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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Driftwood: Escape and survival through art
‘Driftwood’ is a compelling story of the emigration of sculptor Karl Duldig (1902–1986), his artist/inventor wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig (1902–1975) and their daughter Eva, the author.
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Margaret Preston: Aphorisms
Originally only appearing in the limited edition ‘Recent Paintings 1929,’ Preston’s 92 aphorisms are presented here in the original design of the first edition alongside ten of her woodcuts representing the latter phase in her career.
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Michael Rubbo: Travels with my Art
‘Sorting through the art I’ve made over my long life, much of which I still have on hand, I find that I have stories to tell, words to spend on almost every picture in my collection' – Michael Rubbo.
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The Other Moderns: Sydney’s Forgotten European Design Legacy
‘The Other Moderns’ chronicles the émigré designers, photographers, architects and manufacturers from Europe who brought Modernism to Australia during the 1930s and 60s.
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Macau Days
With writing in English, Portuguese and Chinese, and artworks that speak a language of their own, 'Macau Days' began as a collaboration between artist John Young and poet Brian Castro on the transcultural history of the region.
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border lines
Slightly larger than your hand-span ‘border lines’ is a tidy hermetic title that blends several stories and poems by Lloyd Jones with alternating pages of drawing by Ian North; only 200 copies produced.
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Red Green Blue: A History of Australian Video Art
Taking its name from the RGB colour model, ‘Red Green Blue’ examines video art and addresses the lack of accurate documentation of the medium in Australia since its emergence during the late 1960s and 70s.
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Burn City: Melbourne’s Painted Streets
'Burn City: Melbourne’s Painted Streets' is Lou Chamberlin's fourth publication focusing on vibrant spray painted murals, stencil art and paste ups which adorn the laneways and streetscapes of the city.
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Assonances. Bruno Leti: new paintings and prints
Bruno Leti’s devotion to the experience of landscape and passage of time is enriched by ‘historic consciousness’ and is core to his poetic non-figurative approach. In ‘Assonances’ we see the material outcome of these concepts.
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Liz Williams: Body Language
Liz Williams (1942-2017) explored the realities and complexities of human emotion, movement and expression in her unique figurative coil-built clay sculptures. She captured grace and beauty in gesture and pose.
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Culture Heist: Art versus Money: Judith White
Promoting the value of art, institutions, art workers and public programs in our lives is admirable. At times off-key, 'Culture Heist' still provokes necessary conversation about transparency and support for our institutions.
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Coney Island: Bec Parsons
Sydney-based photographer Bec Parsons' work has featured in numerous fashion publications. Her creative eye and skill behind the lens translates to a distinct style of raw, unfussed images that focus solely on the subject.
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