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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Kevin Connor: Paintings and Drawings 1983-2016
Connor’s unwavering love of Sydney’s inner city life is the overarching strength of his figurative works. This title revels in expressive paint, gouache and sculptural works, as well as pen and ink drawings selected from pocket sketchbooks.
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Discovering Charles Meere
“Many people who readily recognise Australian Beach Pattern (1940) don’t know the name of the artist”, writes Joy Eadie introducing Charles Meere whose moment in the sun may have been clouded by our inability to see the ‘bigger picture’ of his practice.
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Dark Fairy Tale
Inspired by traditional children’s literary tales Jenny Bolis presents a book of intimate small-scale, full bleed photographs of works in a palette of grey, black and silver.
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Spatial Painting
Divided in two, the beginning outlines complex political and art historical conceptual confluences in Claudia Chaseling's work and then concludes with letters exchanged between her and fellow artist eX de Medici.
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Imaginary Accord
Contributions by international artists, curators, art historians and gallery directors – including Vernon Ah Kee, Ann Stephen, Helen Hughes and Anne Barlow, to name a few.
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The Legacies of Bernard Smith
Australian art historian Bernard Smith (1916-2011) is honoured for his contribution and influence in; the development of Australian art history, anthropology, the creation of Australian collections, Indigenous philanthropy and politics in contemporary art.
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S-O-M-E-O-N-E
‘S-O-M-E-O-N-E’ takes the dogleg with a mix of fiction and analytic texts amongst full bleed and passport size reproductions of McGregor’s drawing, watercolour and sculptures from the last five years.
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Blue Sky Roam
‘Blue Sky Roam’ is an alluring display of colour images from Melbourne photographer Michael Danischewski, taken while on vacation in Morocco – blend of arid landscapes, portraits and cityscapes.
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Streets of Papunya: The re-invention of Papunya painting
Vivien Johnson, writer, sociologist and art expert with a particular interest in the Western Desert, presents a captivating portrait of Papunya, its community, the old masters including Albert Namatjira, and the Papunya Tjupi art centre.
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Gerald Lewers Sculptor
This text offers much to the reader. It is elegantly illustrated with a finely detailed essay that tightly weaves the personal history of Lewers and family, and the advent of modernism in the Australian art scene.
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Khadim Ali
A richly coloured reproductions of paintings and tapestries by artist Khadim Ali, accompanied by essays from Salima Hashmi, Rachel Kent and Ali himself, tells a compelling narrative of the artists homelands of Afghanistan and Paksitan.
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