Cthulhu: Dark Fantasy, Horror & Supernatural Movies by Gordon Kerr
$29.99 NZD
Category: Art | Series: Gothic Dreams
Beneath the waves stirs a malevolent, giant kraken-like monster - the terrifying creation of master of horror H.P. Lovecraft. First brought to life as part of his short story 'The Call of Cthulhu', published in the magazine Weird Tales, and later featuring in several of Lovecraft's works, Cthulhu is an ...Show more
Dali: Masters of Art by ALEXANDER ADAMS
$29.99 NZD
Category: Art
From politics to religion, psychology to nuclear physics, learn how Dalí's work embraces nearly every major historic development of the twentieth century. Although Salvador Dalí's characteristically provocative behaviour and bizarre pictorial language made him an outlier in high society, his body of wor ...Show more
David Hockney by TASCHEN (Editor)
$58.00 NZD
Category: Art
This special edition traces David Hockney's work over the course of six decades. We follow his stylistic development and experience how he reinvents himself again and again--from his teenage years at art school to the extensive portrait series, iPad drawings, and landscape paintings of recent years. The ...Show more
Dawn Chorus - The Legendary Voyage to New Zealand of Aesop, the Fabled Teller of Fables by Ray Ching; Carolyn Ching
$89.99 NZD
Category: Art | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand's birds as you have never seen them before. World renowned artist Ray Ching has created a truly unique celebration of New Zealands birds and landscapes. Magical, humorous and beautiful, this is the imagined story of Aesop's visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, described by its creator, Ray Ching, ...Show more
Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron Reilly by Peter Simpson
$65.00 NZD
Category: Art
This substantial book of letters selected by esteemed Colin McCahon scholar Peter Simpson shines a light on one of the most remarkable relationships in New Zealand art. The painter Colin McCahon and the librarian Ron O'Reilly first met in 1938, in Dunedin, when McCahon was 19 and O'Reilly 24. They rem ...Show more
Decoded by Jay-Z
$44.99 NZD
$47.99 (6% off)
Category: Art
Updated with 3 new songs, this is the intimate, first-person chronicle of the life and work of Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn's notorious Marcy Projects, now known to many as the greatest rapper alive. Told through lyrics, images and personal narrative, "Decoded" shares the story of Jay-Z's life t ...Show more
Degas by Bernd Growe
$30.00 NZD
Category: Art
Capturing fleeting moments. This title deals with Degas' mastery in the depiction of movement. In terms of both theme and technique, the key to understanding the early work of Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is classical painting. Although he was eventually associated with the Impressionists and even participat ...Show more
Don Binney - Flight Path by Gregory O'Brien
$89.99 NZD
Category: Art
Painter, printmaker, teacher, writer and ornithologist Don Binney (1940 - 2012) was a mercurial presence on the New Zealand cultural scene from the time of his meteoric rise to fame in the early 1960s. His unmistakable, stylised depictions of birds have come to define an era in the development of the na ...Show more
Drawing Step-by-Step by Richard Box
$44.99 NZD
Category: Art
This is a practical and comprehensive guide for all drawing enthusiasts, from the beginner to the experienced artist. It begins with advice on a wide variety of drawing media including graphite and coloured pencils, charcoal, chalks, pastels, conte crayons, water soluble pencils and various pens. It goe ...Show more
Drawing : Techniques & Tutorials for the Complete Beginner by Christine Allison
$22.99 NZD
Category: Art
Drawing is not only a relaxing and enjoyable pastime, but also one of the original mindfulness techniques, being a great way to be in the moment and observe your surroundings. Despite the common assumption that the ability to draw is a skill you either possess or you don't, it can be readily learned wit ...Show more
Drawing: The Complete Guide by Giovanni Civardi
$34.99 NZD
Category: Art | Series: Art of Drawing Ser.
This is an essential book for anyone learning to draw, or wishing to improve their drawing. Starting with the basics of drawing techniques, Civardi gives expert advice on drawing portraits, the clothed figure, hands and feet and scenery, finishing with a section on the importance of light and shade. Civ ...Show more
Drawing Trees and Flowers by Margaret Eggleton
$39.99 NZD
Category: Art
Draw trees and flowers with the confidence to achieve from scratch and tackle more advanced techniques. In one book. Combining the talents of two renowned artists, Margaret Eggleton and Denis John-Naylor, this is a detailed, comprehensive guide to drawing trees and flowers. Artists of all skill leve ...Show more