Molly Bangs brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise, revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary, that helps provide clarity to the timeless question "what is art?""A revised and expanded 25thanniversary edition of Bangs goto text about visual perception, or how pictures work, delivers sublime design and picturebookart commentary for readers and artists alike."Kirkus Reviews First published in 1991, Picture This has changed the way artists, illustrators, reviewers, critics, and readers look at and understand art. In this revised and expanded edition, Bangs powerful ideas remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius. Her thoughtprovoking text, brilliantly illustrated by stepbystep cutpaper illustrations of scenes from Little Red Riding Hood, includes thoughts about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story. Bang asks the right questions to get your wheels turningWhy are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold?while the illustrations and thoughtful designs bring the words to life.EXPLORE 12 PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL PERCEPTION By experimenting with basic art elements (color, placement, size, shape, and space), Bangs unique and insightful work encourages you to answer one question "How does the structure of a pictureor any visual art formaffect our emotional response?" FOR ART STUDENTS & CREATIVES OF ALL AGES Written in an...

Binding: Paperback;152 pages; Publisher: Chronicle Books; Classification: ABA; Weight: 730 g; Dimensions: 259 x 246 x 13

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