Meet the Artist: Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Description

Meet the Artist: Sophie Taeuber-Arp is packed with make-and-dos and inspiring activities for budding young artists. Experiment with puppet making and papier-mache, make your own abstract stained glass tealight and be design a dada necklace or even become an abstract poet! The revised and expanded Meet the Artist series of activity books introduces children to renowned artists in a fun and engaging way. Every book includes an introduction to the artist's life followed by a series of activities that explore prominent themes and ideas in the artist's work. Featuring beautiful reproductions of key artworks, and illustrated by a leading contemporary illustrator, every book in the Meet the Artist series encourages children to use art to explore ideas and express their own experiences through art-making.

Lesley Barnes is an illustrator and animator who lives in Glasgow with her small dog Cleo. Her distinctive work straddles the spheres of fashion, music, children's literature, film and product design. Her clients include The New York Times, Twitter and Google. She has previously published with Tate Publishing, Laurence King and The Folio Society. Zoe Whitley was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Los Angeles and now calls London home, where she lives with her husband and daughter. She is Senior Curator at the Hayward Gallery and was previously Curator of International Art at Tate. Her debut children's book came out in 2019, also with Tate Publishing, called Meet the Artist: Frank Bowling. Her favourite pastimes are talking and travelling, both usually art-related.