Splat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and impressionism to surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young art lovers.
Each artist is introduced with bulleted facts including their country of origin, most famous works, the movement they belonged to, techniques they employed, and the greatest challenges they faced in creating their art. This overview offers further insight into who these artists were and how they changed the course of art history. Here are Michelangelo and the High Renaissance; Pieter Bruegel and his paintings of everyday peasant life; Edouard Manet and the shock of impressionism; and Marcel Duchamp and the Dada revolution. Children can also learn the life stories of artists, such as Caravaggio, Johannes Vermeer, Henri Rousseau, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, and Frida Kahlo, who dared to imagine new ways of depicting the world.
Splat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and impressionism to surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young art lovers.
Each artist is introduced with bulleted facts including their country of origin, most famous works, the movement they belonged to, techniques they employed, and the greatest challenges they faced in creating their art. This overview offers further insight into who these artists were and how they changed the course of art history. Here are Michelangelo and the High Renaissance; Pieter Bruegel and his paintings of everyday peasant life; Edouard Manet and the shock of impressionism; and Marcel Duchamp and the Dada revolution. Children can also learn the life stories of artists, such as Caravaggio, Johannes Vermeer, Henri Rousseau, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, and Frida Kahlo, who dared to imagine new ways of depicting the world.
Mary Richards is a writer, publisher and musician. She was previously art publisher for the Hayward Gallery in London.
'Describes the life, works, challenges and historical background of
great artists with a good sense of what historians of nine-plus
will find engaging' - New Statesman
'This would be a great gift to give to a family member before
heading out to a gallery or a trip to Paris or Italy. The book is
bang up to date, including modern-day artists such as Cornelia
Parker RA and Pipilotti Rist' - RA Magazine
'This book attempts a most difficult task, and achieves it: to
explain and enthuse the reader about Art' - School Librarian
'Introducing children to the world of art can be tricky to get
right. Splat! achieves this with brilliantly designed infomatics
and diagrams to great effect throughout' - Read It Daddy
'Describes the life, works, challenges and historical background of
great artists with a good sense of what historians of nine-plus
will find engaging' - New Statesman
'This would be a great gift to give to a family member before
heading out to a gallery or a trip to Paris or Italy. The book is
bang up to date, including modern-day artists such as Cornelia
Parker RA and Pipilotti Rist' - RA Magazine
'This book attempts a most difficult task, and achieves it: to
explain and enthuse the reader about Art' - School Librarian
'Introducing children to the world of art can be tricky to get
right. Splat! achieves this with brilliantly designed infomatics
and diagrams to great effect throughout' - Read It Daddy
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