Australian Art A History

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  • : $89.99 NZD
  • : Melbourne University Publishing
  • : Miegunyah Press, The
  • : 9780522869361
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  • : December 2015
  • : 2.924
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  • : 299mm X 244mm X 38mm
  • : Australia
  • : 105.0
  • : art supplies

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"Grishin presents a story that is multilayered in its complexity and detaila (His book) at once broadens the scope of our national art and draws together these diverse strands into a compelling narrative. Above all it is a lively and insightful account of the diversity and richness of artistic endeavour of this country.'--Tony Ellwood, Director, National Gallery of Victoria 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. Lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched, Australian Art- A Historyprovides 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 t

Reviews

'Grishin presents a story that is multilayered in its complexity and detail. [His book] at once broadens the scope of our national art and draws together these diverse strands into a compelling narrative. Above all it is a lively and insightful account of the diversity and richness of artistic endeavour of this country.'--Tony Ellwood, Director, National Gallery of Victoria