{"title":"John Giblin","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Giblin explores the rich tapestry of \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e with a distinctive focus on regions such as South Africa, blending vivid narrative with insightful analysis. His works invite readers to engage deeply with cultural histories and artistic expressions that shape communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough evocative storytelling and thoughtful perspectives, Giblin illuminates the intersections of place, identity, and creativity. Readers can expect compelling explorations that celebrate cultural diversity and the power of art to reflect society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"south-africa-by-chris-spring-9780500519066","title":"South Africa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, archaeologists in South Africa have discovered some of the world's oldest artworks—extraordinary examples of humankind's first artistic endeavours. Today, South Africa enjoys a vibrant, often politicised contemporary art scene, one that draws on both the recent and the more distant past to comment on the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking as its point of departure the earliest known artistic tradition in Southern Africa 100,000 years ago, \u003cem\u003eSouth Africa: the art of a nation\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of South Africa through a selection of its artworks, paying particular attention not only to their relationship to one another but also to their connections to key episodes in the nation's evolution. By setting up a dialogue between past and present, between art objects old and new, the book offers a refreshingly novel way of looking at South Africa, a story that begins many millennia before the creation of the modern nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter considering the first artistic stirrings of our earliest ancestors, this richly illustrated publication turns to the establishment of the first centralised societies in southern Africa in the first millennium AD and their bearing on the appearance of three-dimensional figurative art. The artistic influences of European and Asian settlers from the 17th century onwards are considered next, followed by an examination of colonial conflicts and related artworks, and then a presentation of rural San|Bushman, Khoekhoe and black South African artworks from the 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue of segregation after the Union of South Africa in 1910 and 'Resistance Art' during the apartheid era is tackled in the penultimate section, while the final chapter considers South Africa's transformation from an apartheid state to a democratic nation and the art it continues to inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum, this book offers new and often moving insights into one of the world's most vibrant nations, whose fascinating story, process of self-discovery, and periods of reinvention have all been reflected in its art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432611987692,"sku":"9780500519066","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500519066.jpg?v=1774555214"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-giblin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}