This extraordinary and informative guide to all kinds of artistic trickery will satisfy scholars as well as everyday fans. The book also has examples of amazing street art including subway graffiti and a sidewalk painting that makes pedestrians think twice. Escher's magical and mathematically precise drawings the seemingly undulating paintings of Bridget Riley the manipulated photography of Andreas Gursky Duane Hanson's eerily lifelike sculptures JR's larger-than-life portrait photographs and George Rousse's mind- bending constructions. Now available in a new edition, this colorful, lively, and endlessly entertaining book for children looks at artistic illusion, showing that art history is. It also features work from the 20th and 21st centuries, including Rene Magritte's classic surrealist works M. and Photography: The Groundbreaking Moments (all by Prestel). He has written many books for Prestel, for both children and adults, including 13 Art Inventions Children Should Know and Photography: Groundbreaking Moments. Beautifully reproduced, the images featured in the book includes centuries-old work such as the scenery at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy, and the ceiling frescos at the Wurzburg Residence in Germany, that showcase processes such as trompe l'oeil and anamorphosis. Buy a discounted Hardcover of The Art of Illusion online from Australias leading online. ISBN 9783791371436 Categories BX, BXOS, Childrens Books, Childrens Reference, RM 20 - RM 39.99 Author(s) Silke Vry Publisher Prestel Pages 64 Format. As a photographer he works in the fields of art, advertising, and industry. This spellbinding look at the history and development of illusionistic art reveals wide-ranging techniques that have piqued the public's fascination with this medium.
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