"A Pictorial History for Children" Author: [UK] David Hockney/[UK] Martin Gayford Publisher: Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House

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Children's novel imagination of the world often starts from the perception of colors, the description of lines and shapes. Through pictures, children start a wonderful dream journey. Just like the wonderful ideas presented by David Hockney and Martin Gayford in this book, children can get close to art and let art bloom.

——Cao Wenxuan

Famous writer, professor at Peking University

International Hans Christian Andersen Award Winner

Why do people want to listen to Hockney's talk about art? Because the artworks are all here, but different people can add a different perspective, understanding and feeling, and beauty to the artworks. Hockney is the artist with the most unique eyes in the world. It will definitely be unusual for him to talk about these arts to children.

——Zhu Qingsheng

Professor at Peking University

President of the International Art History Association

Suitable for parent-child reading for children aged 5 to 12, and independent reading for children aged 13 and above.

An art enlightenment textbook that can be read by parents and children at any time.

The broad vision of the fusion of classic and modern elements and the lively and humorous dialogue form present to children the world's pictorial history from prehistoric times to the present, and open their understanding of art treasures.

There are no lengthy explanations of factions and styles, no traditional historical chronology and period divisions. David Hockney uses his unique eyes to analyze the world of pictures and introduce it to children. The brilliance of the pictures will illuminate the innocent eyes of children on their journey of admiring art. A relaxing and enjoyable journey of appreciating 30,000 years of pictures is also the best gift for children.

Children are born artists, and they all love to look at pictures and draw pictures! Artist David Hockney invites children to explore the history of pictures and builds this portable museum, starting with the Lascaux Caves in France, from the fun of Caravaggio's image projection to the extraordinary brilliance of Velázquez's "Las Meninas", the color structure is constantly mixed and overlapped, and the painting techniques are upgraded and returned. Pictures moved from the walls of prehistoric caves to temples, and then to churches, photo albums, movies, televisions and computer screens. Opening this book is like walking through the museum with David Hockney, looking at Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Monet and other 60 well-known art masters, and asking them why they painted like that and how they viewed the world? Listen to Hockney's narration of the hazy poetry of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", the exquisiteness of Jan van Eyck's "The Arnolfini Couple", the elegance of Utagawa Hiroshige's "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido", and the vastness and majesty of Huang Gongwang's "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", and take a look at 70 classic masterpieces in the history of painting. With the lovely illustrations of illustrator Ross Black, the scenes are interpreted in a childlike style, as novel and interesting as a comic strip. Cartoon images of Hockney and other artists, or even Hockney's pet dog, are also scattered in the book. This book embodies Hockney's review and thinking of paintings, galloping imagination, enlightening and clarifying, taking parents and children on a wonderful journey of art enlightenment, and from then on they will see the world more keenly.

This is a newly published book by Thames & Hudson Art Publishing House based on the best-selling book "A History of Pictures: From Cave Walls to Computer Screens", hand-painted by illustrator Ross Black. It is an art enlightenment book designed for children and beginners, and can be read by both parents and children. It is especially suitable for children with curious eyes, who can look at pictures and the world with artist David Hockney.