A Whole World of Art: A Time-Travelling Trip Through a Whole World of Art
Hardback Published on: 21/09/2023
Price: £14.99
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Synopsis
**This beautifully illustrated book seeks to tell children the true, diverse and decolonised story of art around the world.**
Even before they could write, people were telling stories with pictures. And though art is universal, the story we know about it is not.
*A Whole World of Art* opens your eyes to **a global view of art** by taking you on a whirlwind tour around the world and through time. With two companions - a boy and a girl - travel through **25 destinations from the history of art**, circling the globe.
As they travel, they explore the **rich visual canon from each culture they visit** through looking at different key works and examine the lives of the artists who created them.
**Each spread shows a stunning, edge-to-edge illustrated scene from art history** portraying an artist or artists making important artwork within a detailed background. A paragraph of introductory text and small captions around the page give **fascinating details about the artists and the time and place** in which they lived. Art project ideas provide inspiration throughout. Visit:
- **Athens, Greece (450 BCE)**, where you will marvel at the gleaming gold statues and marble architecture;
- **The Ming Dynasty, China (1368-1644)**, where you will discover intricate designs, drawings and calligraphy on paper and porcelain;
- **Benin City, Africa (1550)**, where you will meet the brass-casters who create elaborately detailed plaques and ornaments only for the Oba (or king);
- **Coyoacan, Mexico (1907-1954)**, where you will get to know the painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera;
Written by art history teacher **Dr Sarah Phillips, who rewrote and decolonised the A Level syllabus in the UK**, and illustrated by talented artist Dion Mehaga Bangun Djayasaputra, this gorgeous book offers a **fresh, inclusive view of the history of art.**Publisher information
- Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
- ISBN: 9780711265363
- Number of pages: 62
- Dimensions: 262 x 317 x 12 mm
- Interest age: From 7 years
- Weight: 695g
- Languages: English
