Description
Book SynopsisWINNER of the Made For Mums 2024 Gold Award - Non-fiction/activity book Twenty art projects inspired by famous artworks for budding mini artists aged 36 years. The benefits of art to young children are well known. Art stimulates curiosity, creativity and the imagination. It also cultivates wellbeing, but being creative with young children can feel surprisingly daunting - and this is where Mini Artists comes in. The twenty projects in Mini Artists are designed to engage children with art through making. Mini artists will discover drip painting with Jackson Pollock, carve soap sculptures with Barbara Hepworth, and create their own obliteration room with Yayoi Kusama. They'll also travel through time and explore art from different periods, from cave painting to Medieval stained-glass, and Chinese ink painting to washable graffiti inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Each project requires minimal set-up so the maximum amount of time is spent creating together, and the step-by-step instructions show photographs of the projects in progress so they can be followed at a glance. The projects use simple materials, from clay to ink to paint. Being grounded in art history, Mini Artists features a range of interesting art techniques that are ideal for teaching new motor skills.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
How to Use This Book
Part 1: Artists of the Past Ice Age stencils: The Pech Merle horses
Letters on clay: Sumerian cuneiform tablets
Magical hippo statuette: Ancient Egyptian art
Misty landscapes: Chinese ink-wash painting
Rainbow windows: Medieval stained glass
Mosaic faces: Aztec masks
Part 2: Modern Artists Abstract paper weaving: Anni Albers
Minimalist soap sculptures: Barbara Hepworth
Drip paintings: Jackson Pollock
Surrealist creatures: Wifredo Lam
Under-the-sea cut-outs: Henri Matisse
Monochrome assemblages: Louise Nevelson
Mini tropical garden: Hélio Oiticica
Part 3: Contemporary Artists Street art warriors: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Recycled monsters: Tony Cragg
Natural displays: Andy Goldsworthy
Woven beings: Mrinalini Mukherjee
Eerie silhouettes: Kara Walker
Covered in dots: Yayoi Kusama
Floating buildings: Jeanne-Claude & Christo
List of artworks
