Look! Body Language in Art

Look! Body Language in Art

by Gillian Wolfe C B E (Author)

Synopsis

This exciting art title focuses on how artists use body language to tell stories and say how a person is feeling. Award-winning art writer, Gillian Wolfe, looks at 18 paintings and examines how their faces, hands and bodies give powerful messages.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 40
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 06 Jan 2006

ISBN 10: 184507114X
ISBN 13: 9781845071141

Media Reviews
Original and exciting, perfect for KS2 and above art, literacy and thinking skills, this book will change the way you view art and the world forever School Librarian ... this book certainly leads the reader to think in great depth about what they are actually seeing Bookseller A welcome paperback version of a book which is fascinating for children and adults Carousel
Author Bio
Gillian Wolfe CBE is Director of Learning and Public Affairs at Dulwich Picture Gallery, one of the most renowned private collections in the UK. She also works as a freelance consultant, and has lectured all over the world. Her previous art books for children include My First Art Book, winner of the Parent Choice Silver Honour Award, USA; and Art Activity Book and Children's Art Book, both winners of the Gulbenkian Prize for Best Museum Publications of the Year. Her titles with Frances Lincoln include Look! Zoom in on Art, which won the English Association's Award for the best children's non-fiction book, Look! Body Language in Art, Look! Seeing the Light in Art and Look! Drawing the Line in Art. In 1995, Gillian was awarded an MBE and in 2005 the CBE for services to Arts Education. She lives in South London.