Understanding Modern Art

"Understanding Modern Art" by Monica Bohm-Duchen and Janet Cook offers a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to modern art for young readers. It moves beyond simply presenting art pieces, instead placing them within a wider context of human experience. Chapters explore themes such as "Still Life," "Emotions," "War," "Politics & Art," and "Dreams & Art," demonstrating how artists respond to their world. The book features short biographies of influential artists like Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dali, and Andy Warhol, and discusses iconic works such as Picasso's Guernica. While the publisher suggests ages 4-11, the depth of topics and artists covered makes it most suitable for curious readers aged 8-14, providing a solid foundation for art appreciation and critical thinking.

Still life - The artist's model - Politics & art - Propaganda & art - War & art - Art, architecture & design - Religion & art - Dreams & art - Short biographies - Carl Andre - Keith Arnatt - Francis Bacon - Giacomo Balla - Georg Baselitz - Peter Blume - Georges Braque - Marcel Breuer - Paul Cezanne - Marc Chagall - Judy Chicago - Tony Cragg - Salvador Dali - Willem de Kooning - Robert Delaunay - Theo Doesburg - Jean Dubuffet - Marchel Duchamp - Max Ernst - Paul Gauguin - Leon Golub - Walter Gropius - George Grosz - Frida Kahlo - Wassily Kandinsky - Wilhelm Lehmbruck - Percy Lewis - Roy Lichtenstein - El Lissitzky - Richard Long - Kasimir Malevich - Henri Matisse - Jean Miro - Piet Mondrian - Claude Monet - Dimitri Moor - Henry Moore - Emil Molde - Nam June Paik - Jackson Pollock - Paula Rego - Gerrit Rietveld - Bridget Riley - Aleksandr Rodchenko - Varvara Stepanova - William Wagenfeld - Andy Warhol - Wolf Willrich -Guernica (Pablo Picasso).