Introduction

How to Use This Book

Part 1: Artists of the Past
Ice Age stencils: The Pech Merle horses
Letters on clay: Sumerian cuneiform tablets
Magical hippo statuette: Ancient Egyptian art
Misty landscapes: Chinese ink-wash painting
Rainbow windows: Medieval stained glass
Mosaic faces: Aztec masks

Part 2: Modern Artists
Abstract paper weaving: Anni Albers
Minimalist soap sculptures: Barbara Hepworth
Drip paintings: Jackson Pollock
Surrealist creatures: Wifredo Lam
Under-the-sea cut-outs: Henri Matisse
Monochrome assemblages: Louise Nevelson
Mini tropical garden: Hélio Oiticica

Part 3: Contemporary Artists
Street art warriors: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Recycled monsters: Tony Cragg
Natural displays: Andy Goldsworthy
Woven beings: Mrinalini Mukherjee
Eerie silhouettes: Kara Walker
Covered in dots: Yayoi Kusama
Floating buildings: Jeanne-Claude & Christo

List of artworks

Joséphine Seblon studied art history at the École du Louvre, and now works in publishing in London. She co-curated VIEW, a festival of art h story at the Institut Français in London. Through her Instagram @weareminiartists she shares the creative fun she has with her two young children, learning about and making art. Robert Sae-Heng is an illustrator and artist with a BA in Illustration from the University for the Creative Arts, London. He is the illustrator of Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park's The One Thing You'd Save.

Twenty art projects for budding mini artists, inspired by famous artworks.