A Whole World of Art: A time-travelling trip through a whole world of art

by Sarah Phillips, Dion MBD (Illustrator)

Overview

This beautifully illustrated book seeks to tell children the true story of art, in which the rich visual canon from every culture is explored by looking at key works from different times and places.

Even before they could write, people were telling stories with pictures. And though art is universal, the story we know about it is not. A Whole World of Art opens your eyes to a global view of art by taking you on a whirlwind tour around the world and through time. With two companions—a boy and a girl—travel through 27 destinations from the history of art, circling the globe.

Each spread shows a stunning, edge-to-edge illustrated scene from art history portraying an artist or artists making important artwork within a detailed background. A paragraph of introductory text and small captions around the page give fascinating details about the artists and the time and place in which they lived. Art project ideas provide inspiration throughout. Visit:

• Athens, Greece (450 BCE), where you will marvel at the gleaming gold statues and marble architecture
• The Ming Dynasty, China (1368–1644), where you will discover intricate designs, drawings, and calligraphy on paper and porcelain
• Benin City, Africa (1550), where you will meet the brass-casters who create elaborately detailed plaques and ornaments only for the Oba (or king)
• Coyoacan, Mexico (1907–1954), where you will get to know the painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

Written by art history teacher Dr. Sarah Phillips, who rewrote and decolonized the A Level syllabus in the UK, and illustrated by talented artist Dion Mehaga Bangun Djayasaputra, this gorgeous book offers a fresh, inclusive view of the history of art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711265370
Publisher:	Wide Eyed Editions
Publication date:	09/19/2023
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	10.07(w) x 12.20(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sarah Phillips has taught art history in state primary and secondary schools and recently rewrote the A Level syllabus with a decolonizing agenda. She is a paper writer and examiner for the art History A Level in the UK. 

Dion MBD is an Indonesian illustrator/designer who is based in Brooklyn, New York. He works on a range of projects including editorial, publishing, and TV commercials. Dion received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida, where he developed his fascination with clouds.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
GIZA, ANCIENT EGYPT 1350 bce
ATHENS, GREECE 450 bce
ROME, ITALY 80 ce
TIKAL, GUATEMALA 750  ce
CHOLA EMPIRE, INDIA 1010 ce
PARIS, FRANCE 1250
TIMBUKTU, MALI 1330
BEIJING, CHINA 1420
FLORENCE, ITALY 1440
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA 1550
ISTANBUL, TURKEY 1550
MADRID, SPAIN 1650
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS 1700
LONDON, BRITAIN 1760
EDO, JAPAN 1830
VIENNA, AUSTRIA 1900
MUNICH, GERMANY 1910
MOSCOW, RUSSIA 1920
COYOACÁN, MEXICO 1940
KHARTOUM, SUDAN 1960
LOS ANGELES, USA 1970
MANITOULIN ISLAND, CANADA 1978
GHANA 1992
UTOPIA, AUSTRALIA 1994
TOKYO, JAPAN 1994
LIVERPOOL, UK 2007
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 2018
GLOSSARY
FURTHER READING AND IMAGE CREDITS
 

Editorial Reviews

‘aims to further widen the art-historical canon for children beyond the European tradition. Gorgeously illustrated by Dion Mehaga Bangun Djayasaputra in the style of a comic-book adventure story, it invites readers to time-travel through 27 scenes from art history across every continent, without having to leave the house at all.’—Art Quarterly

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