This Book Will Make You An Artist

Resumen del libro

Paint a still-life like Vincent Van Gogh! Create a cubist collage like Pablo Picasso! Make a polka-dot pumpkin like Yayoi Kusama! This book will make YOU an artist as you explore 25 different art techniques - from cave painting to contemporary performance - inspired by ground-breaking artists from around the world. And discover famous masterpieces with photographs of real works of art! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials and find out more about some of world's best-known creatives in this fact-filled book full of step-by-step activities that are easy to try at home. Including information about tools, materials and basic art theory, this imaginative book is jam-packed with ideas for aspiring artists everywhere.

List of artists featured: A cave painter, an ancient Roman mosaic maker, Leonardo da Vinci, Artemisia Gentileschi, Katsushika Hokusai, Moses Williams, Claude Monet, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Hilma Af Klint, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Hugo Ball, Barbara Hepworth, Janet Sobel, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Judith Scott, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Liu Bolin, Yayoi Kusama, Esther Mahlangu.

Biografía del autor

RUTH MILLINGTON es historiadora del arte y escribe sobre artistas extraordinarios tanto del pasado como del presente. Ha escrito para periódicos del Reino Unido y ha aparecido en radio y televisión contando historias sobre el surrealismo, Vincent van Gogh y Frida Kahlo, entre otros. Su primer libro de arte para adultos, Muse, destapa a las personas reales que aparecen en retratos famosos. A Ruth también le encanta leer, cantar, pintar y decorar su casa con mucho, mucho arte.