Magritte's apple / Klaas Verplancke.
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TextPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 volume of unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500651032 (hardback)Subject(s): Magritte, René, 1898-1967 | Magritte, René, 1898-1967 -- Pictorial works | Magritte, René, 1898-1967 | Magritte, René, 1898-1967 | Apples -- Juvenile literature | Painters -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature | Apples in art -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction | Painters -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction | Apples in art | Painters | Apples in art -- Juvenile fiction | Painters -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Fiction. | Juvenile works. DDC classification: 759.93 LOC classification: PZ7.V5987 | Ma 2016Summary: Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, this book is a whimsical look into the mind of one of the world’s most beloved artists. A man named René floats through the world of his dreams and imagination, fulfilling his desire to become a painter – of apples and hats, apple hats, apple-these and apple-thats. In his paintings, leaves are lips, baguettes are noses, the right side is never up, and the upside is never down. Award-winning author Klaas Verplancke mashes everyday objects and words together in ways that are guaranteed to make kids laugh and think. René Magritte (1898–1967), one of the world’s most beloved artists, created whimsical, subversive paintings that helped launch the popularity of surrealism. His works combined words and images in novel, thought-provoking ways, and used humour and ordinary subjects to inspire viewers to question the world around them.
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| wnor - Kindergarten picture books | Northam Northam Junior Kindergarten | S.T.E.A.M. | JK VER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111063470031 |
Commissioned by Editions du Centre Pompidou on the occassion of the exhibition 'Magritte : La Trahison des images', September 21, 2016- January 23, 2017.
Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, this book is a whimsical look into the mind of one of the world’s most beloved artists. A man named René floats through the world of his dreams and imagination, fulfilling his desire to become a painter – of apples and hats, apple hats, apple-these and apple-thats. In his paintings, leaves are lips, baguettes are noses, the right side is never up, and the upside is never down. Award-winning author Klaas Verplancke mashes everyday objects and words together in ways that are guaranteed to make kids laugh and think. René Magritte (1898–1967), one of the world’s most beloved artists, created whimsical, subversive paintings that helped launch the popularity of surrealism. His works combined words and images in novel, thought-provoking ways, and used humour and ordinary subjects to inspire viewers to question the world around them.
For ages 5+.
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