[Choi Kyungpil's Book Column] Stories of Dreams Dreamed by Painters

A Word from Renowned Painters Like Millet, Munk, and Picasso

When looking at Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece , you can see a faint smile. He, who traversed both art and science, meticulously depicted every muscle of the face.

From da Vinci, who insisted that painters must understand anatomy, to Michelangelo, Monet, Paul C?zanne, Van Gogh, Munch, Henri Matisse, Picasso, Mondrian, and Dal?, what dreams did they pursue? (A Thousand Winds) is more than enough to guide children who dream of becoming painters or have a hobby in painting.

This book covers the changes in art movements through a single phrase from painters, from the Renaissance, when painters began to gain social recognition, to the modern era.

Reading the stories of 11 figures who created new art trends makes it easier to understand key works and art movements found in art textbooks.

It also broadly covers the historical backgrounds that brought changes to art history, the creation of new painting techniques, and the development of art materials, allowing readers to deeply explore the meanings contained in masterpieces.

Famous art plates essential for understanding painters and art trends are provided appropriately, making the content easier to grasp.

Learning art history through the words of painters who dreamed of innovation includes important phrases that help instantly understand art trends, such as "Light is color" and "Three colors are enough." These are words left by painters who learned from past works and surpassed them to dream of new beauty.

This book introduces, centered on fascinating stories of painters, the background behind these phrases, why the painters left such words, and how a single phrase left in art history changed art trends.

Reading about the passion and dedication of painters who created new things, centered on a phrase that sparks curiosity about their works, allows for an enjoyable encounter with art history.

From Renaissance art to Surrealism, the book also introduces artworks found in textbooks. It covers major art trends in chronological order, from Leonardo da Vinci's , still regarded as an outstanding artwork after 600 years, to Dal?'s Surrealist works that appeared after World War I.

The book selectively summarizes the most representative painters and works by movement among authors and works appearing in elementary school approved textbooks, making it easy to understand the main flow of art history and helping children new to art history to interestingly grasp the sometimes complex changes in art movements.

Baroque art, Realism, Impressionism, and other movements related to a phrase and the painter's story are deeply examined, and the painting techniques that influenced changes in art movements are revisited through works by other representative painters of each movement, showing how the new art pursued by painters influenced their contemporaries and later artists.

Explained through text and fairy tale-like illustrations, this book features a total of 48 vivid art plates that allow readers to vividly feel art history, and at the beginning of each story, the painter's representative work is introduced so readers can see at a glance which painter created which work.

Providing an average of 3 to 4 works per painter allows a thorough understanding of the painter's artistic world, and even by appreciating only the inserted masterpieces, readers can observe how art history has changed. With illustrations suited to children's perspectives, this single book will let readers feel the grand flow of Western art history and the dreams painters pursued.

Book columnist, Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters guest reporter Choi Kyung-pil

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