Paintings From Paris: The Life and Art of Mora Dyring by Gaynor Cuthbert

$45.00 AUD

Category: Art, Music and Architecture

Tom Blackwell: The Complete Paintings, 1970-2014 by Linda Chase

$160.00 AUD

Category: Art, Music and Architecture

Tom Blackwell is primarily known for his work in Photorealism, a stylistic movement noted for its ardent embrace of photographic source material. In 1969, he began a series of brashly beautiful motorcycle paintings that established him as one of the founders and foremost artists of the movement. In conj unction with his Photorealist paintings, Blackwell has produced a related body of work that is allegorical in its perspective. Combining photo-derived images, he addresses themes such as the passage of time, the fragility of nature, and the continuity that weaves through human history. The paintings, rich in symbolism and interpretive possibilities, fascinate and impress viewers with the breadth of Blackwell's abilities. Blackwell, born in Chicago in 1938, has deftly captured the vibrancy and visual excitement of urban street life for the past four decades and has had solo exhibitions across the United States and abroad. ...Show more

Stuart Davis: In Full Swing by Barbara Haskell

$120.00 AUD

Category: Art, Music and Architecture

Beginning in 1921, a series of creative breakthroughs ledDavis away from figurative painting and toward a moreabstract expression of the world he inhabited. Drawing uponhis admiration for the works of Cezanne, Leger and Picasso,Davis developed a style that would over the next four decadesevolve, challen ge and influence contemporary art. Davis'svisionary depictions of modern life and culture both highand low remain relevant more than 50 years after his death.Focusing on the images and motifs that became a hallmark ofhis career, this book features approximately 100 works-fromhis paintings of early 1920s tobacco packages, the abstractEgg Beater series and the WPA mural works from the 1930s,to the majestic works of his last two decades. The authors takea critical approach to the indelible influence Davis had uponcontemporary art and the traceable impact his earlier workhad upon his later masterpieces.They also offer importantbiographical perspectives and discuss Davis's unique abilityto assimilate into his art not only the lessons of Cubism,modernism and abstraction, but also the imagery of popularculture, the aesthetics of advertising and the sounds andrhythms of jazz-his great musical passion. Presenting newlydiscovered primary documents, including photographs andexcerpts from the artist's writings, the detailed chronologyis, in effect, the first-ever Davis biography. Together, theseelements create a vital portrait of an artist whose works humwith intelligence and energy. ...Show more

Artists at Home / Work by Thijs Demeulemeester

$115.00 AUD

Category: Art, Music and Architecture

A new thoroughly researched, skilfully photographed and beautifully published coffee table book, brought to you by the duo behind Eccentric Homes. This is so much more than a lifestyle publication: this time Thijs and Diane invite you to the personal worlds of 16 unique visual artists. Featuring the int eriors and work spaces of both internationally famous and settled artists and younger talents such as Robert Devriendt, Koen van den Broek, Joris Van de Moortel, Hans Op de Beeck, Thomas Lerooy, Cathy Heck, Wim Delvoye and Gert Robeyns. Richly illustrated with lively, inspiring and honest photos of the work and the home environment of these widely appreciated artists, whose personality and art colour every image in the book. With personal, interesting texts, based on interviews with the intriguing individuals that these artists are. ...Show more

Discovering Charles Meere by Joy Eadie

$59.95 AUD

Category: Art, Music and Architecture

"Australian Beach Pattern" is an iconic painting, synonymous with our way of life. Charles Meere is just the little known artist who painted it. This book reveals a fresh perspective on a fascinating and remarkable artist whose reputation deserves complete re-evaluation. Accused of fascism, totalitarian ism and eugenics, Meere has been dismissed by critics as unimaginative and dull. Joy Eadie is on a mission to prove them wrong about everything. This beautifully illustrated book showcases "Australian Beach Pattern", other Meere paintings and his poster art. it establishes Meere as a remarkably original, satirical and profound painter. ...Show more