Time to Make Art

This book explores children’s questions about what art must be and what it can become. Artists from different periods and working with different materials respond to questions about perfection, inspiration, mistakes, subject matter, and technology. It also considers whether art can be both pretty and ugly and whether a computer can make art. Brief artist biographies add personal details, while illustrations reflect the styles of the artists discussed. The format supports reading in short sections or as a longer exploration of artistic ideas.