Take Picasso: Soul On Fire Designed By Rick Jacobson Exhibited In Physical Book
brief overview of Picasso's life, Reason for Reading: I enjoy picture book biographies, Personally, I do not enjoy Picasso's artwork myself but he was a very intriguing personality and his life is certainly an interesting one to read about and I wondered just what a children's biography would focus on mostly.
This is a brief tale of Picasso's life which details his childhood and early years of artwork that brought him up to his influences which finally brought about his first piece of cubism, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
Then it goes on to explain what he was trying to capture in this strange new art form, talks about his famous piece on the Spanish Civil War, Guernica, and ends with this passion and obsession of painting.
The very end of the book presents a timeline of his life,
Honestly, I found the story a tad boring, very fast paced, not giving enough info on Picasso's life but spending more time describing his artwork.
Aside from the reproduction of Guernica, the other few examples of Picasso's art could be called more like thumbprints in the top corners of pages and there were certainly not enough examples of his faces, which
he is so well known for when one hears the name Picasso, to give a good representation of his art.
On the other hand, the Picasso's artists Jacobson and Fernandez have done a brilliant job creating a beautiful picture book that calls back the time period of Picasso's hey days.
Not the best book for actually seeing Picasso's art but an OK story about the man, Beautifully illustrated biography about the life and art of Picasso, Well written, for older elementary age children, Brief overview of Picassos life and art style evolution, Covering his realist image, Science and Charity, from age, the Blue period, Rose period, Cubism, sculpture, ceramics, collage, costuming.
History and details are scant, A few thumbnails of Picassos art included, Very brief timeline included.
Found it interesting that by the time Picasso was, his father, Don Jose Ruiz Blasco, also a painter, “realised the boys skill had surpassed his own.
He handed Pablo his brushes and palette and gave up art for good, ”
My favorite bit of art from the book is by illustrator Laura Fernandez or Rick Jacobsen, of a paintbrush dabbing a palette in blue paint.
Pages unnumbered. Finalist for the/Hackmatack Award
Shortlist for the Amelia Francis HowardGibbon Book Award
Finalist in the NautilusBook 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 painters 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 boys 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, .