Art & Photography
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Marc Chagall - Drawings for the Bible - Beatrice Hernad and Gaston BatchelardMarc Chagall - Drawings for the Bible by Beatrice Hernad and Gaston Batchelard is an enchanting introduction to the Old Testament and this book makes the perfect gift for Chagall enthusiasts and bibliophiles alike. Marc Chagall was captivated by the Old Testament, and its stories and heroes were a major influence on his work. |
ZAR 1,280.00 |
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Hundertwasser - Andreas HirschHundertwasser edited by Andreas Hirsch brings together works by Hundertwasser, photographs from his life, interviews with his contemporaries, and original quotations. Friedensreich Hundertwasser was a painter, environmentalist, philosopher, humanist, architect, and creator of original graphics, whose unique style appeals to a wide audience. An essay in words and pictures, this publication takes the reader on a journey in thirteen stages through Hundertwasser's life and work. |
ZAR 325.00 |
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The First World War in Photographs - Richard HolmesThe First World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes presents the conflict in all its appalling and intensely moving detail - covering all the great battles and theatres of operations, from the mud of Flanders to the beaches of Gallipoli. The photographs capture the patriotism and innocence of the men and women who volunteered for their countries, the reality of trench warfare on the Western Front, the sea battles in oceans around the globe, the terror of gas and mechanized weaponry, and the ultimate sacrifice of a generation. |
ZAR 280.00 |
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Joe Eula - Cathy HorynJoe Eula by Cathy Horyn is the first, and sure to be definitive, collection of the iconic work of Joe Eula, the foremost illustrator of the late twentieth century, featuring more than 200 gorgeous black-and-white and full-colour sketches and illustrations, the majority of which have never been published before. An illustrator, graphic artist, costume designer, stage director, and tastemaker, Joe Eula lived at the center of the high fashion and art worlds. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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Titian - Peter HumfreyTitian by Peter Humfrey is an Ideal introduction to Titian's life and work for the general reader and scholar alike. The book places Titian's career and work into the social and historical context of sixteenth-century Italy and explores his approach to a number of themes - including mythological, religious, allegorical and portrait subjects - and examines the key role of Titian's illustrious patrons It includes his greatest works from the Concert Champetre of c. |
ZAR 325.00 |
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Arab Photography Now - Rose Issa and Michket KrifaArab Photography Now edited by Rose Issa and Michket Krifa shows the visual dynamics of Arab photography in all its fascinating beauty, revealing a rich new aesthetic. We see works of great political and cultural relevance by thirty-six photographers. Their visual imagery constitutes an exciting and instructive journey for the reader. Each of the contributing photographers was asked to supply a statement on his or her life and experience as an artist. Rose Issa is a curator, writer, and producer who has championed visual art and film from the Arab world for nearly thirty years. |
ZAR 225.00 |
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Grayson Perry - Wendy JonesGrayson Perry by Wendy Jones is a wonderful biography of the artist. Every inch of Grayson's childhood bedroom was covered with pictures of aeroplanes, and every surface with models. Fantasy took over his life, in a world of battles ruled by his teddy bear, Alan Measles. He grew up. And in 2003, an acclaimed ceramic artist, he accepted the Turner Prize as his alter-ego Clare, wearing his best dress, with a bow in his hair. Now he tells his own story, his voice beautifully caught by his friend, the writer Wendy Jones. |
ZAR 75.00 |
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Master Photographers - Roberto KochMaster Photographers edited by Roberto Koch, which is an elegant, large-format volume, presents twenty masters of photography via 300 extraordinary authorial photographs, providing a broad yet accessible overview of twentieth-century photography. From Man Ray’s pioneering experimentations to the elegant and provocative fashion shots of Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts, the twenty master photographers featured in this handsome tome are masters of their craft across different photographic genres, from reportage and documentary to art and portraiture to fashion and glamour photography. |
ZAR 565.00 |
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A Passage to Congo - Pierre Loos and Pierre BuchA Passage to Congo by Pierre Loos and Pierre Buch is a collection of photographs taken by Doctor Emile Muller (1891-1976) in the Congo provinces of the Kasai and Katanga, territories of the Chokwe, Luba, Bashibushong and Basalampasu tribes. For these people, he was not the "boss", but he who cured, who gave relief, who listened. He could move easily between the tribes without having to tackle the reticence that has denatured so many ethnic photographs. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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African Art Now - Andre Magnin and othersAfrican Art Now by Andre Magnin and others is a major, lavishly illustrated study of contemporary art being produced by the leading artists working in sub-Saharan Africa Painters, photographers, sculptors and installation artists are represented from nineteen countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo Artists include Frederic Bruly Bouabre, Seydou Keita, Samuel Kane Kwei, Cheri Samba and Malik Sidibe |
ZAR 180.00 |
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Medusa - Boris WastiauMedusa by Boris Wastiau is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. |
ZAR 430.00 |
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Anish Kapoor - Gianni Mercurio and Demetrio PaparoniAnish Kapoor by Gianni Mercurio and Demetrio Paparoni is a richly illustrated book which surveys Kapoor's work since 1979 and traces his artistic development over the course of a career spanning more than thirty years. Anish Kapoor is the creator of popular public sculptures and the recipient of numerous international awards, including the Turner Prize (1991). |
ZAR 585.00 |
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Shoot - Ken MillerShoot by Ken Miller gathers over 20 photographers whose work focuses on capturing a moment rather than elaborate lighting setups or controlled, manufactured scenarios. Employing the most basic photographic tools—a single-lens reflex camera and natural light—they must rely on their instincts and their ability to interact with a situation to create a dynamic image. This freewheeling approach reflects an era in which we are increasingly bombarded by images, and the emotional resonance of images has become an important part of our visual vocabulary. |
ZAR 225.00 |
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Modern British Posters - Paul RennieModern British Posters by Paul Rennie explores the interaction between modern art, graphic design and the utopian vision of Britain in the 20th century through the medium of the modern poster. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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Flowers in the Landscape - Ann MortimerFlowers in the Landscape by Ann Mortimer shows how to paint scenes full of colour and character. Flowers are indeed hard to ignore. They brighten our lives and our surroundings, and I can think of no better medium to use to paint them than watercolour because it is such a lively and dynamic medium. Learning to control it - or should I say to not control it too much - is a challenge. It is, however, all the more fun for being so. "Watercolour" reveals its secrets gradually to anyone who is prepared to give it a go. |
ZAR 85.00 |
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All Told - Leroy NeimanAll Told by Leroy Neiman is the memoir of one of the most recognisable contemporary artists in the world, a book filled with the biggest celebrities in twentieth-century sport, art, sexy dames, music, film, and more, by LeRoy Neiman, who was a principle contributor to Playboy for years, who covered the Playboy beat “Man at His Leisure,” who was chronicler and confidant of Muhammad Ali (and artist to all of sports!), and who was hailed as the man who “defined a century in vibrating colour. |
ZAR 195.00 |
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5 Great American Photographers - Luc Sante, Jeff Rian, Mary Panzer, Paul Hill, Chris Johnson, Barbara Bullock-Wilson5 Great American Photographers by Luc Sante, Jeff Rian, Mary Panzer, Paul Hill, Chris Johnson, Barbara Bullock-Wilson is Phaidon's ground-breaking 55 series which fulfils its self-set brief, by bringing us articulate and tempting introductions to the work of five photographers whose work is not very well-known outside the USA. The five photographers represented, each in a separate pocket sized book, are Mathew Brady, Lewis Baltz, Wynn Bullock, Walker Evans and Eadweard Muybridge. |
ZAR 325.00 |
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Independently Animated: Bill Plympton - Bill Plimpton & D B LevyIndependently Animated: Bill Plympton by Bill Plimpton & D B Levy juxtaposes the story of his life and art against the backdrop of the overall animation industry. It chronicles Plympton’s life from his childhood of Saturday morning cartoons to his most current and certainly adult-skewing animation. The only modern animator to personally hand-draw every frame in all of his work, Academy Award–nominee Bill Plympton eschewed a career in the high-paying but soul-crushing Hollywood animation industry to explore his own creativity as an independent filmmaker. |
ZAR 225.00 |
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Cappiello - Jack RennertCappiello by Jack Rennert is the largest, most authoritative collection of Cappiello's work ever presented: 534 poster illustrations in full colour, many never seen before. Detailed appraisals and annotations accompany each poster, as well as biographical information and an insight into Cappielo's graphic method. An additional 50 colour illustrations show the many other facets of Cappiello's talents - from book and magazine illustrations, to paintings, maquettes, postcards and, most of all, his superb early caricatures. Cappiello is the Father of the Modern Poster. |
ZAR 485.00 |
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Joseph Beuys - Mark Rosenthal |