Around the World in 80 Trees
R310Bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg as he tells the stories of 80 magnificent trees from all over the globe.
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Out of stockArt & Religion in the 21st Century
Original price was: R660.R330Current price is: R330.The relationship between art and religion has been long, complex, and often conflicted, and it has given rise to many of the greatest works in the history of art. Artists today continue to reflect seriously upon religious traditions, themes, and institutions, suggesting a new approach to spirituality that is more considered than confrontational.
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Art and the Devil
R550A memoir by South African painter Reshada Crouse in which she speaks candidly about life, art, and courage.
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Out of stockArt Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel
R450The pages, ordered according to geometric and “constructive” aspects, document the oness of the world in its most diversified forms.
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Art in a State of Siege
R720Acclaimed art historian Joseph Koerner reaches back to the eve of iconoclasm and religious warfare to explore the most elusive painting ever painted. Spanning half a millennium but urgent today, Art in a State of Siege reveals how, in dire straits, art becomes the currency of last resort.
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Art in Detail – 100 Masterpieces
R500Great paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter; there is always more to be derived from them. Art lovers may revisit and reconsider the masterpieces throughout their lives, but a deeper understanding can only be gained by analysing the painting in detail, be it the placement of the subject, the lighting, the style of brushstrokes or the themes.
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Art in the Making: Artists and their Materials from the Studio to Crowdsourcing
R550This wide-ranging exploration of different methods and media in art since the 1950s includes nine chapters that focus on individual processes of making: Painting, Woodworking, Building, Performing, Tooling Up, Cashing In, Fabricating, Digitizing, and Crowdsourcing. Detailed examples are interwoven with the discussion, including visuals that reveal the intricacies of techniques and materials. Artists featured include Ai Weiwei, Alice Aycock, Isa Genzken, Los Carpinteros, Paul Pfeiffer, Doris Salcedo, Santiago Sierra, and Rachel Whiteread.
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Art is Life: Icons & Iconoclasts, Visionaries & Vigilantes, & Flashes of Hope in the Night
R625With his signature blend of candour and conviction, Jerry Saltz argues in Art Is Life for the importance of the fearless artist.
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Art is Magic : The best book by Jeremy Deller
R350Art is Magic is artist Jeremy Deller’s attempt to tie up the key works of his career alongside the art, pop music, film, politics and history that have inspired his work.
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Art Nouveau
R500This fresh TASCHEN edition considers Art Nouveau as a broad historical phenomenon with distinct local features.
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Art of McSweeney’s (Hardcover)
R480A novel with each cover hand-illustrated by the author. Literary journals bound by magnets, or designed to look like junk mail. The sharp wit, gorgeous design, and playful why not invention of independent literary publisher McSweeney’s have earned it a large and loyal following and made its journals, books, The Believer magazine, and Wholphin DVDs collectible favorites of readers and graphic designers alike. Created by the McSweeney’s staff to commemorate their 11th (or 12th) anniversary, this book showcases their award-winning art and design across all the company’s activities. It features hundreds of images, interviews with collaborators such as Chris Ware and Michael Chabon, and dozens of insights into McSweeney’s quirky creative process and the visual experience of reading.
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Art of the Twentieth Century and Beyond
R330This book collects and documents the birth, development, and decline of the twentieth-century artistic movements in Italy and abroad up to the present.
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Artist Quarter: Modigliani, Montmartre & Montparnasse
R575A vivid account of Bohemian Paris at the birth of Cubism and other movements, with Modigliani as hero among other artists and writers now legends.
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Artist’s Lives
Original price was: R825.R410Current price is: R410.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.
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Artists’ Laboratory 01: Ian McKeever RA
R200The first book in the Artists’ Laboratory series, delves into the work of Ian McKeever through essays and conversations.
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