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‘Judging by the popularity of
several of these titles, he is arguably the country’s bestselling
art author.’ - Art News New Zealand, Summer
2011
Denis Robinson has worked with creative people throughout
his career as a designer, art director and gallery manager.
Widely travelled, he has acted as a tour guide to the great
art museums of Europe. More recently he initiated the Auckland
Art Fair.
With this latest publication, Denis has seven books on New
Zealand artists to his name. He has unequalled personal contact
with a great number of the country’s practising artists and
is acknowledged as a leading authority on their work.
Denis lives on the Hibiscus Coast, north of Auckland and
operates his own art and design consultancy, connecting artists
with art lovers.
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Art books:
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CHRISTCHURCH - An artists’
tribute
Compiled by Denis Robinson
Published by New Holland Publishers.
Publication date 1 December 2011
ISBN 978-1-86966-344-5 (softcover). 112 pages.
RRP $50.00
Denis Robinson has compiled a moving tribute to Christchurch
with a collection of paintings of the city as it was before
the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. With 120
paintings by 19 artists that capture the beautiful and
evocative views of the city and its neo-gothic stone and
character buildings. Many artists returned to old sketchbooks,
to discover drawings still waiting to be painted, and
these new artworks sit alongside paintings completed in
earlier days and others sourced especially for inclusion
in this book.
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ARTISTS’ IMPRESSIONS OF NEW
ZEALAND
Compiled by Denis Robinson
Published by New Holland Publishers in soft cover with
flaps.
ISBN 978-1-86966-330-8 (softcover with flaps)
136 pages, Price $55.00 (plus packing and postage for
overseas orders).
In the manner of an artist’s road trip, this book is a
journey from the top to the bottom of New Zealand through
the paintings of nearly 60 artists. The tour begins with
Northland and runs cross-country to the south of the South
Island. Work from more than one artist highlights the
nuances of each particular region or city. There are 20
regions covered in the book, with an additional focus
on the four main cities.
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ART GALLERIES TO VISIT IN NEW
ZEALAND
Compiled by Denis Robinson and Gaye Ingold
Published by New Holland Publishers.
ISBN 978-1-86966-340-7 (softcover).
128 pages, RRP $30.00
New Zealand has a wealth of creative talent on display
in art galleries in towns and cities up and down the country
and with listings for over 130 entries; this guide presents
a delightful range to visit, from those tucked away in
unusual locations to those that house important historical
or contemporary collections.
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NEW ZEALAND GALLERY
Compiled by Denis Robinson
Published by New Holland Publishers in soft cover with
flaps. Price $50.
In his ongoing survey of the artistic output of the nation,
Denis Robinson travelled from the length and breadth of
the country researching which work was most popular both
in a local context and nationally. This has resulted in
an up-to-date portfolio of of works by both new and established
artists currently working in New Zealand.
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NEW ZEALAND ON CANVAS
Compiled by Denis Robinson
Published by New Holland Publishers in soft cover with
flaps. Price $50.
An exceptional collection featuring paintings by thirty
of the country’s most talented contemporary artists working
in oil and acrylic media. It reveals not only the diversity
among them but also the rich variety of subject matter
available in this beautiful country.
Denis Robinson has chosen more than 130 representative
works, with two full spreads devoted to each artist. These
include a personal commentary from the artist about their
life as a painter.
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NEW ZEALAND IN WATERCOLOUR
By Denis Robinson
Published by New Holland Publishers in Hardback with dust
cover. Price $50.
A stunning collection of the works by 30 of New Zealand’s
leading contemporary watercolour artists, painting their
country and its people. Denis Robinson has sought these
out from the large talent pool that exists in New Zealand,
with commentaries and captions from the artists give the
reader an insight into what attracted them to each subject,
how they tackled the painting and their feelings on the
completed works.
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NEW ZEALAND A PAINTED COUNTRY
By Denis Robinson
Published by New Holland Publishers. Price $50.
This book is a journey through a unique portfolio of landscape
paintings depicting the favourite places of some of New
Zealand’s most popular contemporary artists.From the Southern
lakes to spiritual Northland, the journey takes in almost
every region of New Zealand, reflecting its varied moods.
Scudding clouds and wild sea weather; the mosaic of tin
rooftops; hazy ranges and great bare hills; ripe crop
fields; summer beaches framed with scarlet blossom. Drawing
on a wide range of styles..
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NEW ZEALAND FAVOURITE ARTISTS
Volume 2
Edited by Denis Robinson
Published by Saint Publishing in 2008. Price: $50.00.
Chosen for their popularity with New Zealand art buyers,
the sixty artists in this second volume again demonstrate
with their variety of ideas, skill and techniques, the
amazing talent we have in our country.
This book features a representative sample of each artist’s
work and also gives brief biographical details of their
art backgrounds; how they got started, where they made
breakthroughs, awards received and significant events
that shaped their success.
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NEW ZEALAND FAVOURITE ARTISTS
Volume 1
Edited by Denis Robinson
Published by Saint Publishing in 2006. Price: $50.00.
This book is an impressive portfolio of works by sixty
of the most popular artists currently working in New Zealand.
It is designed as an introduction for those who are just
starting out to buy the work of local artists and as a
reference for New Zealand art collectors. The resulting
collection covers a wide spectrum of styles, concepts
and techniques...
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PEOPLE AND PLACES
By Paul Hanrahan
Published by Saint Publishing in 2006. Price $50.00.
This book offers a rare insight into the vision and talents
of one of New Zealand’s foremost watercolour artists.
Paul Hanrahan who was once described as having been ‘born
with a pencil in his hand’ has gone on to utilise his
talents in a career of illustration, art, and architectural
design.
When he moved out of big city life, he concentrated on
developing the most difficult of all art disciplines,
that of water-colour painting.
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