Discover key movements like impressionism, cubism, and symbolism in The Art Book, part of the fascinating Big Ideas series that tackles tricky topics in a simple, easy-to-follow format. This overview guide to art is brilliant for novices wanting to find out more and experts after a refresher alike, bringing a fresh, vibrant take on the subject through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. The captivating book broadens understanding of art with more than 80 of the world’s most remarkable artworks, facts, charts, timelines, and graphs to clarify core concepts, a visual approach with striking illustrations throughout, and easy-to-follow text accessible at any level of understanding. The Art Book offers a captivating introduction to painting, drawing, printing, sculpture, conceptual art, and performance art from ancient history to the modern day, discovering more than 80 of the world’s most groundbreaking artworks by history’s most influential painters, sculptors, and artists, through exciting text and bold graphics. What ideas inspired masterpieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Klimt, Matisse, Picasso, and dozens more? This fresh new guide examines exactly that. If the defining art movements have always felt difficult to learn, The Art Book presents key information in a clear layout, exploring subject matters, techniques, and materials, and introducing the talented artists behind great works through superb mind maps and step-by-step summaries. With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Art Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK, which uses striking graphics alongside engaging writing to make big topics easy to understand.
ISBN 13: 9780241239018
Author: DK
