The Australian Art Field
The Australian Art Field

Author: Tony Bennett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-25

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0429590008

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This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to take stock of the frictions generated by a tumultuous time in the Australian art field and to probe what the crises might mean for the future of the arts in Australia. Specific topics include national and international art markets; art practices in their broader social and political contexts; social relations and institutions and their role in contemporary Australian art; the policy regimes and funding programmes of Australian governments; and national and international art markets. In addition, the collection will pay detailed attention to the field of indigenous art and the work of Indigenous artists. This book will be of interest to scholars in contemporary art, art history, cultural studies, and Indigenous peoples.

The Australian Art World
The Australian Art World

Author: Annette Van den Bosch

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781741144550

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A unique history of the Australian art market since World War II. Van den Bosch traces the development of the Australian art market from a small, parochial outpost to its integration into the major international art markets.

Everywhen
Everywhen

Author: Henry F. Skerritt

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0300214707

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"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."

Australian Art
Australian Art

Author: Sasha Grishin

Publisher: Miegunyah Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780522869361

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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.

Women of Flowers
Women of Flowers

Author: Leonie Norton

Publisher: National Library Australia

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 0642276838

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Women of Flowers pays tribute to the female colonial artists who drew and painted the indigenous wildflowers and plants of Australia. The publication focuses on the rich holdings of albums, sketchbooks and paintings in the Pictures Collection of the National Library of Australia, as well as works from other major collecting institutions. Each chapter presents a short biography of an artist, followed by a 'portfolio' section of images, in a similar layout to the previous successful title Brush with Birds. Artists include: Marianne Collinson Campbell; Ellis Rowan; Dorothy English Paty; Ida McComish; Louisa Ann Meredith.

Australian Women Artists, 1840-1940
Australian Women Artists, 1840-1940

Author: Janine Burke

Publisher: Greenhouse Publishing Company

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Joy Hester - Thea Proctor - Ethel Spowers - Edith Holmes - Grace Crowley - Nora Heysen - Clarice Beckett - Grace Cossington Smith - Hilda Rix Nicholas.

Strange Country
Strange Country

Author: Patrick McCaughey

Publisher: Miegunyah Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780522861204

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'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.

Dreaming Their Way
Dreaming Their Way

Author: Brian P. Kennedy

Publisher: Scala Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Only book in print surveying Australian Aboriginal women artists. Includes work by more than 30 contemporary artists.

Glazing
Glazing

Author: Michael Wilcox

Publisher:

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780646913209

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Celebrating Australia's Magnificent Wildlife
Celebrating Australia's Magnificent Wildlife

Author: Daryl Dickson

Publisher: Exisle Pub

Published: 2020-10-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781925820607

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"Discover the beauty and wonder of Australia's native wildlife in this stunning collection of artworks by painter and conservationist Daryl Dickson" -- Page [4] of cover.