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Magic in Art

Book Description
Art is magic! A great painting is not simply a matter of illustrating a scene as it is viewed by the eye. Artists go to great lengths to add effects of depth, focus, lighting and perspecive to their work to help draw the audience in. Not only that, but some artists, such as Escher, use optical illusions and other tricks to create works of unique fascination and to confound the visual senses. Conta... More
Book Information
PublisherPavilion Children's Books
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-101841387614
ISBN-13978-1841387611
Publication Date06/30/2003
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About Alexander Sturgis (Author) : Alexander Sturgis is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Alexander Sturgis include Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Paintings, Magic in Art, Dan... more
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