Strange Country

Strange Country
Author: Patrick McCaughey
Publisher: Miegunyah Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2014
Genre: Art, Australian
ISBN: 9780522861204

'Painting matters to Australia and Australians as it does in few other countries. It has formed our consciousness, our sense of where we come from, and who we are. It cries out for wider recognition and acknowledgement.' - Patrick McCaughey Why has Australia, an island continent with a small population, produced such original and powerful art? And why is it so little known beyond our shores? Strange Country: Why Australian Painting Matters is Patrick McCaughey's answer.

Australian Art

Australian Art
Author: Sasha Grishin
Publisher: Miegunyah Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Art, Australian
ISBN: 9780522869361

Sasha Grishin is a leading Australian art historian, art critic and curator who has published some twenty books and over two thousand articles on various aspects of art. This book is his magnum opus, a comprehensive and definitive history of Australian art. Australian Art: A History provides an overview of the major developments in Australian art, from its origins to the present. The book commences with ancient Aboriginal rock art and early colonialists' interpretations of their surroundings, and moves on to discuss the formation of an Australian identity through art, the shock of early modernism and the notorious Heide circle. It finishes with the popular recognition of modern Indigenous art and contemporary Australian art and its place in the world.

Australian Aboriginal Paintings

Australian Aboriginal Paintings
Author: Jennifer Isaacs
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9781864368031

A collection of traditional Aboriginal paintings which spans decades and which displays the distinctive styles of two regions of Australia: the western desert and Arnhem Land. The paintings are simply presented to be easily appreciated, with brief notes on information provided by the artists themselves.

Aboriginal Art of Australia

Aboriginal Art of Australia
Author: Carol Finley
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780822520764

Describes the art of the Australian Aborigines including rock painting and engraving as well as sand and bark painting; also discusses the symbolism found in these works.

Australia's Impressionists

Australia's Impressionists
Author: Tim Bonyhady
Publisher: National Gallery London
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Impressionism
ISBN: 9781857096125

Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, December 7, 2016-March 26, 2017.

Art in Australia

Art in Australia
Author: Christopher Allen
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1997
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780500203019

A history of Australian art explores how artists inhabiting a new continent reflected their experiences in their work.

Painting Landscapes from Your Imagination

Painting Landscapes from Your Imagination
Author: Tony Smibert
Publisher: International Artist Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Landscape painting
ISBN: 9781929834020

Artists are always in search of new subjects to paint, and this guide provides what they need to kick-start their creativity. Part art instruction, part inspiration, Painting Landscapes from Your Imagination features step-by-step techniques coupled with imaginative exercises for brainstorming, executing and completing dynamic compositions. Using found objects such as twigs, rocks, photos, doodles, etc. artists will learn to compose engaging landscapes as they practice basic watercolor methods, including dry brushing, charging, mingling and working wet-in-wet. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of painting watercolor landscapes, enabling more advanced artists to skip to the sections they need. This guide also includes a unique fold out and follow me guide which allows artists to juxtapose a large print of three separate compositions with accompanying step-by-step demonstrations. Selling points: A liberating cure for blank paper syndrome; Packed with dozens of techniques, ideas and demonstrations; Features a unique fold out follow me approach.

Great Australian Dissents

Great Australian Dissents
Author: Andrew Lynch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2016-09-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107158532

This book identifies, analyses and celebrates the significant and influential dissenting judicial opinions in Australian legal history.

Everywhen

Everywhen
Author: Henry F. Skerritt
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300214707

"This publication accompanies the exhibition Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 5 through September 18, 2016."