Out There Scape Public Art by Warren Feeney

$79.99 NZD

Category: Art & Design

It has been 20 extraordinary and exciting years since SCAPE Public Art began to revolutionise the open spaces of Otautahi Christchurch ¿ and public arts practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. This bold initiative stepped outside the gallery and into the streets, to make contemporary art, both national and in ternational, truly public in a fresh and invigorating way. And it did so, uniquely for this country, by involving industry and business, and the city¿s various communities, in commissioning and realising arts projects and permanent works. Out There: SCAPE Public Art 1998¿2018 tells the story of this fruitful association and celebrates two decades of achievement since SCAPE¿s first biennial, then known as Art & Industry, was held in 2000. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with the originators and supporters of SCAPE, and with many of the more than 230 artists who have been involved, well-known arts commentator Dr Warren Feeney has written a lively and appealing account. He considers both the stunning works made possible by SCAPE and the unexpected and beneficial partnerships that have developed in Christchurch, particularly after the 2010¿11 earthquakes. Fascinating, richly illustrated and superbly designed, Out There: SCAPE Public Art 1998¿2018 is a beautiful and significant book. No one interested in the visual arts will want to be without it. ...Show more

Mitchell & Mitchell: A Father & Son Arts Legacy by Peter Alsop; Anna Reed; Richard Wolfe

$79.99 NZD

Category: Art & Design | Reading Level: near fine

Leonard C. Mitchell and Leonard V. Mitchell ¿ father and son ¿ are two forgotten artistic heroes. Now, critically studied for the first time, their highlight reel runs long. No other family can likely claim such a diverse contribution to New Zealand art. This beautifully designed and illustrated title b rings together these amazing New Zealanders and breathes life into their phenomenal artistic legacy. Leonard Cornwall Mitchell (1901¿71) has been called the father of New Zealand graphic design; a stand-out illustrator and designer. Some of Mitchell¿s posters, including his welcoming wahine for the Centennial Exhibition, are graphic masterpieces; the epitome of great design. For Mitchell¿s first son, Leonard Victor Mitchell (1925-80), art was a natural family fix. At age 31, he won the first Kelliher Art Award and painted one of New Zealand¿s most ambitious murals (Human Endeavour, installed in Lower Hutt¿s War Memorial Library). But within four years, despite another Kelliher win and multiple big-name portrait commissions, Mitchell moved to Europe, pushed out by Modernism never to return again. Only now, through privileged access to his own repatriated collection, can Mitchell¿s art be fully understood. This incredible body of work has been carefully crafted by the author Peter Alsop and designer Anna Reed (Leonard V. Mitchell¿s grand-daughter), and is a fantastic edition to the kernels of New Zealand¿s art history. ...Show more

Claudia Schiffer by Claudia Schiffer; Ellen von Unwerth (Foreword by)

$49.99 NZD

$139.00 (64% off)

Category: Art & Design

This stunning book, curated by Schiffer herself, is a highly personal collection of her favorite fashion moments and a tour-de-force of beauty, tracing her work from übermodel to muse to modern-day icon, as captured by the greatest photographers the fashion industry has known: Richard Avedon, Patrick De marchelier, Arthur Elgort, Steven Klein, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts, Francesco Scavullo, Mario Testino, Ellen von Unwerth, and many more. Like Kate: The Kate Moss Book and Becoming, by Cindy Crawford, this visually sumptuous book features the greatest hits of this supermodel and global fashion and beauty icon. From her role as the face of Chanel to her appearance on a thousand magazine covers, Schiffer remains the eternal blonde. Claudia Schiffer is one of the handful of models who have become modern icons  Her face has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair--even on the cover of Time. People has listed her among the "Twenty-Five Most Beautiful People" and US magazine among the "Ten Most Beautiful Women" in the world. She was number 73 on the Forbes list of the 100 most influential personalities in the world. She has done the catwalk for the world's greatest designers and is one of the most photographed faces of our time.  Model. Muse. Global fashion icon. Claudia Schiffer is legendary both in terms of accomplishments and longevity. From her discovery at age seventeen in a Düsseldorf discotheque to becoming Karl Lagerfeld's muse and landing multimillion-dollar beauty contracts, Schiffer's record-breaking successes catapulted her to international fame. With a career spanning over three decades, she is still snaring magazine editorials and advertising campaigns today. ...Show more

14 Blown Kisses by Wayne Youle

$19.90 NZD

Category: Art & Design

When we’re apart from the ones we love, how do we get our kisses to them? We blow them! The blown kisses in this charming book travel far. Tied to a rocket, attached to a pigeon, kicked like a rugby ball – and many other imaginative ways. Wayne Youle (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngāti Pākehā) is one of A otearoa New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists. His work is bright, playful and full of kindness. Wayne lived in isolation for 14 days during the COVID-19 lockdown. He created 14 ways to share blown kisses with his sons. This book is dedicated to everyone around the world in lockdown who can only blow their kisses. A book for children. And a delightful gift for anyone. Available in te reo Māori and English. ...Show more

Graham Bennett — Around Every Circle by Graham Bennett, Felicity Milburn, Rosa Shiels, John Freeman-Moir, Barbara Speedy (editor)

$85.00 NZD

Category: Art & Design

Graham Bennett - Around Every Circle is a sumptuously illustrated portrait of an acclaimed New Zealand -based artist without compromise, who illuminates how we engage with our environment and each other. Three essays by accomplished writers and five image sequences elucidate a practice shaped by curiosi ty and connection. ...Show more

Annie Leibovitz : Portraits 2005-2016 by Annie Leibovitz (By (photographer)); Alexandra Fuller (Contribution by)

$140.00 NZD

Category: Art & Design

In this new collection from Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, iconic portraits sit side by side never-before-published photographs. Afterword by Annie Leibovitz. Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 is the photographer's follow-up to her two landmark books, Annie L eibovitz: Photographs, 1970-1990 and A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005. In this new collection, Leibovitz has captured the most influential and compelling figures of the last decade in the style that has made her one of the most beloved talents of our time. Each of the photographs documents contemporary culture with an artist's eye, wit, and an uncanny ability to personalize even the most recognizable and distinguished figures. ...Show more

Texture: The Essence of Stone, Wood, Linen & Wool by Ryland Peters and Small Staff (Compiled by)

$12.99 NZD

$19.99 (35% off)

Category: Art & Design

In a world dominated by new technology, the digital, and the computerized, natural materials have never seemed more appealing. In this alluring little book, the textures of the natural world are seen both close up and in the home, providing a wealth of visual inspiration. Any interior decorator will tel l you that the role of texture in interiors is a well-kept secret. Texture adds depth, detail, and definition, and it delights the eye. It draws us into a space and invites us to explore, to run our fingers over different surfaces, to caress cashmere or stroke glossy wood. We associate different textures with different moods. Rough, unfinished textures such as unfinished wood and crumpled hand-woven linen are warm and natural. They signal rustic charm; a picket fence and a vegetable patch. Sleek marble and glossy polished wood, on the other hand, feel cool and formal and are associated with all things slick, chic and metropolitan--a black town car on a dark night, martinis in a hotel bar. Infinitely versatile, these natural materials and textures can be used in an array of different guises to create the perfect interior. ...Show more

Wilderness Watercolor Landscapes - 30 Eye-Catching Scenes Anyone Can Master by Kolbie Blume

$44.99 NZD

Category: Art & Design

From striking desert sunsets to misty mountains to fields of gorgeous wildflowers, Kolbie Blume's projects help you learn basic watercolor skills and techniques with the added bonus of resulting in beautiful paintings worthy of prominent display in your home. Each chapter teaches progressively more adva nced techniques and subjects, allowing you to build upon your skills as you work through the projects. The final paintings Kolbie teaches show you how to combine all the skills you've developed in a variety of unique, exciting ways--the sky's the limit! With all the tips, tricks and techniques you need to dive into watercolor painting, this collection of brilliant watercolor projects is the perfect guide for the beginner painter and any artist looking to improve their landscape skills. This book contains 30 projects. ...Show more

Llew Summers - Body and Soul by John Newton

$65.00 NZD

Category: Art & Design

Llew Summers (1947-2019) was a rarity in the art world - a figurative artist in a scene dominated by abstract practices. Llew Summers: Body and Soul depicts the work and life of one of New Zealand's most recognisable sculptors, a man of great warmth and astonishing vitality, whose works are daring, sens ual and provocative.John Newton takes us from Summers' beginnings as a self-taught artist, through his relationships and family life, to his success as a highly visible sculptor with works found in public spaces throughout New Zealand.We follow Summers' progression as an artist, a true independent, working outside the hierarchies of the art world. His early monumental works in concrete made him a public fixture, with themes of nurture and nature, sexuality and solidity seen in his idealised female forms. As he discovered carving in wood and marble, the work became more subtle and increasingly dynamic. From the early 2000s, following his first trip to Europe, religious imagery entered Summers' work in ways that extended both his visual and thematic range, and introduced a more overtly spiritual element. His later career features depictions of Christ, angelic winged figures and large, ambitious works in bronze.Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including newly commissioned images of Summers' works, Llew Summers: Body and Soul is a joyful record of a life in sculpture and a testimony to the value of public art. ...Show more

An Exquisite Legacy: The Work and Art of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs

$59.99 NZD

Category: Art & Design

The biography of one of New Zealand's greatest naturalist-artists, G. V.Hudson. George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insec ts, now housed at Te Papa. Hudson also wrote seven books on insect fauna between 1898 and 1946, each illustrated in colour with immaculate paintings of the specimens, a total of over 3100 paintings, mainly focused on months and butterflies. An Exquisite Legacy is a biography of Hudson, written by his grandson Dr George Gibbs, himself a prominent entomologist. Gibbs outlines the life of this naturalist and artist, whose dedication and output was truly remarkable. Hudson remained an amateur naturalist his whole life, but his contribution to our knowledge about the New Zealand insect world is of enduring significance, while his artistic legacy, built up over nearly seven decades, is truly remarkable. This extensive collection of exquisite illustrations is without parallel in New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this biography of George Hudson is the first chance for most people to see his exquisite artwork. Up until now, his books have been valuable collectors' items unavailable to most people. A foreword by Courtney Johnston, Chief Executive of Te Papa Tongarewa, provided in recognition of the importance of this book, and the significance of the Hudson Collection at Te Papa. ...Show more

Esplin : Tom and Edith's Creative Journeys by Donald Offwood (compiled by)

$40.00 NZD

Category: Art & Design

Tom Esplin’s artistic career started at the early age of 10, when he was awarded first prize for a sketch of his father. At age 18, he won a scholarship from the Edinburgh College of Arts, where his art master commented that Esplin was one of the best pupils he had had presented for some years and he predicted a brilliant career for the lad. After his duty serving in the war, he took up a teaching exchange in Dunedin. He and his family decided to emigrate to New Zealand and began a lecturing position at Otago University for the next 25 years. During this time, he developed his trademark and unique palette knife impasto technique. During his full life Tom completed over 3,500 paintings, so this commemorative book can only touch the surface. It is a sketch of his life’s journey with camera and palette knife in hand. ...Show more

California Moderne and the Mid-Century Dream - The Architecture of Edward H. Fickett by Richard Rapaport

$49.99 NZD

$119.00 (57% off)

Category: Art & Design

A dazzling presentation of the mid-century modern California style, offering a fresh perspective on the work of this influential yet widely unknown figure.