Dragons Love Art
Dragons Love Art
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Raven Publishing
Annotation: "It should come as no great surprise that Dragons Love Art, after all Art is where Dragons first got their start." So be... more
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #210991
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Raven Publishing
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 09/27/19
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-7722-9041-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-7722-9041-7
Dewey: E
Dimensions: 30 cm
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

Dragon-shaped collages feature diverse artistic styles in this picture book.Parlato asserts that "Art is where Dragons first got their start" and explains the styles the beasts love. The work presents dragon-shaped collages filled with manipulated images of various elements. For example, when the text tells readers that "Dragons Love the Art struck on coins…meant to be spent and commemorate great achievements," the accompanying dragon is assembled out of vivid images of coins. Some dragons are collaged in particular art styles, like cubism ("Dragons Love how ‘Cubism' re-imagines the world in simple flat and folded shapes"). Another piece incorporates a van Gogh painting. Some include images of everyday elements, like mosaic tiles, shells, fruits, and graffiti street murals. The author implores the audience to be artistic, noting that "the Art…Dragons most Love…is the Art you dear reader may be inspired to make." The tale's intricate collage renderings by the author are exceptional. Although the book relies heavily on its visuals, the educational narrative offers introductory insights into an assortment of artistic forms. Due to the detailed images, this work will function best as an art book that readers can take their time flipping through as opposed to a quiet bedtime story selection. Readers will enjoy visiting this book over and over again, as new facets in the collages will surely be found and appreciated.A creative and distinctive work recommended for art aficionados of all ages.

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Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: 1-4

"It should come as no great surprise that Dragons Love Art, after all Art is where Dragons first got their start." So begins, with Dragons as our guides, a visually delicious tour through many of the ideas, styles and mediums of the world's Art history. Here is a fresh approach to exciting and engaging the very young about the Art of the past with the goal of inspiring them to use it to make a New Art, an Art of their own, of the NOW.


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