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Γιατί η τέχνη είναι γεμάτη με γυμνούς ανθρώπους; Και άλλες πολύ σημαντικές ερωτήσεις για την τέχνη

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Γιατί η τέχνη είναι γεμάτη με γυμνούς; Ένα βιβλίο οδηγός για όλες τις μορφές τέχνης, από την αρχαιότητα, με τη ζωγραφική των σπηλαίων, μέχρι σήμερα, με τις εγκαταστάσεις από τεχνητά σύννεφα μέσα σε κλεισμένα περίεργα δωμάτια. Μα γιατί τόσα φρούτα; Τι είναι αυτό που βλέπω ακριβώς; Γιατί να ζωγραφίσει κάποιος τη θέα; Το βιβλίο αυτό ενθαρρύνει τους νεαρούς αναγνώστες να εκφράσουν άφοβα και τις πιο απλές ιστορίες πέρι τέχνης και να βρουν απαντήσεις, παραδείγματα και εν τέλει να νιώσουν ότι δεν είναι οι μόνοι που έχουν απορίες! Με την εξαιρετική επιλογή των έργων που έχει κάνει η συγγραφέας, δείχνει με ποιους τρόπους και μορφές τέχνης, η ίδια θεματολογία έχει απασχολήσει καλλιτέχνες από διαφορετικές εποχές και χώρες.

Γραμμένο σε απλή γλώσσα, με πολλές εικόνες έργων και πλούσιο περιεχόμενο, το βιβλίο αυτό μπορεί να διαβαστεί ξεκινώντας κανείς από την αρχή, από το τέλος ή αποσπασματικά. Το ενημερωτικό γλωσσάρι στο τέλος το καθιστά ένα βιβλίο εργαλείο για τον γονιό και τον δάσκαλο, αλλά κυρίως προάγει την αυτόνομη μάθηση του ίδιου του παιδιού.

86 pages, Hardcover

First published October 18, 2016

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1,084 reviews16 followers
April 13, 2017
When I picked up this book, before opening it I asked myself, "How can you write a whole book - for kids - explaining why art if full of naked people?" Well, come to find out, it's the second half of the title that really explains the book - Other Vital Questions About Art. Hodge uses 88 pieces of well-known art by famous artists, and with humorous and informative short paragraphs answers good questions and gives interesting information while giving the reader a chance to examine great art. As many times (hundreds!) that I've looked at Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Tatte" I never, ever realized that he'd drawn a frame around the picture using more dots - thousands of them! I really, really enjoyed reading this book....and discovered quite a bit of new artists while doing so!
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683 reviews10 followers
September 28, 2016
What a bloody awesome introduction to all the mysteries and my dumb questions about art. Although it is pitched at children it has something in there for everyone and lots of thought provoking questions about the art work that is featured in the book from the ancient to the modern greats. I loved it.
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11 reviews
August 30, 2020
Love everything about this book: the illustrations, the selection of the art, the Q&A. I recommend it even for adults that are beginning their journey on the art world.
One of the best souvenirs I brought from Edinburgh last June.
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1,303 reviews
June 29, 2017
A good introduction to art for children. Not as informative as I had hoped for.
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406 reviews46 followers
September 22, 2020
Z pohledu dospělého možná hodně otázek a málo odpovědí, ale pro dětského čtenáře určitě doporučeníhodná kniha, která může naučit vnímat výtvarné umění.
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251 reviews39 followers
January 24, 2020
Πολλοί πιστεύουν ότι πρέπει να είσαι έξυπνος για να καταλάβεις την τέχνη. Άλλοι πιστεύουν ότι η τέχνη μπορεί να σε κάνει πιο έξυπνο. Τις περισσότερες φορές βέβαια πρέπει να ξέρεις πώς να κοιτάς. Πρέπει να κοιτάξεις με προσοχή ένα έργο τέχνης για να μπορέσεις να καταλάβεις τι εννοεί ο καλλιτέχνης. Όσο πιο πολύ μελετήσεις μια εικόνα τόσο περισσότερα πράγματα θα ανακαλύψεις.

Μέσα σε μια γκαλερί, σου ζητάνε να κάνεις ησυχία. Η τέχνη είναι γεμάτη από ιδέες, μηνύματα και ιστορίες. Μόνο αν υπάρχει ησυχία μπορείς να συγκεντρωθείς και να καταλάβεις αυτό που θέλει να σου πει.

Ένα βιβλίο με πολλά ερωτήματα, πολλές απαντήσεις και πληροφορίες για τα έργα και τους δημιουργούς τους. Είναι στημένο με τέτοιο τρόπο που διαβάζεται ευχάριστα από μικρούς και μεγάλους. Οι φωτογραφίες από τα έργα τέχνης συνοδεύονται από έξυπνες και χιουμοριστικές ερωτήσεις όπως: «Γιατί η τέχνη είναι γεμάτη από γυμνούς ανθρώπους;», «Μα γιατί τόσα φρούτα;», «Μήπως είναι ανάποδα;», «Γιατί είναι όλα τόσο θολά;», «Ποιοι είναι όλοι αυτοί;», «Τι είναι ακριβώς;», «Μήπως βλέπεις κουκκίδες;» και πολλές άλλες. Έτσι τα παιδιά έρχονται σε επαφή με μεγάλους καλλιτέχνες όπως ο Καντίνσκι, ο Τιτσιάνο, ο Γκογκέν, ο Βαν Γκογκ, ο Ματίς, ο Μονέ, ο Μπέικον, ο Μιρό, ο Ντα Βίντσι, ο Πικάσο, ο Σεζάν, ο Καραβάτζο, ο Μανέ, ο Μποτιτσέλι και πολλοί ακόμα. Ταυτόχρονα όμως το βιβλίο αναφέρει και πιο σύγχρονους δημιουργούς και τεχνικές.

Το βιβλίο δεν είναι ανάγκη να διαβαστεί από την αρχή ως το τέλος. Μπορεί κάποιος να το ξεφυλλίζει και να διαβάζει τις ερωτήσεις που του κάνουν εντύπωση ή τα έργα τέχνης που του τραβούν την προσοχή.

Μακάρι να ήταν κάπως έτσι τα σχολικά βιβλία που μιλούν για την τέχνη. Τα παιδιά μας θα είχαν μάθει περισσότερα και με πολύ διασκεδαστικό τρόπο.

Το προτείνω ανεπιφύλακτα σε όσους ξέρουν από τέχνη αλλά και σε όσους δεν ξέρουν.
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599 reviews15 followers
June 8, 2017
Inleidend boekje voor kinderen rond het thema 'kunst'.
Met antwoord op allerlei grappige prangende vragen als :
- Waarom zijn er zoveel blote mensen in de kunst?
- Waarom is er zoveel fruit? (stillevens)
- Waarom is alles wazig? (impressionisme)
- Is dit wel af? (werkproces van de kunstenaar)
- Wat stelt het eigenlijk voor? (abstracte kunst)
- Hangt het ondersteboven? (kubisme)
- Dat is gewoon raar! (surrealisme)
enz.
Mooie aanzet. Met veel plezier gelezen.
Profile Image for Jane.
206 reviews
October 24, 2017
A fantastic introduction for grades 4-8 and even adults that explores those questions we've all had about art but are maybe too afraid to ask. Answers are given all while providing information on famous artists and their artwork. Informative yet not preachy. The title alone is enough to hook in a reader.
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882 reviews8 followers
February 6, 2017
This is a great introduction to art for kids - or late bloomers like me.
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172 reviews3 followers
August 8, 2020
3.5 (rounding up for the visual appeal and because we need more books like this)

The book addresses lots of basic questions people (not just young readers who seem to be the target audience) might ask about art. The collection gives some nice sampling of different genres of art. It could have done better featuring women and non-Western artists (despite what the established canon would have one believe, there is no shortage of qualifying works out there to choose from!). Also, there doesn't seem to be any system to the way the material is presented. It's clearly not chronological, which is fine, but what is the logic? Order of material would be a way to help the reader with some take-aways. Responding to some of the questions posed to the reader would have also been helpful. There were also some missed opportunities such as pairing A Parrot for Juan Gris with an actual Juan Gris painting somewhere in the book. Those comments notwithstanding, overall, informative and enjoyable.
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91 reviews4 followers
December 26, 2024
Susie Hodge’s “Why is Art Full of Naked People?” is a joy to experience: whether reading cover-to-cover or flipping through a a coffee table book. It’s both funny (especially if you sub-vocalize, in the voice of a high-pitched cherubic small child asking the questions) and very informative. It’s chock-full of art, questions, and facts (answers) that can inform anyone— from a small child to an experienced art maven, I’m sure you’ll leave this book having learned at least one thing you didn’t know (even if just one—it counts!). Also you’ll learn more if you look up more facts or artists you may have been intrigued by in this book!
Profile Image for Ruth Govaerts.
591 reviews35 followers
January 2, 2018
Interessant kort boek als introductie om met kinderen over kunst te praten. In ‘Waarom zijn er zoveel blote mensen in de kunst’ worden er heel wat vragen omtrent kunst op een grappige en vlotte manier beantwoord aan de hand van bekende kunstwerken.

De vormgeving van dit boekje is verfrissend en het leest als een trein. Ik vond het een fijne opfrissing van de meest basale kunstgeschiedenis. Zeker eentje die je op je to-read lijst moet hebben staan.
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538 reviews2 followers
June 5, 2021
A fun review of the main movements and concepts in the world of art, made by questioning everything that is artistically questionable.

Artearen munduko mugimendu eta kontzeptu nagusien berrikuspen dibertigarria, artistikoki zalantzagarria den guztia zalantzan jarriz.

Un divertido repaso a los principales movimientos y conceptos del mundo del arte, realizado a base de cuestionarnos todo lo cuestionable artísticamente hablando.
Profile Image for Sarah.
63 reviews30 followers
June 16, 2017
The answers to innocent questions about art that children might ask is the framework of this book. I really like the presentation of art related information here and learnt a few new things even as an adult. Just enough words with well-chosen art pieces to succinctly bring the point across. Great addition to my junior library collection.
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23 reviews
August 25, 2018
Op zich een grappig boek, waarin op luchtige wijze (soms gekke) vragen over kunst worden beantwoord. Zo kunnen kinderen op een laagdrempelige manier meer leren over kunst.de antwoorden zijn soms echter wel heel kort door de bocht, en soms wordt er zelfs niet eens een duidelijk antwoord gegeven. Dat valt wel een beetje tegen.
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1,766 reviews17 followers
May 16, 2017
This is a great introduction to art for an elementary age student full of questions. "Are stick people art?", "What's with all the fruit?", and "Why is art full of naked people?" are just a few questions answered here.
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585 reviews26 followers
December 24, 2018
Although I like the format of this book, I didn’t especially like it. It is a book that tells you what art is about rather than giving you information about the art and allowing the reader to just think about it. Not my favorite kind of art book for kids.
Profile Image for Tamara York.
1,530 reviews29 followers
October 17, 2019
I read this with my two children (age 7 and 9) as part of our homeschool art study. It was great! My kids thought it was fantastic. There was a great mix of picture study and answers to real questions about art. Really well done. Highly recommend.
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21 reviews11 followers
November 12, 2021
I love this book so much. Is so insightfull and yet so brief. It teach you what you have yo know so is great for begginers but is enjoyable for the one that already know about art since you see you yourself rediscovering art. Im looking forward to read it again.
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Author 17 books111 followers
November 29, 2021
Totally fun kid book that I gave to the 10-year-old headed to an art museum. We both enjoyed it and it gave us greater insight into the art we saw that day--and which I've been viewing my whole life.

Recommended for children and adults alike!

Of COURSE it's illustrated! :-)
Profile Image for Sandy Holmes.
452 reviews3 followers
May 8, 2022
Quite an interesting book from the children's section. The title was quite an enticement, but it contains a lot of information on the history and style of art through the centuries. Great little art appreciation review!
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152 reviews14 followers
May 8, 2022
A great little introduction to art history for my artist 9 year old!

I was a little underwhelmed by the lack of representation of artists of color. It's very Western "canon." But Josie was enthralled by it, and it was an accessible and fun read.
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94 reviews
January 10, 2024
Finally understood that it was through ancient Greek artworks that we see various naked people as they found naked bodies beautiful and should be studied. After all these centuries, society continue to emulate the need of creating lifelike yet beautiful naked people.
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489 reviews39 followers
December 14, 2017
Awesome book for introducing kids (and adults) to art & art history.
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943 reviews31 followers
May 6, 2017
I think the questions in here are awesome. I mean they are very valid to a child who is asking questions. Whether art or history in general.
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3,198 reviews8 followers
May 14, 2017
This book made so much sense to me. I absolutely loved it. I wish that it had been around when I was young. It really would have helped. Love it!!!
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32 reviews13 followers
July 19, 2018
Such a great kids introduction to various forms of art! From the curious questions of naked people to contemporary artist, it really give kids a look of what art is and can be.
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