The Noisy Paint Box: the Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · February 11, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- Step into Kandinsky’s unusual way of sensing color and sound, and the art it inspired.
- Themes
- Creativity, Synesthesia, Artistic self-expression
- Genres
- Artists' Lives for Kids, Painting for Kids, Music
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A Caldecott Honor Book Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist. But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors trilled like an orchestra tuning up for a symphony!
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And as he grew older, he continued to hear brilliant colors singing and see vibrant sounds dancing. But was Vasya brave enough to put aside his proper still lifes and portraits and paint . . . music? In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPré tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors—and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box. Backmatter includes four paintings by Kandinsky, an author’s note, sources, links to websites on synesthesia and abstract art.
Color, Sound, Art
Step into Kandinsky’s unusual way of sensing color and sound, and the art it inspired.
Come here for
- A vivid meeting of painting and music
- A child-friendly glimpse into an artist’s life
Expect
- A story of creativity pushing past polite expectations
- Four Kandinsky paintings and notes for further exploration
Where it sits
| Artists' Lives for Kids | 96% |
|---|---|
| Music | 34% |
| Painting for Kids | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Painting for Kids
- Artists' Lives for Kids
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Authors
- Barb Rosenstock
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- February 11, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Creativity · Synesthesia · Artistic self-expression
- Reading lane
- Painting for Kids