The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

from QianqiongWang

Can you image that paintings can sing? This amazing picture book tells us a story that the man called Vasya can paint the sound of the color with his "noisy paint box". He uses the feeling of colors to draw pictures when he grows up. The paintings of him is a kind of abstract painting that get lo...

from thehidingspot

Vasya Kandinsky is a well-behaved child, always doing what he's told and what's expected, but he just can't seem to conform when it comes to his art. When his aunt insists that he learn to appreciate art like all proper Russian boys, Vasya tries, but his paint box is simply too noisy. He can't pa...

from Sberry6

This book was very beautiful to look at. While reading this book I connected more to the visuals than the storyline. This book chronicles the life of Vasya Kandinsky and his path to becoming a pioneer in abstract art. This book is great because it shows Kandinsky as a child who, like most childre...

from crieder95

This book makes readers feel the way Kandinsky's desired those to view his art, with feeling. It is frustrating watching Kandinsky fight against the norm to paint what he desires. Years of back and forth back and forth doing what is expected of him and what he actually wants to do take the reader...

from ashewert

This picture book tells the story of the life of Kandinsky, a famous abstract artist. When he was growing up, Kandinsky was expected to follow what others thought that he should do. That he should study hard, become a lawyer and that his art should be made up of objects like houses and flowers. B...