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Hockney, David.
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Art -- Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation -- Juvenile literature.
Painting -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Photography, Artistic -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Painting -- History -- Interviews -- Juvenile literature.
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Hockney, David.
Art -- Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation -- Juvenile literature.
Painting -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Photography, Artistic -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Painting -- History -- Interviews -- Juvenile literature.
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A history of pictures for children : from cave paintings to computer drawings / David Hockney & Martin Gayford ; illustrated by Rose Blake ; abridged and adapted by Mary Richards.
by
Hockney, David.
Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2018.
Call #:
709
H685h
Subjects
Art -- Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation -- Juvenile literature.
Painting -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Photography, Artistic -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Painting -- History -- Interviews -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781419732119
1419732110
Description:
128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Floyd Dickman Children's Literature Collection.
Abridged and adapted by Mary Richards from A history of pictures by David Hockney and Martin Gayford
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Pictures, art and history -- Pictures and reality -- Making marks -- Shadows and deception -- Picturing time and space -- Brunelleschi's mirror and Alberti's window -- Mirrors and reflections -- Renaissance: naturalism and idealism -- Paper, paint and multiplying pictures -- Painting the stage and staging pictures -- Caravaggio and the academy of the lynx-eyed -- Vermeer and Rembrandt: the hand, the lens and the heart -- Truth and beauty in the Age of Reason -- The camera before and after 1839 -- Photography, truth and painting -- Painting with and without photography -- Snapshots and moving pictures -- Movies and stills -- The unending history of pictures.
Summary:
A History of Pictures takes young readers on an adventure through art history. From cave paintings to video games, this book shows how and why pictures have been made, linking art to the human experience. Hockney and Gayford explain each piece of art in the book, helping young minds to grasp difficult concepts. The book tracks the many twists and turns toward artistic invention, allowing readers to fully appreciate how and why art has changed and includes an illustrated timeline of inventions. All new illustrations by Rose Blake add a personal perspective on a wide variety of images.
Other authors:
Gayford, Martin, 1952-
Blake, Rose, 1987-
Hockney, David. History of pictures.
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