Dogs In Australian Art

DOGS IN AUSTRALIAN ART looks at Australian art through the lens of dog painting, showcasing over 150 masterworks that illustrate the deep bond between Australians and their best friends. Steven Miller's whimsical text argues that all the major shifts which occurred in Australia art, and which have traditionally been attributed to the environment or historical factors, really occurred because of dogs. His book is also a study of how the various dog breeds have been depicted from colonial times until the present.

The Australia Kelpie is a working dog of distinction and a worthy model for the artist to celebrate. Pieter Zaadstra's Australia Kelpie Art contains examples from the late 1970s, as well as major artworks from Pieter's book of art called 'Our Australian Kelpie' of 1991, and many new feature works made more recently.

Provides a balanced view on the many issues relating to the treatment and care of Australian dogs.

How did scientists, artists, designers, manufacturers and amateur enthusiasts experience and value the sea and its products? Examining the commoditization of the ocean world during the nineteenth century, this book demonstrates how the transaction of oceanic objects inspired a multifaceted material discourse stemming from scientific exploration, colonial expansion, industrialization, and the rise of middle-class leisure. From the seashore to the seabed, marine organisms and environments, made tangible through processing and representational technologies, captivated practitioners and audiences. Combining essays and case studies by scholars, curators, and scientists, Sea Currents investigates the collecting and display, illustration and ornamentation, and trade and consumption of marine flora and fauna, analysing their material, aesthetic and commercial dimensions. Traversing global art history, the history of science, empire studies, anthropology, ecocriticism and material culture, this book surveys the currency of marine matter embedded in the economies and ecologies of a modernizing ocean world.

International contemporary husband and wife, Gillie and Marc, have been heralded as Australia's most celebrated dog artists. They own a beautiful Weimaraner called Indie and have built a huge fan base from their Weimaraner-inspired Dogman artworks across the world. This love of dogs sparked the idea of Pup Art, a collection of photographs that celebrates all the strange, varied, beautiful dogs in the world and brings them together in the most colourful and uplifting way. Pup Art is also a tribute to Pop Art, the much-loved artform that has made art fun, popular and accessible since the 1950s. The artists have found the perfect mix of 42 different breeds of dog and with each beautiful picture is the backstory of its star. Meet Leopold, the Chinese Crested, hairless pup who can't get enough of coconut oil massages or the 1980s cult-flick, Labyrinth. Flynn is the frisbee-loving Border Collie who can make a wheel of cheese disappear in two minutes. And Charlie, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, is a sweet self-proclaimed "Mummy's girl" who would like to be a cat for a day. Pup Art is equally about creating a visually appealing homage to pop art as it is about celebrating the diversity of all dogs and our love for them. This is one coffee table book you'll want to get your paws on.

Richard Lowenstein’s 1986 masterpiece Dogs in Space was and remains controversial, divisive, compelling and inspirational. Made less than a decade after the events it is based on, using many of the people involved in those events as actors, the film explored Melbourne’s ‘postpunk’ counterculture of share houses, drugs and decadence. Amongst its ensemble cast was Michael Hutchence, one of the biggest music stars of the period, in his acting debut. This book is a collection of essays exploring the place, period and legacy of Dogs in Space, by people who were there or who have been affected by this remarkable film. The writers are musicians, actors and artists and also academics in heritage, history, urban planning, gender studies, geography, performance and music. This is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about Australian film, society, culture, history, heritage, music and art.

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