Picasso: Soul on Fire - Hardcover

Jacobson, Rick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887765998 ISBN 13: 9780887765995

Publisher: Tundra Books, 2004

Synopsis

Finalist for the 2005/2006 Hackmatack Award

Shortlist for the Amelia Francis Howard-Gibbon Book Award

Finalist in the Nautilus 2005 Book Awards
Modern art has a language, and when it is learned it opens the door to treasure. In Picasso: Soul on Fire, Rick Jacobson and Laura Fernandez present more than the story of the painter’s life. They provide young readers with the tools with which to understand his work. Picasso was an expert draftsman – his rendering of pigeons’ feet by the time he was eleven was so detailed that his artist father recognized the boy’s genius and stopped painting. But he took art much further, using emotions to redefine the way we see. His sense of joy infused his Rose Period. His sadness over the loss of a friend is reflected in his famous Blue Period. His viewing of an African mask made him reexamine his ideas of shape.

This beautifully illustrated homage is a splendid introduction to modern art.

About this title

About the Author:

Rick Jacobson and Laura Fernandez are an award-winning design team and illustrators in their own right. Their work appears in corporate and private collections as well as in those of the French Government and The Royal Geographical Society in London, England. Together they operate a studio, the Jacobson Fernandez Partnership. They often work as a team on joint projects, including their twelve published books. Rick and Laura live in Toronto with their three children.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5–Although many books have been written about Picasso, both as man and as artist, few have been as accessible to this audience as Jacobson's title. Written in simple, clear language, it effortlessly leads readers through the life of the artist, exploring his influences, selected works, and his creative processes. The softly radiant oil paintings are mostly full page and enhance the enjoyment of the book. They closely follow the accompanying text with one exception: an illustration of Picasso working by candlelight faces a discussion of the influence of Cézanne and African carvings on his early work. Reproductions of Picasso's artwork are also scattered throughout the volume, but given the distinct contrast in style between them and the other illustrations, young readers are not likely to confuse the two. A timeline fleshes out some of the facts imparted in the text. This eloquent tribute will serve as an introduction to Picasso and to an artist's inspirations.–Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0887765998
• ISBN 13: 9780887765995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Fernandez Laura, Jacobson Rick