Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Contemporary New Zealand art” Volume 5, by Elizabeth Caughey


“David Bateman Ltd, ISBN 978 186953 7197

This book continues the well established “Contemporary New Zealand art” series, the last volume being published in 2005. These books are an important record of both the current practice of the artists represented in this volume, as well as taking an essential look at trends and directions in the current art scene.
There are 24 artists featured, with over eighty well-chosen colour reproductions. A wide range of images are represented with works in different media, such as photography, sculpture, painting, installation and multimedia. A brief essay and biographical information is included on each artist. This title is a very good resource for schools as it is colourful and informative without being overly academic.
Suitable for Year 7 upwards.

Suzanne Hardy

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