{"title":"John Kean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Kean\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the rich intersections of creativity and knowledge through his insightful works. Readers can expect thoughtful reflections on the ways art and science intertwine, as demonstrated in titles like \u003cem\u003eDot Circle and Frame\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Science\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis writing invites a deeper appreciation of cultural and scientific expressions, blending imagination with critical thought. Ideal for those who seek to understand the subtle connections within \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Kean’s work offers a compelling lens on the creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dot-circle-and-frame-by-john-kean-9780645536812","title":"Dot Circle and Frame","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA startling, vibrant, radical new form of desert art arrived in Papunya Tula in 1971, anchored and inherited in ceremony; stimulated by the twentieth century and painting onto canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe course of Australian art changed in 1971. Kaapa Tjampitjinpa, Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Johnny Warangula Tjupurrula were central to the formulation of a radical new form of desert art. Standing out among an exceptional cohort of painting men at Papunya (a remote government settlement in Central Australia), this \"gang of four\" closely related artists deployed their inherited iconography while exploring poetic possibilities offered by paint on canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach was responsible for innovations that still influence contemporary desert art. Papunya Tula art did not emerge from barren ground, and John Kean's fine-grained study reveals the artform's surprising sources, from its wellspring in the ceremonies of Central Australia to the popular culture of the mid-twentieth century. Rather than commencing his analysis in 1971, John Kean foregrounds the contested intercultural context in which the artists came into manhood, showing how they achieved their agency, first as stockmen and labourers, then as artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis lavishly illustrated book draws on social history, visual anthropology, as well as formal art analysis, to identify how the key innovations that informed contemporary desert art were realised. \u003cem\u003eDot Circle and Frame\u003c\/em\u003e examines the lived experience and totemic associations of the artists to show just how a new vision of ceremony and Country was assembled. This book leads the reader to a deeper understanding of a critical juncture, as four artists claimed a pivotal space in the history of Australian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076534223084,"sku":"9780645536812","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780645536812.jpg?v=1765203235"},{"product_id":"the-art-of-science-by-john-kean-9781921833250","title":"The Art of Science","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Science\u003c\/em\u003e presents the best of Museum Victoria's remarkable collection of natural history artworks. The book opens with the 'paper museums' of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, stunning collections of the bizarre and fabulous, each one exquisitely depicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt presents the valiant artistic efforts of Europeans to 'see' Australia's extraordinary fauna, and celebrates the golden age of natural history illustration dominated by Audubon and Gould, those giants of avian illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the contemporary museum, art and science still work hand in glove, from the palaeo-artistry of Peter Trusler to the amazing microscopic world revealed by new imaging technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Science\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique collection of exquisite images that will enrich our understanding of the history of art and science, the natural world, and the miracle of human perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599092990188,"sku":"9781921833250","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/192ac847945a0469375bacdd8a3180c9.jpg?v=1778024582"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/john-kean.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}