Art Books
Click here for a selection of art books published by or associated with Bandicoot Publishing. All are available for purchase.
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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour
Colour illuminates our surroundings, it is a form of expression and symbolic. David Coles, author of ‘Chromatopia’ and founder of Langridge Artist Colours has dedicated his life’s work to the creation of unique oil paints for artists.
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Thoughtlines: The Art of Ruark Lewis 1982-2014
Ruark Lewis is a writer and artist whose work ignites new ways of thinking about the world through art, investigation and social engagement.
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Kate Ballis: Infra Realism
Palm Springs was a familiar but tired muse to Kate Ballis who converted a digital camera for infrared, to see it in a new light. In her book we experience the land through a new lens.
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Clare Belfrage: Rhythms of Necessity
Beginning with reflections on childhood and family life this monograph traces Clare Belfrage's journey from ‘falling into art’ at a young age, to a significant career in the field of studio glass art.
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Helen Johnson: Warm Ties
Helen Johnson’s ‘Warm Ties’ was comprised of six newly commissioned works that resituate 19th-century images of the white man as an imperialist brute, a sycophant and a greedy solipsist.
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Ryan Presley: Prosperity
'Ryan Presley: Prosperity' includes contributions from Tina Baum, Daniel Browning, Suvendrini Perera and the artist who explore the historical grounding and captivating aesthetic of the work.
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Gemma Smith: Found Ground
Folded corners divide the limited edition title’s chapters, which traverse reproductions and an essay by Julie Ewington surveying the nuance and vigour of Smith’s work.
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Master of Stillness: Jeffrey Smart
‘Master of Stillness’ documents the practice of expatriate Australian painter, Jeffrey Smart; from his beginnings in Adelaide until his last major composition Labyrinth (2011).
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Godwin Bradbeer
Essays by Janet McKenzie filter throughout the pages of this richly illustrated publication as documentation of Melbourne-based artist, Godwin Bradbeer’s career and the development of his practice.
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Bush Women
Bush Women Fremantle Arts Centre In 1994 the Fremantle Arts Centre staged a special exhibition of artworks by women from the fresh-water country of north-west Western Australia and the Ngaanyatjarra lands of the south-east. With distinct, original styles and personal narratives about living and growing up in the bush, artists...
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Robert Smithson: Time Crystals
Robert Smithson: Time Crystals MUMA in association with Monash University Publishing ‘Then I looked closer.’ – Robert Smithson ‘Time Crystals’ is the first exhibition in Australia to showcase the works of American artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973), known for his radical land art of the 1960s and early 1970s. Its literary...
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Fugitive History: The Art of Julie Gough
Fugitive History: The Art of Julie Gough Julie Gough UWA Publishing Prolific artist Julie Gough presents us with a definitive guide to her double-decade oeuvre with her first publication, ‘Fugitive History: The Art of Julie Gough’. Including essays from the artist herself along with Tasmanian contemporaries James Boyce, Brigita Ozolins...
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