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 | It's All About The Image(Paperback)Take a trip through New Zealand art via Dick Frizzell's point of view. He shines a light on some of the works he's always loved - a number of which have seemed to miss muster in the usual round-ups. It's an eclectic bunch of paintings and begins with images he was drawn to (because that's what it was all about.....
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 | Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo(Paperback)Taia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou . . . Take your moko, as a friend forever . . . In the traditional Maori world the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was part of everyday life; everyone had some patterning on their skin. Men wore elaborate designs on their faces; women’s were usually less complex but elegant, and both....
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 | Artists' Impressions of New Zealand(Paperback)Denis Robinson’s latest offering is something of an artist’s road trip – a journey from the top to the bottom of New Zealand through the paintings of nearly 60 artists. The tour begins with Northland and runs cross-country to the south of the South Island.
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 | Kura Koiwi Bone Treasures(Paperback)Brian Flintoff is one of New Zealand's foremost bone carvers. Though he is pakeha, it is his journey into the world of Maori art that has provided him with his greatest inspiration and direction as a carver. The knowledge, sensitivity and skill that he brings to his work has seen him gain enormous respect within both the Maori and European....
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 | Dick Frizzell: The Painter(Hardback )Dick Frizzell's images populate our world - you find them on t-shirts, on TV ads, in shop windows, on wine bottles, on cushions and t-towels, and in art shows. People appropriate (or borrow) his images in much the same way that he too appropriated many of the images he has painted over the years. He's reached iconic status in NZ....
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 | The Art of Peter SiddellSir Peter Siddell's intricately detailed paintings of New Zealand urban scenes and landscapes that are not quite a replication of actuality are much loved and enduringly popular. Both technical tours de force and rich with acute observation, they feature in all our national art collections and never fail to fascinate.
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 | PounamuPounamu is a celebration of jade in its many forms. It is a magnificent tribute to this New Zealand icon, the finest book on the subject ever published. It explore jade's powerful connection with the natural environment, its Maori myths and history, jewellery and taonga contemporary carving, and its significance in the international arena. The text is enhanced by the....
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 | Mud and Colour Man: The Morris & James Story(Paperback)From the rough clay of Matakana, north of Auckland, Ant Morris and his then wife and business partner, Sue James, created one of this country's leading potteries. Superbly illustrated with stunning images, this is a book to love and a gift to treasure, just like a piece of Morris & James.
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 | White Cloud Worlds: An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artwork from Aotearoa New Zealand(Hardback)With a foreword by Richard Taylor, twelve fantasy artists are featured, each with a distinctive voice and style.
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 | Timeless Land(Hardback)Timeless Land is a unique collaboration between three of New Zealand's most steadfast and individual talents: painter Grahame Sydney, poet Brian Turner and writer Owen Marshall. Much of their best work has grown out of their deep attachment to the memorable landscapes of the Central South Island.
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 | Drawing the Waitakere Coast(Hardback)In 2008, painter Don Binney completed 24 charming coloured pencil drawings of Auckland's West Coast, from Huia to Te Henga (Bethells). They are evocative of the coast so many New Zealanders love and they are magnificent works in themselves. They are accompanied by text commenting on the landmarks shown in each of the drawings.
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 | Emerging Collectable Taranaki Painters 2010-2011(Hardback)Book profiling 35 successful emerging painters from the Real TArt Gallery .
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 | Back and Beyond: New Zealand Painting for the Young and Curious(Hardback)Features art by contemporary painters and printmakers, who are seasoned travellers across time and space.
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 | Carved Histories: Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai Carving(Paperback)This companion volume to Roger Neich's Painted Histories is now published in paperback for the first time. Carved Histories is the classic account of one of the most influential traditions of Maori wood carving in New Zealand. It pieces together the history of Ngati Tarawhai carving from pre-European times to the present day and analyses the personalities, families, and social....
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 | Woven Stone: The Sculpture of Chris Booth(Hardback)Brings together the remarkable pieces he has installed both in New Zealand and overseas, in both public and private collections, and traces his remarkable artistic and spiritual journey, His latest commission is for a gigantic work in a chalk pit at The Eden Project in the UK.
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 | Wellington: A City for Sculpture(Paperback)A City for Sculpture is both a celebration of the dynamic presence of sculpture in the city's streets and parks, and an informative and sometimes provocative examination of how it has all got there and what it all means.
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 | Wild Beast: The Art of Dean Buchanan(Hardback)Dean Buchanan is one of New Zealand's best-known artists. From an early age he showed immense talent, painting large oils that demonstrated both technical brilliance and a close affinity with the natural world. During the past thirty years he has become probably New Zealand's most prolific (and also most affordable) painter, as well as one of the most....
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 | Something for the Birds(Paperback)A memoir by a well-known artist and Auckland personality. She traces her roots from her childhood in Timaru and back to her Irish ancestors, her bohemian life as a student and her marriage to celebrated psychiatrist Fraser Macdonald.
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 | The Desire of the Line: Ralph Hotere Figurative Works(Paperback)A simple and elegant book of around 100 pages on the line drawings and paintings of women which artist Ralph Hotere has produced from 1959 through to the late 1990s. The drawings are captivating and richly varied; they contrast vividly with the large abstract, often political works for which Ralph Hotere is so widely acclaimed.
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 | Moko Or Maori Tattooing(Paperback)This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place....
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