Black: A Drawing Book Inspired by Art

Description

Many people crave a creative outlet, but more often than not, don't know where to start. In Black (True Colours), Valentina Zucchi and Francesca Zoboli invite you to nurture your creativity and build your confidence by taking inspiration from works of art that celebrate the most enigmatic colour of all, black. Black is a special colour: rich, glossy and elegant on the one hand; strict, sensible and solemn on the other. Throughout the book, Valentina and Francesca provide creative and fun prompts - many based on famous works of art - which will encourage you to draw or paint on the pages using various techniques. Packed with inspiration from the world's most celebrated artists, including Francisco Goya, Jackson Pollock, Rembrandt and more, you will discover the many meanings of black and just some of the ways it can be used to express your creative passion.

Valentina Zucchi was born in 1977 in Biella, Piedmont. She first graduated in History of Modern Art and then in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and has been working on the relationship between museums and visitors ever since. Valentina has lived in Florence since 2004, where she devotes herself to enhancing the collection of The Florentine Civic Museum, which is where the idea for this series of books about colours come from. Francesca Zoboli was born in 1960 in Milan, where she still lives. She graduated in Visual Design in 1981, at the Polytechnic School of Milan, then in 1985 graduated in painting from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. After working for a period as a graphic designer, she founded an interior design company with two partners in Milan in 1990 called L'O di Giotto.