmark feminist intervention- a dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them. 'Destined to become a new classic' Chris Kraus A dazzl..
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As Kylie Jenner put it, "Check out this inspiring photograph from...@vladamua! " From opulent to optical illusion, Vlada's art is a blend of make-up and magic that transform her lips into canvase..
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Be guided and inspired by the world's greatest artists with this creative set of oracle cards. Are you suffering from creative block? Struggling to make a difficult life decision? Find out what P..
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Your expert guide to 500 of the world's greatest works of art A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints. Combining st..
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Take a look inside the homes of some of your favourite artists and explore how each one reflected their spirit and creativity. From William Morris and Pablo Picasso to Georgia OKeeffe and Frida Kahlo,..
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An indispensable introduction to the life and work of Barbara Hepworth, whose sculptures expanded the possibilities for art within modern society, and revealed how it can express human relationships w..
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An essential introduction to the life and work of J.M.W. Turner, whose pioneering explorations into oil and watercolours transformed landscape painting and continue to offer revelatory and definitive ..
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A fascinating introduction to the life and work of John Constable, highlighting key aspects of his innovative practice and the ways in which he brought a new vivacity to the observation of nature in n..
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An engaging introduction to the life and work of John Singer Sargent, the most accomplished portrait painter of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. ?John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) i..
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MEET THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS - FACE TO FACE This stunning visual celebration of the world's most celebrated artists tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works. Lavishly illu..
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A treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Artists Letters is a collection of intriguing, e..
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Engaging encounters, personal anecdotes and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art, by an international art world insider. Praised by the Art Newsp..
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Engaging encounters, personal anecdotes and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art, by an international art world insider. Praised by the Art Newsp..
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Art lovers rejoice! We're off to the gallery. Match 25 of the world's most iconic artists with one of their famous works. From classical to contemporary, Tracey Emin to Louise Bourgeois, this mig..
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An exclusive sneak peek inside the creative minds of more than 50 New Yorker cartoonists, celebrating legends and newcomers alike with stunning photography and engaging profiles. An exclusive sne..
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In this richly illustrated landmark book, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones documents the sold, stolen and destroyed works of Banksy, perhaps one of the most renowned and controversial artist..
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Bauhaus Goes West is a story of cultural exchange - between the Bauhaus emigres in the years following the school's closure in 1933 and the countries to which they moved, focusing in particular on Bri..
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The natural beauty and diversity of birds have fascinated us for centuries. Since their first appearance in art in medieval manuscripts, birds have proved to be a popular and enduring subject for arti..
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In Blossom, botanical illustrator and lifelong flower lover Adriana Picker takes you through a year of flowers and the ways to live with and learn from them, with beautiful artwork as well as recipes ..
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Timed for the company's centennial, this spectacularly illustrated coffee-table book traces the awesome evolution of BMW motorcycles from the birth of its iconic R23 "airhead" boxer twin, in 1923, to ..
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Part anthropological study, part art book, and part how-to, Book of Earth immerses you in the world of ochre, a naturally occurring mineral used to make pigment. Each chapter explores Gustafson's rare..
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A visual compendium of botanical sketches, many specially photographed, providing a revealing insight into the immediate responses of artists encountering the glories of the plant world. While h..
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Brent Harris: Surrender & Catch seeks to map the ways in which Harris's art has developed over the past four decades. It presents an overview of Harris's career, and through a number of in-depth essay..
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A contemporary look at Cecil Beaton's portraits of the Royal Family and how they helped create the public face of the House of Windsor. Cecil Beaton: The Royal Portraits looks back in time to te..
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What can we learn about the Roman empire from an amphora made in 200 BC? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history? And what will an artwork comprising a vast collecti..
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Our fast-changing world seen through the lenses of 140 leading contemporary photographers around the globe. With close to 500 images, many previously unpublished, this landmark publication takes..
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Ceramics is back in a big way, experiencing a steady surge of interest and popularity not seen since the 1970s. The return to the handmade, driven by our increasingly digital lives, means there are no..
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In celebration of its 15-year anniversary, LUMAS presents 100 of the finest pieces in its portfolio of art photography. From landscape to portraiture, architectural images to fashion shots, photograph..
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A wide-ranging and engaging introduction to the place and power of colour in life and art by John Gage, author of the award-winning Colour and Culture. The complex phenomenon of colour has recei..
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