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Leonard Brown, Denis A Conomos, Glenn R Cooke and Melina Mallos
80 pages, paperback, colour illustrations

James Fardoulys (1900–75) was born in Kythera in Greece, and came to Australia in 1914. After working in various jobs throughout Queensland — including as a member of a performance troupe, a cafe owner and a taxidriver — he took up painting after his retirement. Naive art became generally appreciated throughout Australia from the early 1960s, and Fardoulys's work was enthusiastically promoted by local art critic Dr Gertrude Langer and artist Roy Churcher. During his short burst of activity, Fardoulys became one of the most prominent and widely appreciated naive painters in Australia.

Published by the Queensland Art Gallery for the exhibition ‘James Fardoulys: A Queensland Naive Artist’ (27 March – 20 June 2010). Pre-order your copy today.

Orders will be sent late March.

Issue 1–2010 (March)
48 pages paperback colour illustrations

The first edition of Artlines for 2010 previews a diverse set of local, national and international exhibitions, including ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’, 'James Fardoulys: A Queensland Naive Artist’, 'Move: The Exhibitio'’ and ‘Ron Mueck’, as well as the forthcoming ‘Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future’.

'Unnerved: The New Zealand Project' is explored in this issue including a feature on New Zealand Film Noir by Geoff Mayer. We also look at the larger than life hyperreal sculptures of Ron Mueck, introduce 'Hats: An Anthology' and investigate the world of millinery in an interview with advocate and collector of high fashion hats, Deborah Quinn.

A great notebook featuring Yoshitomo Nara's Pyromaniac 1999 on the front cover, while the back cover features Devil calling 2002.

The notebook contains 192 pages divided into three internal sections – white with red ruled lines, white with blue grid, and white with green border and blank pages. The notebook is a very handy 12.5 x 18cm, making it the perfect size to carry around for sketching and writing.

Also available – Nara notebook – Princess of snooze.
RRP: $19.95
Sale price: $14.95

This quirky photo album features one of Yoshitomo Nara's signature images – Princess of snooze 2001 on the front. The back is a photo frame. Inside are clear plastic sleeves for storing more of your favourite photographs or postcards. The album measures 13.5 x 18cm, and contains 14 internal sleeves.

A fantastic window-faced postcard tin, containing 12 oversized postcards of some of the unique installation works by Yoshitomo Nara + graf. Each postcard measures 17.5 x 11.5cm.

160 pages, hardcover, some illustrations

Kylie Johnson is one of Brisbane’s best loved poets and ceramic artists. This long awaited new volume of her exquisite poems and illustrations is full of wistful romance and simple humanity. This is a beautifully crafted and designed book, which is both inspiring and thought-provoking.

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