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Art and how it works an introduction to art for children written by Ann Kay ; foreword by Tomie dePaola

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London DK Penguin Random House 2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 95 p. col. illISBN:
  • 9780241301876
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 701.1
Contents:
Lines and shapes -- Using color -- First artists -- Painting horses -- Wall art -- Gods and myths -- Renaissance -- Near and far -- Gold -- Oil painting -- Patterns -- Sculpture -- Realistic art -- Home life -- Red -- Light and shadow -- Painting people -- Landscape -- Watercolor -- Earth -- Arranging nature -- Painting yourself -- Photography -- Painting a moment -- Brushstrokes -- Yellow -- Lots of dots -- Children -- Blue -- Showing feelings -- New angles -- Green -- Paper cutting -- Dreams and imaginings -- Symbols in art -- Purple -- Shapes and colors -- Fun art -- Black and white -- Tricking the eye -- Art today -- Timeline.
Summary: Take a colorful journey through the history of art from cave paintings and Renaissance art to modern graffiti. Find out how and why art is made. Explore colors, shapes, patterns and themes. Discover the world's great artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, and Yayoi Kusama.
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Includes index.

Lines and shapes -- Using color -- First artists -- Painting horses -- Wall art -- Gods and myths -- Renaissance -- Near and far -- Gold -- Oil painting -- Patterns -- Sculpture -- Realistic art -- Home life -- Red -- Light and shadow -- Painting people -- Landscape -- Watercolor -- Earth -- Arranging nature -- Painting yourself -- Photography -- Painting a moment -- Brushstrokes -- Yellow -- Lots of dots -- Children -- Blue -- Showing feelings -- New angles -- Green -- Paper cutting -- Dreams and imaginings -- Symbols in art -- Purple -- Shapes and colors -- Fun art -- Black and white -- Tricking the eye -- Art today -- Timeline.

Take a colorful journey through the history of art from cave paintings and Renaissance art to modern graffiti. Find out how and why art is made. Explore colors, shapes, patterns and themes. Discover the world's great artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, and Yayoi Kusama.

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