Look! Really Smart Art

This intriguing fifth book in the Look! art series is every bit as good as its predecessors. Written by an experienced and award-winning art lecturer, this book explores the range of techniques that artists use to fascinate you. Seventeen images by artists such as Escher, Pollock, Magritte, Dali and Van Dyck have been chosen to demonstrate a range of effects, including surrealism, pointillism, use of light, multiple viewpoints and tromp l’oeil. Reading this book will show you new ways of seeing, from high speed movement and 3D effects to portraits whose eyes follow you wherever you go. Each picture is produced as a full-page image, with information about the artist and the construction of the picture on the facing page. The tricks of the trade are explained and suggestions for creating your own art work are provided. Ideal for children from the age of seven upwards, this is a title which should be available in every school and public library.