Jelly, Garbage + Toys: Making Pictures with Vik Muniz - Hardcover

Muniz, Vik; Sommers, Joan; Freymann, Amanda; Drake, Ascha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419725750 ISBN 13: 9781419725753

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017

Synopsis

Vic Muniz’s images and his playful approach to making art captivate children and adults alike. Muniz works with everyday materials—such as peanut butter and jelly, chocolate syrup, and even garbage—to make images that often reference masterpieces or popular icons.
 
Jelly, Garbage + Toys, drawn from interviews with children, is an interactive first-person narrative that presents Muniz’s personal story and his art, focusing on some of his many processes and mediums. The book emphasizes the importance of play in the creation of art while challenging children to think about how images are made and what they mean. The design—with graphic novel–inspired speech bubbles, liftable flaps, and a Turkish-map fold (all four sides open)—helps communicate Muniz’s exuberant message.
 

About this title

About the Author

Vik Muniz is best known for his 1996 series Sugar Children. Muniz has been the subject of more than 170 solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 340 group exhibitions in 31 countries. He splits his time between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and New York City.  
Joan Sommers and Amanda Freymann are the authors of numerous books, including Chuck Close, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Joan lives in Chicago, and Amanda lives in Beverly Shores, Indiana.

Ascha Drake is a visual arts teacher at the Bay School of San Francisco. She lives in Oakland, California.

From School Library Journal

Gr 4–8—Scores of juvenile literature offerings examine the lives of famous artists from the past, but books on contemporary living artists for young people are not always easy to find. Muniz is a highly successful and critically acclaimed artist who brings his art to a wider (and younger) audience with this book. In this biographical work in the first-person, Muniz et al use a conversational tone to walk readers through his life and artistic process, exploring the evolution of his style through the use of nontraditional materials (food and garbage) and methods (etching tiny images on grains of sand), while emphasizing the importance of play and experimentation. Sophisticated themes including art as social commentary, the relationship between artist and viewer, and the importance of self-reflection are presented in a way that is both thought-provoking and accessible. Well-designed folds and flaps provide an interactive experience and challenge readers to examine their own perceptions. VERDICT This book will appeal to artists and innovators of all ages while expanding their idea of who and what can make art.—Alyssa Annico, Youngstown State University, OH

Edition details

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1419725750
• ISBN 13: 9781419725753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64