Objects and meanings
By: Susan Ogier
Series: Step-up art and design; Step-up art and design
Publisher: Evans
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780237535766
Subjects: Art and design; Juvenile literature; Art; Still-life in art; Technique; Art appreciation
Description: "This title provides specific projects for children to try together with background notes for teachers and suggestions for further activities. It also includes a useful webography and glossary of key terms. Highly illustrated with full colour photographs, including commissioned pictures of young people engaged in creative tasks"--Evans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a still life?; title: What do objects mean to us?; title: Color, shape, and composition; title: Vanitas; title: The domestic and the everyday; title: Take a seat; title: Trompe l'oeil; title: Containers; title: Craft containers; title: Folk art objects; title: Found objects; title: Extraordinary objects.