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How Art Works

Sarah Hull

Age: 9+

RRP  £12.99

Series: Usborne Art and Artists

How Art Works

By: Sarah Hull

Illustrated by Various

Series : Usborne Art and Artists

Age 9+

RRP  £12.99

What is art? How does art tell stories? Where do artists get their ideas from? Open this fascinating book to discover explosive ideas, wild colours, unexpected views and amazing works of art by world-famous artists. Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites where you can take a virtual tour of a gallery, look at famous paintings up close and much more. Published in association with The National Gallery, London.

Chapters in this book include:
- What is art?
- Can anything be art?
- How do you look at pictures?
- How are paintings made?
- Fit for a king
- What is an artist?
- What makes pictures look 3D?
- Shadows and highlights
- How's it all arranged?
- Varying viewpoints
- How do you make a sculpture?
- How does colour work?
- Wild colours
- How can art trick your eyes?
- Where can you see art?
- What is a still life?
- Does art have to be serious?
- How do portraits work?
- Who's in the picture?
- Who's missing?
- How does art tell stories?
- A hidden story
- Should art be beautiful?
- Why so big? Why so small?
- What's an art movement?
- Can a cartoon be a work of art?
- What's an installation?
- Explosive ideas
- Why do artists make self portraits?
- Painting your own story
- What is abstract art?
- How are prints made?
- An unexpected view
- Can a photograph be art?
- Why do artists try and shock you?
- Art and politics
- An anti-war message
- What's it worth?
- What do art museums do?
- When was it made?

Extent:
96 pages
Dimensions:
266.6 x 214mm
Hardback ISBN:
9781409598893
Key Stage:
KS2, KS3
Publication Date:
April 2020
Work Reference:
03832

Chapters in this book include:
- What is art?
- Can anything be art?
- How do you look at pictures?
- How are paintings made?
- Fit for a king
- What is an artist?
- What makes pictures look 3D?
- Shadows and highlights
- How's it all arranged?
- Varying viewpoints
- How do you make a sculpture?
- How does colour work?
- Wild colours
- How can art trick your eyes?
- Where can you see art?
- What is a still life?
- Does art have to be serious?
- How do portraits work?
- Who's in the picture?
- Who's missing?
- How does art tell stories?
- A hidden story
- Should art be beautiful?
- Why so big? Why so small?
- What's an art movement?
- Can a cartoon be a work of art?
- What's an installation?
- Explosive ideas
- Why do artists make self portraits?
- Painting your own story
- What is abstract art?
- How are prints made?
- An unexpected view
- Can a photograph be art?
- Why do artists try and shock you?
- Art and politics
- An anti-war message
- What's it worth?
- What do art museums do?
- When was it made?

Sarah Hull
Sarah grew up in London, then studied German and Fine Art in Oxford and Hamburg. She joined Usborne after working at Profile Books and Thames and Hudson, and now spends her time writing about art, investigating germs and devising ways for children to stave off boredom - all the important things, basically.

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