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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors And Sounds Of Kandinsky's Abstract Art (2014)

by Barb Rosenstock(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0307978486 (ISBN13: 9780307978486)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

review 1: Young readers may wonder how art can possibly speak, but for artist Vasily Kandinsky, the colors he used for his drawings sang and those sounds actually danced. Although he had a very proper upbringing and was trained in classic artist styles, he eventually rebelled and painted what he saw, felt, and heard. Young readers are likely to be inspired by this man's creativity and his exploration of art that would come to be known as abstract. The acrylic paint and paper collage illustrations are just as delightful as the story of Kandinsky. Back matter includes an Author's Note explaining that Kandinsky's ability to experience colors as sounds was probably due to his synesthesia as well as examples of his marvelously exuberant paintings.
review 2: If you have a proj... moreect which involves studying a famous artist and abstract art, this biography on Kandinsky is a great resource to use. A fantastic picture book biography that explores how one ordinary little boy named Vansa Kandinsky became one of the most (and first) accomplished painters in abstract art and describes how Vasya Kandinsky's creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experienced colors as sounds and sounds as colors. A biography, art and music book rolled into one. less

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