Kay, Ann
Summary: Take a colorful journey through the history of art from cave paintings and Renaissance art to modern graffiti. Find out how and why art is made. Explore colors, shapes, patterns and themes. Discover the world's great artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, and Yayoi Kusama.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709 KAYContents: Disc 1. The importance of first Impressions -- Where am I? : point of view and focal point -- Color : description, symbol, and more -- Line : description and expression -- Space, shape, shade, and shadow -- Seeing the big picture : composition.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 HOWCall number: DVD 700 HOW
Millington, Ruth
Summary: "Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts . . . this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. Discover famous masterpieces through the included photographs of real works of art - from ancient cave painting to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow 2024
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Summary: "A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to "read," understand, and get the most out of art. For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial riddle. Art Uncovered is the perfect resource for both audiences: an engaging, visual primer...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Renshaw, Amanda.
Summary: Invites the reader to take a closer look at art work while pointing out tiny details hidden in famous works of art, providing information about a work or an artist, or explaining the techniques used to create the piece.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Each section features a lavish double-page image of an influential painting that defines each artistic style. Seminal works of genius are portrayed in their historical context, with attention paid to the culture of the time and the lives of their creators.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Lach, William
Summary: In association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art Now the best-selling series Can You Find It? in a great new format! Similar to Abrams best-selling series, Can You Find It? , in this book, young readers are introduced to great music through great works of art. From "The Flight of the Bumblee" to "The Four Seasons" to "Night on Bald Mountain," beloved music is illustrated by great works of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine LachSummary: No storytelling medium is more powerful than the modern movie-but the ability to inspire and entertain by combining words and pictures is hardly a recent phenomenon. This program reveals the age-old roots of the cinematic narrative form and their evolution over the centuries. Beginning in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Nineveh, the film points to the Epic of Gilgamesh as one of the earliest...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009