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Visual Arts: Home

A guide to information resources for Fine Arts and Art History.

Kia ora koutou katoa. Welcome.

Welcome to the UCOL Library subject guide for Visual Arts.

This guide is designed to help you find useful information in books (including e-books), serials, databases, websites and DVDs/videos. Use the tabs above to locate the specific type of information you are looking for.

'Imagination Painting' by Jem Yoshioka: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jemshed/8327878491 (Creative Commons BY-SA 2.0)

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'Art Deco Oak' by Andrius Gudelis: https://www.cadoringroup.com/sheet/art-deco-oak-chevron-60/ (Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0)

'The Horse Tree' by Estefania Quintero: https://www.flickr.com/photos/estefaniaquintero/21801993304 (Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0)

'Bird in Tibetan Art' from Wellcome Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bird_in_Tibetan_art,_Or_Tibetan_114_-_Bloodletting_chart,_Tibet_Wellcome_L0074749_%28cropped%29.jpg (Creative Commons BY 4.0)

Highlighted Resources

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Here are a variety of books that may be interesting or relevant to your studies. Visit the 'Books' and 'Serials' tabs for further resources, including recommended texts.

Highlighted Resources - Research

Here are some resources that may help support you with research and assignments.

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'Hand Drawing of a Dog by Anonymous: https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=399665&picture=hand-drawing-of-a-dog (Creative Commons 0 1.0)

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'Colorful Art Painting' by Steve Johnson: https://negativespace.co/colorful-art-painting-bright/ (Creative Commons 0)

'Drawing Hand' by cdaltonrowe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30485180@N06/3967682030 (Creative Commons BY 2.0)

'Jess and Tom' by Patina Photography: https://www.patina.photo/ (Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ)

'Toujours Les Satyres' by Xavier Gosé i Rovira: https://www.flickr.com/photos/46958463@N06/28770101702/ (Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0)