Artventure

Presents a discussion of the way artists show action in painting, photographs, and sculpture, in simple text with illustrations, providing examples from a wide range of styles and works, including Seurat, Rodin, Monet, and more.

Examines the different ways in which artists paint landscapes including Georgia O'Keeffe's "From the Plains II," Georges Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," and more.

Explores the ways family relationships and emotions are portrayed in works by such artists as Paul Gauguin, Edvard Munch, Mary Cassatt, David Hockney, and Stanley Spencer.

Examines how artists tell stories in still images, and includes works such as Benozzo Gozzoli's "Dance of Salome, " the "Bayeux Tapestry" that depicts the 1066 conquest of England, and much more.

Presents a number of full-color photographs that examines the different ways in which sculptors convey their feelings and ideas through the materials they use.

Presents self-portraits by such artists as Vincent van Gogh, Albrecht D?rer, Frida Kahlo, and Peter Blake, discussing the elements of each piece and explaining that different kinds of art, including painting, sculpture, and even collage, can be used to make self-portraits.