Making War Horse is the story of how Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel became one of the most popular and acclaimed productions in the National Theatre’s history. From its early development in the NT Studio, see how Handspring Puppet Company created the groundbreaking techniques that brought a lifelike horse to the stage. Behind the scenes [...]

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Author: David Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky, English, Art General, DVD, 70 minutes, ISBN: 5065001662003, LOC: Jhb,
Price: (ZA)R 250

In 1956, the Time Magazine  mockingly called one of America’s most important 20th century artists “Dripper” it did so because Pollock stood for something new: With his innovative technique of ” dripping ”and ”pouring” paint, he originated Action painting, and created radical, subjective works, which revolutionised the world of art. Pollock however, also typified the image [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Multimedia, DVD, PAL, 52minutes, ISBN: 978393873211,
Price: (ZA)R 320.00

Images of  Mediterranean life filled with vitality and cheer have turned Matisse into one of the most popular artists of the 20th century. Even an artists like Picasso was amazed by his paintings, paper cut-outs and collages. The co-founder of the Fauves knew how to capture the essence of a person in just a few [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Multimedia, DVD,PAL,56 minutes, ISBN: 978 393 98 73 075,
Price: (ZA)R 320.00

William Turnbull is one of Britain’s most distinguished sculptors and painters. In the late 1940s he studied art in London and then spent time in Paris, and ever since he has rigorously explored a limited number of archetypal forms as well the fundamentals of art’s languages.
Over more than fifty years William Turnbull has returned again [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Multimedia, DVD, PAL, 26 minutes, ISBN: 5060033833698,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

This book is the most complete and up-to-date survey available of an art form born just over forty years ago and now ubiquitous internationally. Video art has moved from brief showings on tiny screens in alternative art spaces to dominance in international exhibitions and artistic events, in which vast video installations sometimes occupy factory-sized buildings [...]

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Author: Michael Rush, English, Art General, Softcover, 275x230mm, 254pg, full colour, ISBN: 9780500284872,
Price: (ZA)R 400.00

 
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Gary Hume makes beautiful paintings. His materials are household paints on aluminium surfaces and his subjects, are “flora, fauna and portraits.” The results are elegant, delicate, simple yet elusive and exquisite. Playing gloriously with colour and light, they are paintings of subtle tones, idiosyncratic clashes and insistent reflections.
Interviewed in his studio, Gary Hume reflects [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Multimedia, DVD, Pal, 26 mins, ISBN: 9785060033832493

   
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Hamish Fulton describes himself as a “walking artist”. For more than thirty years he has undertaken demanding walks in many parts of the world, and drawn on his experience to create distinctive artworks using text, graphics and photographs. He aims to “leave no trace” in the landscape, and he acknowledges that his art cannot [...]

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Unknown Author, English, Multimedia, DVD, Pal, 26 mins, ISBN: 9785060033836293,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

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Painter, graphic artist, photographer, stage designer, writer – David Hockney is one of the most versatile and significant artists of our time. The British artist’s international breakthrough came in the mid 60s with his homoerotic shower scenes and paintingsof sun-speckled Californian swimming pools. In later works as well, the artist proved himself a keen observer [...]

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Blondes, superheroes and Mickey Mouse – with his drastically enlarged comic subjects, Lichtenstein caused a commotion in the art world of the 1960s. In 1964, a New York Times headline read: “One of the Worst Artists in America.” Since then, the American artiwst who died in 1997 has come to rank as one of the [...]

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Unknown Author, 2 languages, Multimedia, ISBN: 9783939873174,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00

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Consumerism, glamour, disasters and mass media – Andy Warhol’s art is a mirror image of America. Son of Slovakian immigrants, he rose, with his Campbell’s Soup Cans and silk-screen-duplicated Marilyn, to become a Pop Art icon. His blond wig and eccentri lifestyle, and the wild goings-on at his legendary Factory became his trademarks. He turned [...]

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Author: Kim Evans, 5 languages, Multimedia, DVD, 77 minutes, ISBN: 9783939873242,
Price: (ZA)R 300.00