Guides: Subject Guide: Art and Design: Books/DVDs

Art and Design According to Dewey

Our Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to group items of similar subject matter together. Use the following DDC numbers to browse the Library shelves for information resources such as print books and Audio Visual materials on your subject.

700 Art history – general
701.85 Colour
709.04 20th Century Art
710 Civic and landscape art
730 Plastic arts and sculpture
731.4 Sculpture techniques
738 Ceramics
740 Drawing and decorative arts
742 Perspective
750 Painting and painters
760 Graphic Arts, Prints
770 Photography and photographs

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Abstract Art by Anna Moszynska
Call Number: 709.04052 MOS
ISBN: 9780500204450
Publication Date: 2020
This revised edition traces the origins and evolution of abstract art, placing it in broad cultural context. Revised with extensive updates, this book includes new chapters on recent trends and offers fully global coverage of art produced in North and South America, Europe, China, Korea, and the Middle East. Now in full color and comprehensively revised, it will serve as the best introduction to abstract art for a new generation.
Art Class by Simon Jennings
Call Number: 751.4 ART
ISBN: 081182537X
Publication Date: 1999
Art Class is filled with page after page of beautiful paintings and expert teaching. It is packed with ideas and inspirations, tools and techniques, photos and illustrations, as well as detailed instructions on working with media ranging from watercolor to acrylic to oil.
But Is It Art? by Cynthia A. Freeland
Call Number: 701 FRE
ISBN: 0192100556
Publication Date: 2001
In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples.
Graphic Design : Australian Style Manual. by Andrew Barnum, Suzie Haddock, Astred Hicks, Felix Oppen.
Call Number: 760 GRA
ISBN: 9780071011051
Publication Date: 2012
"Graphic Design : Australian Style Manual is the first textbook for design students written with an Australian and New Zealand focus. In a rapidly changing design environment, it provides young designers with the grounding they will need to meet new challenges and make their own mark. The book covers foundation topics such as colour and elements, typography, prepress and layouts and grids, and progresses to digital design, packaging and environmental design."--Back cover.
Human Anatomy School : Human by András Szunyoghy; Gyorgy Feher
Call Number: 743.49 SZU
ISBN: 9783833157318
Publication Date: 2010
The Anatomy Drawing School--Human anatomy recognizes the prominent role of the anatomy for the fine arts. With explanations of the technical terms, an introduction into bone and muscle structures and basics of drawing with movement and nude studies.
A world history of art by Hugh Honour; John Fleming
Call Number: 709 HON
ISBN: 9781856695794
Publication Date: 2009

Art [DVD]
Call Number: 701 ART
Publication Date: 2001
How can we judge the value of art? What are we to make of the idea of 'found art' posited by Duchamp? Should the artist pay any attention at all to making a living from their work? An artist, a critic and a philosopher wrestle with these issues.
Art 21 art in the twenty-first century [DVD]
Call Number: 709.973 ART
Publication Date: 2004
1. Place -- Spirituality -- Identity -- Consumption -- 2. Stories -- Loss and desire -- Time -- Humor.
A unique television series presenting 37 diverse artists working in the United States today, taking viewers behind the scenes--and beyond the museum or gallery experience--into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. Themes provide a connective thread between profiles of three to five artists per program. The artists, including painters, photographers, sculptors, performance, and video artists, demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice across the United States and reveal the depth of intergenerational and multicultural talent.
Aboriginal art philosophy and culture
Call Number: 704.039915 ABO
Publication Date: 2012
Aboriginal art is world renowned when it comes to dot paintings. There is however an incredible diversity of Aboriginal art outside of this style. Focusing on philosophy and culture, this interview based program explores: what is meant by 'Aboriginal art', inspiration and influence, interpretation and symbolism, meanings and messages, and the cultural functions of art. We talk with urban and traditional Aboriginal artists from across the country including Brook Andrew, Bindi Cole and desert artist Otto, as well as Australian art historian Dr Susan Lowish and curator Phillip Batty. Perfect for senior secondary and TAFE in the fields of fine art, art history and cultural studies, this production digs beneath the surface to explore the rich complexity and cultural significance of Aboriginal art practices.