Modern Art Explorer: Modern Art Explorer: Discover the stories behind artworks by Matisse, Kahlo and more...

Description

Modern Art Explorer is a witty and brilliantly illustrated introduction to modern art for children that takes readers undercover to discover the stories behind thirty famous artworks from the Centre Pompidou's collection in Paris. By going behind the scenes and turning each artwork inside out, young readers will see that artworks aren't remote monuments but real things that are shaped into being by ideas, inspirations, human lives, world events and the materials artists use. Children will be entertained and intrigued by a variety of engagingly specific details and buoyed by their ability to understand what these works of art are all about. Award-winning illustrator Serge Bloch's cheeky, comic and energetic illustrations serve to illuminate the information and the ideas in each artwork. The thirty featured artworks themselves represent the work of a diverse range of modern and contemporary artists from one of the world's most celebrated modern art museums. Modern art has never seemed so exciting!

Alice Harman has written over twenty books for children. She developed the award-winning book about art, Why is art full of naked people?. Serge Bloch is a multiple-award-winning illustrator. Thames & Hudson published his book The Big Adventure of the Little Line in 2015.

In just under 100 pages, the author presents thirty of the greatest works of many of the movers and shakers of modern art... An excellent resource for teaching children about art... Perfect for preparing for a trip to the art museum.-- "EatReadSleep" A chatty and irreverent tour of the Centre Pompidou, in Paris...featuring 30 paintings and sculptures.-- "The Wall Street Journal" An accessible mix of history and interpretation spiked with saucy asides jazzily hip illustrations... Appealing and informative.-- "Publishers Weekly" Illuminating... The unusual selection of artists working in different styles, media that vary from paint to bottle caps, and sassy commentary makes this volume stand out from others. With contemporary language...this book becomes a lively tour conducted by a knowledgeable curator.-- "Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)" Pull[s] together an overview of the Centre Pompidou's vast collection of more than a century of modern art... Without a doubt, it is a very good thing that there are bright lights out there like Alice Harman's, the book's inventive writer, and Serge Bloch, the book's veteran illustrator.-- "The New York Times Book Review"