The Art Book for Children, Book Two
by Editors of Phaidon Press
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Author: Editors of Phaidon PressEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0714847062
Number of pages: 80
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
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- ISBN13: 9780714847061
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Book Review: Winner of the English 4-11 Key Stage 2 Non-Fiction Award
Summary: 5 Stars
This large, well-organised book introduces older primary children, through excellent reproductions, to the work of thirty artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers and engravers. It also supports young readers in an active search of the works for understanding about colour, form, texture and pattern. Gentle, insightful questioning helps children explore how artists communicate ideas, meanings and feelings. One theme that runs through the book is - what counts as art?
Gilbert and George (who apparently do everything together) are artists, but as they form their own 'living sculptures' they are also the subject of the art they create. Does dressing-up count as art? Cindy Sherman is the subject of all her photographic portraits, each one showing her in a different set of clothes and a different wig.
There is just the right amount of writing about each artist and it has a welcome speculative tone. So we read about the painting called 'Spring' that 'no-one knows exactly what Botticelli was trying to tell us when he put these figures together.' There are also activities to try out. For example, children can take up the abstract artist Joan Miro's idea of drawing simple shapes like a woman, a star, or a triangle, while wearing a blindfold. This book would be an excellent resource in the school, but is also something for parents to share with their children or for children to read independently.
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