This superbly illustrated, practical book assesses the techniques and styles of the great masters of Impressionism and shows how their methods can be used and adapted by modern artists. Impressionism has captured the imagination of people the world over since the first exhibition in Paris in 1874, and nowadays Impressionist exhibitions are always massively over-subscribed. Artists have long sought to understand how and why the Impressionists created their paintings and how their techniques might be replicated today. This book aims to reveal the answers to these questions. There are sections on the main techniques -- pointillism, two-dimensional brushwork, using slabs of colour and palette knife application -- and on how the Impressionists used colour so effectively. Numerous practical step-by-step demonstrations and fascinating deconstructions of major Impressionist paintings are included, to enable the modern painter to re-create the style of the following artists: Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cassatt, Degas, Cezanne, Seurat and Van Gogh.

How to Paint Like the Impressionists

Susie Hodge

HARPER/COLLINS

The Met 5000 Years of Awesome Objects: A History of Art for Children (DK The Met)

Susie Brooks

Mary Richards

Aaron Rosen

Reference

DK Children

The titles in this series focus on key areas of history, discussing and reproducing the art of the time. Famous works of art from painters, sculptors and architects are examined along with the major historical and social events of the time. Paint palettes explain the materials and techniques of each culture. The author reveals how social and economic information about each time period can be drawn from the study of art. Biography and interest boxes present extra information.

Art in History: Ancient Roman Art (Art in History)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

HEINEMANN LIBRARY+

Art in History: Prehistoric Art (Art in History)

Ancient Egyptian Art (Art in History)

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Explore Egyptian art across the ages.  Learn why ancient Egyptians made mummies and the size of the largest Egyptian statue.  This book is packed full of priceless works of art from this great civilization.  Discover the beliefs, inventions, and materials that helped the art and culture of ancient Egypt to develop.  Full captions explain works of art in detail.  A timeline summarizes the history of ancient Egypt and key moments in the development of its art.  Make a model of an ancient Egyptian mummy with the step-by-step instructions included in this book.

Ancient Egyptian Art (Art in History) (Art in History)

Tudor Art (Art in History) (Art in History)

Why are some designs more successful and influential than others? WHAT MAKES GREAT DESIGN showcases eighty exceptional creations, from the Polaroid Land camera and the Sony Walkman to the Coca- Cola bottle and Converse All Stars. Featuring designers as diverse as Le Corbusier, Dieter Rams and Philippe Starck, this insightful book highlights the elements of each design that distinguish it from its peers. Whether it is the functionality of Walter Hunt's safety pin from 1849, the innovative use of materials in a Louis Vuitton trunk or the aesthetic appeal of a Rene Lalique vase, the book explains why these designs have stood the test of time. WHAT MAKES GREAT DESIGN will open your eyes to the defining qualities of the enduring product designs that have become an essential part of our everyday lives.

What Makes Great Design

Arts & Photography

Jessica Glaser

Carolyn Knight

History & Criticism

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

THINK YOU KNOW BOSCH FROM BOTTICELLI? MONDRIAN FROM MIRO? THINK AGAIN... The Art Puzzle Book turns art history on its head by testing your brainpower and perception on some the world's most iconic paintings. Journey from ancient Egypt to 1980s New York solving riddles, discovering hidden secrets and challenging your general knowledge. Esteemed art historian Susie Hodge and leading brain trainer Dr Gareth Moore introduce you to 36 iconic pieces of art – including Botticelli's Primavera, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Picasso's Guernica. For each painting, they reveal fascinating facts about the work and artist (and give clues on what to look for), before challenging you to decipher the art for yourself through carefully crafted questions. Look at art in new ways as you:<ul>
<li>Decode the hieroglyphs from the Book of the Dead</li>
<li>Find new symbols in The Arnolfini Portrait
</li>
<li>Solve riddles based on The Garden of Earthly Delights
</li>
<li>Navigate M.C. Escher's gravity-defying staircases</li>
<li>Reassemble the Mondrian</li>
</ul>With over 300 questions, The Art Puzzle Book is designed to entertain and perplex, whether you're an art novice or an art connoisseur. Features artworks by: Altichiero, the Limbourg Brothers, Gentile da Fabriano, Jan van Eyck, Botticelli, Hieronymus Bosch, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Bruegel the Elder, Paolo Veronese, Basawan and Chetar Munti, Caravaggio, Hendrick Avercamp, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velazquez, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Hiroshige, Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, Suzanne Valadon, Sonia Delaunay, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, M.C. Escher, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.

The Art Puzzle Book

Moore, Dr. Gareth

Frances Lincoln

Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up.\nArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy.\nThe books begin with the rebels who struck out against Victorian conformism, daring painters and sculptors like Manet and Rodin, Van Gogh and Courbet, who experimented with expressionist and realist art styles as well as controversial subjects.\nMoving into the fin de siècle and the 20th century, we study the truly iconic works and turbulent lives of artists like Munch and Klimt, Picasso and Egon Schiele, whose work into abstraction, surrealism and cubism shocked and scandalized, but ultimately changed the course of western art forever.\nMoving into the second half of the 20th Century, we see spectacular works of conceptual rebellion, absurdity and political protest, from Andy Warhol and the Pop Art movement to Marina Abramovic, whose often visceral and violent works of performance art laid bare the savagery of the patriarchy and the human condition.\nIn the 21st century, we see how iconoclastic creators have pushed the boundaries of art even further, from Banksy to Louise Bourgeoise, from self-destructing paintings to experimental works of computerized art.\nComplete with beautiful reproductions of their iconic works, as well as a glossary of terms and movements at the back, meet the huge egos, uncompromising feminists, gifted recluses, spiritualists, anti-consumerists, activists and satirists who have irrevocably carved their names into the history of art around the world.\nIn telling the history of modern and contemporary art through the works that were truly disruptive, and explaining the context in which each was created, ArtQuake demonstrates the heart of modern art, which is to constantly question and challenge expectation.\nThis book is from the Culture Quake series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields. Also available is FilmQuake, which tells the stories of 50 key films that consciously questioned the boundaries, challenged the status quo and made shockwaves we are still feeling today.

ArtQuake: The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art (Culture Quake)

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