Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Goldberg, Alison, author. Title: Bottle tops : the art of El Anatsui / by Alison Goldberg ; illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Lee & Low Books, [2022] ©2022 Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm Summary: "The life story of Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, a highly acclaimed African artist, whose tapestries made from repurposed bottle tops have been exhibited throughout the world"-- Provided by publisher. Target Audience Note: Ages 7-11 Lee & Low Books. Grades 4-6 Lee & Low Books. Subjects: Anatsui, El, 1944- -- Juvenile literature. Anatsui, El, 1944- Sculptors -- Ghana -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Bottle caps as art material -- Juvenile literature. Sculptors. Bottle caps as art material. Ghana. Genre: Biographies. Illustrated works. Other Contributor: Zunon, Elizabeth, illustrator. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. LCCN: 2020057959 ISBN: 9781620149669 (hardcover) 1620149664 (hardcover) (ebk) OCLC: 1233022138 System Availability: 0 # System items in: 0 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Publishers Weekly ReviewFascinated with the artistic and political potential of turning discarded objects and scrap into art, Ghanaian artist El Anatsui (b. 1944) incorporates "materials with a history" into his work, as detailed in this process-oriented picture book. Following his country's independence from Britain, Anatsui finds a torn garbage bag filled with bottle caps, "shining silver, red, yellow, and blue," and discovers that by disassembling them, flattening the bands into strips, and then connecting the strips and the circular tops, he can create huge swathes of material that visually favor traditional kente cloths. Resembling "an enormous, shimmering cloth" (one piece is 30 feet tall), El's work tells stories of colonialism, interpersonal contact, and resilience--and takes the art world by storm. In straightforward prose, Goldberg weaves a story of art and ingenuity about an artist who "has always written his own story." Zunon's richly hued paint and collage art, meanwhile, chronicles both the excitement and slow work of creating a wholly new artistic medium. Back matter includes an author's note and an art activity. Ages 7--11. (June) Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
