A SELECTION OF FINE ART TITLES AND PUBLICATIONS
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Behind the Canvas: An insider’s guide to the New Zealand Art Market
Author: Warwick Henderson
Year Published: 1 October, 2012 Publisher: New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd Format: Softcover, 196 pages An accessible handbook that demystifies the aura surrounding the New Zealand art market. Written by an experienced and accomplished art dealer and gallery owner, it traces the history of art in this country, and the emergence of the art boom in the 1970s and 80s. |
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Parallel Universe : The Art and Design of Roy Good
Author: Edward Hanfling
Year Published: 1999 Publisher: Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery Format: Hardcover ‘Parallel Universe: The Art and Design of Roy Good’ celebrates the 50-year parallel careers of Roy Good as both a designer and painter. It draws attention to Good’s pioneering work for New Zealand television from the late 1960s, alongside his early forays into modernist abstract painting, as well as featuring paintings from the last decade – a highly productive period of renewed energy and innovation. The book highlights Good’s continuing commitment to modernism and the Bauhaus ideals that link art, architecture and design as related aesthetic endeavours. |
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Nga Atua : Maori Gods
Author: Robyn Kahukiwa
Year Published: 2017 Publisher: Oratea Books Format: Hardcover Genre: Māori children's book Come and discover the amazing gods that populate Aotearoa New Zealand. ‘Nga Atua: Maori Gods’ profiles the major players in the Maori pantheon – from the powerful atua Tane to gods of women (Hine-te-iwaiwa), sea (Tangaroa), fire (Mahuika) and many others. A book to treasure for young and old. |
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The Standing Strong House
Author: Reina Kahukiwa (illustrations by Robyn Kahukiwa)
Year Published: 2018 Publisher: Graphic Press and Packaging, Levin Format: Softcover Genre: Māori children's book A family story that relates to the importance of whanau in the Maori culture, intertwining the old society, and a modern homeless family that finds its roots again. |
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Fatu Feu'u: On Life & Art
Author: Fatu Feu’u
Year Published: 2012 Publisher: Little Island Press Limited Format: Softcover In this book, Fatu shares his story, from wilful Samoan-village boy, to New Zealand factory-worker immigrant, to leader in his home communities and the global art world. His thoughts on art and life are woven into an inspiring tale that helps us understand not only what drives this artist, but what’s behind his art. |
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In Good Form: The Abstract Art of Roy Good
Author: Edward Hanfling
Year Published: 13 December 2007 Publisher: Lopdell House Gallery Format: Softcover, 64 pages An annotated collection of Roy Good's work, published by Lopdell House Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition ‘In Good Form – The Abstract Art of Roy Good, 1967-2007’, 13 December 2007 – 10 February 2008. |
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Maumahara : Remember
Author: Robyn Kahukiwa
Year Published: 2012 Publisher: Mahara Gallery Format: Softcover ‘Maumahara : Remember’ curated by Hinemoa Hilliard, is drawn from public and private collections around New Zealand. It includes Robyn Kahukiwa’s work as an artist in graphite, oils, and watercolour; as a printmaker in a variety of techniques; as a writer of children’s books; and an illustrator for posters and books. |
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Poetic Vision : The Art of Annette Isbey
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Geoff Tune : Tracing the Seasons 1967 - 2011
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