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Indlæser... Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeoisaf Amy Novesky
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Contemporary artist Louise Bourgeois grew up looking up to her mother. Her unique mind immediately seemed to make the connection of her mother, a women who would weave tapestries to spiders weaving their webs. Unlike many people, Louise was clearly unafraid of spiders and actually saw the beauty within their character. She depicted this into her art for many years to come. "Cloth Lullaby" was such a gentle read, from the writing to the illustrations. The words were excellently woven together and the watercolor illustrations were unlike anything I have every seen before. This book tells the story of the French artist Louise Bourgeois. Louise's mother repaired tapestries for a living, and Louise was inspired by this. She learned how to help the family business. When Louise's mother died, she quit studying math and the stars and focused on creating art. Some of Louise's most famous works are sculptures she made that look like giant spiders; she says that they remind her of her mother's tapestries. Later in life, she made cloth drawings and cloth books. She made a cloth lullaby with all of her childhood memories woven into it before she died. This was a good book, and I learned a lot about an artist I had not heard of before. However, what really stood out was the illustrations. The limited color palette of reds, creams, and blues was really powerful. The lines and colors used reflect the woven threads in the tapestries Louise grew up repairing. The drawings are whimsical and have a lot of hidden details that go along well with the text. The first thing you may notice about this book is the gorgeous illustrative style in a restricted color palette of intense dark blues, watery reds and etched blacks and greys. The description of Louise Bourgeois' childhood reads like magical fiction, leaving the mature reader with a desire to know more about her extraordinary life. For a young reader, the idea of such a childhood could open doors of possibility, fantasy and form a foundation for the 'art or craft' conversation. This book could be used as an intro to a weaving or textile activity, a writing activity or from an Arts Therapy approach, as she turns her grief into art, using the skills endowed to her by her rich family tradition. Well researched and a good first example for young writers on how to cite your sources quoted. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Before she became an artist, Louise Bourgeois was an apprentice in her family's tapestry shop, where her mother was a weaver of tapestries. Discover how Louise learned about form and color, and how memories of her mother and her past are stitched into all of Louise's works. No library descriptions found. |
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I am pulled into the artists journey through her childhood to adulthood and eventually the sculptures that she would create.
This book evokes her in full spirit. The combination of story & quotes; the colors & lines that mimic Louise's own work.
I am inspired.
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