Synopses & Reviews
One day, the French artist Henri Matisse cut a small bird out of a piece of paper. It looked lonely all by itself, so he cut out more shapes to join it. Before he knew it, Matisse had transformed his walls into larger-than-life gardens, filled with brightly colored plants, animals, and shapes of all sizes! Featuring cut-paper illustrations and interactive foldout pages, Matisseandrsquo;s Garden is the inspiring story of how the artistandrsquo;s never-ending curiosity helped turn a small experiment into a radical new form of art.
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KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW
Zingy and crisp, joyful and sprightly, this is one outstanding read.
Review
and#39;Eight reproductions of Matisseand#39;s cut-paper work appear throughout, some on gatefolds, and a brief biography closes out this strong study of an artistand#39;s thought processes and growth.andquot;
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STARRED REVIEW
andquot;In its inventive approach to teaching art history, this book should inspire teachers and students alike to experiment with color, shape and form in the same free and expressive mode as the master.andquot;
Synopsis
In this exuberant book, acclaimed graphic designer Craig Frazier does more than simply showcase a vast variety of dots, he encourages young readers to look closely at the world around them. Through his energetic images, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Buttons are dots. Wheels are dots. Ladybugs have dots. And so do the fried eggs on your plate. Lots of Dots is lots of fun!
About the Author
Samantha Friedman is an assistant curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. She is a contributing author of many books on art.
Cristina Amodeo is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Milan, Italy.
Henri Matisse (1869and#8211;1954), one of modern artand#8217;s most important figures, was a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and printmaker who began creating paper cutouts in the 1940s.and#160;