Get Into Art People: Enjoy Great Art--Then Create Your Own! - Softcover

Brooks, Susie

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9780753472187: Get Into Art People: Enjoy Great Art--Then Create Your Own!

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ISBN 10: 075347218X ISBN 13: 9780753472187

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2015

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Get into Art! introduces children to the world of art while encouraging budding artists to develop their own artistic abilities. Accomplished artists, along with some of their famous pieces and techniques are presented, then followed up with an art project reminiscent of each artist's work or genre. Perfect for active young artists of all abilities, Get into Art! enables readers to discover a wealth of fine art and artists, as well as cultivate their own creativity.
Get into Art! People by Susie Brooks inspires readers to create masterpieces of their own by reading about fine art and artists famous for their portraits. Some of the most important artists in the art world, like da Vinci, Picasso, Seurat, and Michelangelo are featured along side a famous portrait he created including da Vinci's Faces, Picasso's Weeping Woman, or Munch's The Scream. Paired with each masterpiece are instructions for an art activity in the style of each artist, such as bubble wrap dot printing, textile montage, collage projects, and much more.

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About the Author:

Susie Brooks has a first class history of art degree and has worked as an editor and writer of children's non-fiction and picture books for over ten years. She's an artist herself and does occasional art workshops with young children.

Susie Brooks is also the creator of the artwork projects in this book.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-5–This inviting combination of art appreciation and hands-on creations introduces 12 masterpieces in a child-friendly way. A brief introduction shares guidelines for using the book and cursory descriptions of materials. The artworks vary widely in style, technique, and medium, including works such as Edvard Munch's The Scream, Eadweard Muybridge's photographic series “Lawn Tennis,” and Roy Lichenstein's Girl in Mirror. On each spread a reproduction covers at least one page with the remaining space used for the title, date, artist's name, a brief biography, and background on the artwork. A half-fold opens to reveal an activity dealing with some aspect of the profiled piece. For example, Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Block-Bauer I is paired with a lesson on making patterns and textures, and Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Vertumnus is combined with instructions on how to use vegetables and fruits to make prints of people. Michelangelo's David (shown torso up) includes a lesson on facial proportions. A glossary, an introduction to color theory, and a list of project materials round out the book. The beautiful reproductions, colorful design elements, interesting projects, and attractive cover all make this volume accessible to its intended audience.–Carol S. Surges, formerly at Longfellow Middle School, Wauwatosa, WIα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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