Shapes

by Philip Yenawine

Book Overview

Isolates the artistic element of shape, discusses what visual ideas and effects can be conveyed by different shapes, and examines how they contribute to a work of art through various examples from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870701770
• ISBN13: 9780870701771
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Shapes

(From book) Discusses forms in paintings, from recognizable ones to geometric and abstract ones, showing how different shapes elicit a variety of responses This is one of a series of books on modern art created to help very young people learn the basic vocabulary used by artists, a sort of ABC of art. This book isolates shapes to show how they are used by artists and how they contribute to meaning in art By looking at shapes and discussing what ideas and feelings they suggest, adults encourage children to develop creative thinking skills At the back of this book, there is more information about the pictures included to help in this engaging process Enjoy looking together!