Bibliograph

Sonia Delaunay, a life of color, Cara Manes ; illustrated by Fatinha Ramos

Type

Label

Sonia Delaunay, a life of color, Cara Manes ; illustrated by Fatinha Ramos

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sonia Delaunay

Oclc number

956957340

Responsibility statement

Cara Manes ; illustrated by Fatinha Ramos

Sub title

a life of color

Summary

Sonia Delaunay, painter and textile, theater, and fashion designer, made enormous contributions to the development of abstraction in the early 1910s, partly because of her son, Charles. In this new book, Delaunay and six-year-old Charles have a fantastical adventure in a world of color and form, a magical road trip in their car, modeled after her 1925 design for a Citroen convertible. They glide into a landscape of colors and shapes drawn from Delaunay's early abstract compositions it's as if they've driven into one of her paintings. Mother and son also explore the artist's gorgeous, colorful designs for fabrics and clothing. Throughout, Delaunay helps Charles understand her artistic process and that of her husband, artist Robert Delaunay, by asking him what shapes and colors he recognizes along the way. They end up back in the real world, and Charles realizes that his mother's thoughts about art permeate every aspect of their life

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Life of color

Classification

Contributor