Splat! : the most exciting artists of all time

Splat! The most exciting artists of all time

Mary Agnes Richards

Book - 2016

Splat! traces art history through its key turning points and helps to map important art movements from the Renaissance and Impressionism to Surrealism and contemporary art. At the beginning, a spread explores how early peoples represented animals and everyday life. Then brief sections explore the stories of particular artists who helped to make important artistic innovations, including Michelangelo and the High Renaissance; Bruegel and his paintings of everyday peasant life; Manet and the shock of Impressionism; and Duchamp and the Dada revolution. You can read the real-life stories of artists, such as Caravaggio, Jan Vermeer, Henri Rousseau, Vincent Van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky and Frida Kahlo, who dared to imagine new ways of depicting the... world. The achievements of these artists and the challenges, difficulties and dangers they faced are excitingly brought to life.

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Subjects
Artists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Art > History > Juvenile literature.
Art movements > Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York, New York : Thames & Hudson 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Mary Agnes Richards (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
ISBN
9780500650653
  • Great artists : who and when
  • Art in the beginning : from cave paintings to painted churches
  • A grand task : Michelangelo
  • Everyday life : Bruegel
  • Drama in Rome : Caravaggio
  • Fit for a king : Velázquez
  • Life at home : Vermeer
  • Making waves : Hokusai
  • Wild nature : Friedrich
  • Art and music : Whistler
  • First impressions : Monet
  • To the point : Seurat
  • Starry nights : Van Gogh
  • Jungle king : Rousseau
  • A new vision : Picasso
  • Color and shape : Kandinsky
  • But is it art? : Duchamp
  • Dream worlds : Dalí
  • Self-portrait : Kahlo
  • Modern shapes : Hepworth
  • Drip painting : Pollock
  • Factory-made : Warhol
  • Movers and shakers : more exciting artists.
Review by Booklist Review

Exciting might not be the best word to describe the artists profiled in this volume (with the exception of Caravaggio, whose notorieties include killing a man), but they are all trailblazers of a sort, as each individual helped usher in a groundbreaking type of art. Arranged chronologically, each chapter features a single artist who bucked convention, with a few examples of his or her work, some inset boxes describing key facts about their style and influences, and a brief biography. Plentiful reproductions all beautifully printed, though occasionally at such a small scale that it's hard to see key details make each chapter visually appealing, and a few activities sprinkled throughout help drive home the importance of the artists' stylistic innovations. Women and artists of color are underrepresented, which is a drawback, though a closing spread highlighting contemporary artists is much richer in diversity. Still, the approachable tone, dossier-style pages, and plentiful visual aids will make this an easy pick for students hoping to become better acquainted with famous artists. Pair with titles from Susie Brooks' Get into Art! series.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2016 Booklist

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In the fourth book in a series that includes Eureka! and Genius!, Richards profiles 20 well-known visual artists, moving chronologically from Michelangelo to Warhol. After a brief overview of ancient art, including the Lascaux cave paintings and China's Terracotta Army, Richards devotes four pages to each artist, providing sketches of their backgrounds and artistic goals, full-page reproductions of some of their best-known works, a few paragraphs on their upbringings and careers, and supplemental images, timelines, sidebars, and tidbits. Succinct writing provides clear snapshots of the artists' struggles, beliefs, and influence (of Jackson Pollack's work, she writes, "The act of making art was now as important as the final work in the gallery"). Though Frida Kahlo and Barbara Hepworth are the only women who receive full profiles, many more appear in a closing "Movers and Shakers" section that briefly introduces innovative contemporary artists. Ages 9-up. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Horn Book Review

Filled with copious captioned reproductions and photographs, this is a fascinating, perusable survey of twenty important painters and sculptors, from Michelangelo to Warhol. Four-page sections covering the artist's background, big ideas, challenges, art movement, techniques, and influences emphasize his or her overall contributions to the art world. Occasional "How to..." sidebars encourage practicing techniques. Notable contemporary artists are annotated at the end. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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