The Met Vincent Van Gogh: He Saw the World in Vibrant Colors

遇見梵谷

梵谷，學生時期，學習法語、德語、英語，表現不俗，不過後來卻中斷學業。16時，在藝廊工作，他熱中進修作品交易知識，休假的時候，也一直在觀賞畫作，很快地，賺的薪資比爸爸還高。當弟弟西奧來訪時，梵谷還會帶弟弟欣賞作品﹙梵谷的弟妹說，這段時間是梵谷最快樂的時期﹚。兄弟倆約定日後一定要保持聯繫。在畫廊的訓練結束之後，梵谷被派到倫敦，他被倫敦的活力吸引，沒事時便在公園內看詩、看文學、看藝術書籍，寫信告訴弟弟所見所聞。不過2年後，他失戀了，心情變得灰色，工作也遭遇瓶頸，寫給弟弟的信已不見以往的積極和開心。之後，他被派往巴黎，重新開始。不過他發現自己更喜歡投身大自然。他旅行到鄉村，畫田野、畫泥炭地上工作的婦女…梵谷還經歷了什麼？看到了什麼？成為他日後創作綠色麥田、星空、向日葵的靈感來源呢？ 一起跟著梵谷，用他的眼，看他看到的吧！除了故事，作者也請讀者想一想：你在學校時喜歡畫畫嗎？你都畫什麼？請畫出繁忙的都市或擠滿人的公園，你會注意到什麼細節？你能試試，像梵谷一樣，重複一直畫一樣的東西嗎？

See the world through Vincent van Gogh's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In the pages of this book, What the Artist Saw: Vincent van Gogh, meet famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. Step into his life and learn what led him to paint his eye-catching self portraits. See the landscapes that inspired his famous Wheat Fields. Have a go at painting your own sunflowers!

Follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at nature with Georgia O'Keeffe. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - the perfect gift for budding artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.

© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Author: Amy Guglielmo

Illustrator: Petra Braun

ISBN: 9780241479001

Publisher: DORLING KINDERSLEY LTD.

Weight: 400g

Language: English

Dimensions: 26.1X19.8X1CM