Come see the magic of light and shadow on the canvas!
Did you know that painters can present and interpret the atmosphere and light and shadow effects in different paintings through colors, brushstrokes and shades?
Through eighteen world-renowned works of art, this book guides readers to observe how artists display the effects of light in their works. Concise and clear text and descriptions allow children to easily learn to observe the perspective of paintings and cultivate the ability to appreciate art. The book is matched with interesting art activities, let the children experience and try to create, for example, let the children design a seasonal calendar, try to use different scenery and colors to express the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter; or use their hands Make hand shadows to show various light patterns; you can also use crayons to paint, and then paint with watercolors to see what the effect will be.
Award record
★Awarded a good book for everyone to read
★Recommendation of excellent reading books for primary and secondary school students by the Ministry of Culture ★Recommendation of good books for children in Taipei National Primary School
★The Commonwealth Magazine Foundation wants to read 100 good books to recommend
★Best Children's Book in China Times Open Book Award
Author and Illustrator Gillian Wolfe has been leading the education department of Dulwich Picture Gallery since 1984. Her art book for children, My First Art Book, won a Silver Medal in America's Parents' Choice Book; Art Activity and Children's Art Book) both won the Gulbenkian Prize for best museum publication of the year. Look! Zoom in on art won the English Society's Best Nonfiction Book Award. In 1995, Gillian was awarded the title of "Member of the British Royal Family" (MBE) for her contributions to education and was elected an honorary member of the Royal Society of Arts
來看畫布上的光影魔術！
你知道畫家透過顏色、筆觸和濃淡，就可以呈現並詮釋不同的畫中的氛圍與光影效果嗎？
看一看卡拉瓦喬在〈聖保羅悔改〉中，運用陰影呈現舞台上戲劇性的光……從歌川廣重如何運用數以百計的交叉線，在〈安宅大橋驟雨〉中展現氣勢磅礡的大雨，再看到印象派畫家雷諾瓦，在〈鞦韆〉中運用點狀光影，揮灑穿越樹葉間的陽光……再看一看克以普在〈靠近河邊的路〉中，運用細膩的光影，技巧性的展露寧靜柔和的落日……
透過吉麗安．伍爾芙簡潔清晰的文字，讓我們一起在這十八項世界知名藝術作品中，培養藝術欣賞的能力，尋找光的足跡。
本書特色
•本書藉由十八項世界知名藝術作品，引導讀者觀察藝術家如何在作品中展現光的效果。
•簡潔清晰的文字和說明，讓兒童能輕鬆學習觀察畫的角度，培養藝術欣賞的能力。
•書中搭配有趣的藝術活動，讓孩子體驗、嘗試創作，例如讓孩子設計一份季節曆，試著用不同的景物和色彩表現春、夏、秋、冬四個季節；又或者利用雙手做手影，表現出各種光的圖案；也可運用蠟筆作畫，再塗上水彩，看看會有什麼效果。
•書後附上各個畫作的時間、畫家簡介以及畫作的展覽地點，讓孩子在欣賞畫作的同時，也能對藝術家的生平有所了解，體驗以不同的角度，感受藝術作品。
作、繪者簡介
吉麗安．伍爾芙Gillian Wolfe
從1984年開始領導達偉奇畫廊（Dulwich Picture Gallery）的教育部門。她為兒童寫的藝術書籍《我的第一本藝術書》(My First Art Book），榮獲美國父母選書銀牌獎；還有《藝術活動》（Art Activity）和《小朋友的藝術書》（Children’s Art Book）雙雙贏得年度最佳博物館出版品的古本江大獎（Gulbenkian Prize）。《各種角度看名畫》（Look！Zoom in on art）榮獲英語協會最佳非小說類書籍獎。1995年，吉麗安因為對教育的貢獻良多，榮獲「英國皇室榮譽成員」（MBE）頭銜，並獲選為英國皇家藝術協會榮譽會員。