Art & Design
100 Essential New Zealand Filmsby Hamish McDouall
This indispensable guide to New Zealand films and film-makers features the '100 best', from the acclaimed shorts of Taika Waititi to the modern classics of Jane Campion, the blockbusters of Peter Jackson, the tantalising stories of Niki Caro and Gaylene Preston, and the extraordinary works of Roger Donaldson. All New Zealand's big names are here, and many more besides.
100 Essential New Zealand Albums by Nick Bollinger
The much talked about and excitedly awaited third installment in the 100 Essential New Zealand series by famed music writer and broadcaster Nick Bollinger. The ultimate book on New Zealand music for any reader or music lover.
 | by Nick Bollinger It's the music that shook the world. 'I don't sound like nobody,' Elvis Presley said in 1954. True. The truck driver from Memphis was about to set off the biggest musical cataclysm since Mozart. 'Good book! Like an Antipodean version of Nick Hornby's 31 Songs but more expansive and generous ... This other Nick experiences the primeval wonder at first exposure to pure pop, the wild enthusiasm for songs and records that leave others bemused and cold, the insane need to track this music to its roots' CHRIS KNOX |
How To Look at a Painting: hardback edition
 | By Justin Paton With the enduring success of Justin Paton's award-winning How to Look at a Painting, Awa Press is proud to announce a special new hardback edition. |
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By Justin Paton Acclaimed art writer Justin Paton takes us on a journey of exploration through the centuries and across the painted world. Whether you're a keen art collector, a serious student or just visit a gallery occasionally, this brilliant exposition of painting in all its forms will open your eyes to things you've never seen before.
How to Look at a Painting has attracted rave reviews:
'Art book of the year'
'Elegant, accessible and endlessly thought-provoking'
'An informed book and a stimulating one'
'For the uninitiated, the hobbyist and for the serious lovers of art'
'A cultural exploration that deserves to become a classic'
'Elegant and persuasive. Paton is a brilliant stylist' |