Eye Spy Indian Art

Author:Ritu Khoda and Vanita Pai | Illustrator/Designer:Ishan Khosla Design | Publisher: Takshila Publication; First edition (8 August 2016)

13 years and above | English | Paperback | Book size: 23 x 23 x 1.5cm

₹ 950
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Enticing children through a version of the game I-Spy, this book traces the timeline of the Indian Modern Art movement. Starting from pre-independence, it unfolds the various schools of art, their eminent artists and influences, in an interactive manner. Using visual elements such as die-cuts, flaps, and foldouts, it encourages children to trace, draw, cut and illustrate. This book forms the basis of our Middle School Art Programme.

ISBN-10 : 9384375179
ISBN-13 : 978-9384375171

Awards

Winner of
The Hindu Young World–Goodbooks Awards 2017

Best Author
Blue Elephant, Kyoorius Awards 2016 Complete Books (Design)
Runner-up
Publishing Next Industry Awards 2016 Children’s Printed Book of the Year
Special Mention
Printweek India 2016 Awards Innovative Print Product of the Year

Book Reviews

‘Eye Spy is probably the first innovative experiment in print introducing children to a timeline in modern Indian art.’

- LiveMint

Open the book, and it is a treasure trove through which the reader discovers a most curious and diverting collection of paintings by great Indian artists, from pre-Independence time.

- Printweek

‘Designed like a treasure hunt at a museum, readers are led through major transitional phases of Indian art. Through it all, like a leitmotif, runs a treasury of reproductions of artwork by the masters and exercises to hone one’s understanding of their work.’

- The Indian Express

‘What makes the book unique is not just the amount of research that’s gone in, but also the way it has been interpreted through design…. Pages need to be opened carefully as they reveal hidden information, reproductions of artwork are produced vibrantly, and questions are posed in a manner that encourages children to think, explore, and marvel at the works before them.’

- The Hindu

‘Eye Spy Indian Art delivers on its promise to be a hands-on visual experience right from its cover. Eye Spy truly seems to be the first innovative experiment in print about art in India and is itself a work of art that challenges, educates and entertains children and parents alike.’

- Kerosene

Outreach and Engagement

In an immersive, three-part workshop, children were told to ‘act’ out the verbs in the book as well as others that they love, use a visual thinking strategy to observe the artworks in the book and then create artworks and stories of their own. Just like the book Art is a Verb, our workshops led by author Likla and designer Rohina celebrates the joy of making, doing and creating. The workshops were simple yet engaging, prodding the participants to seek the story and action in the various artworks in the book; connect the actions in their own lives to the artworks; and exploring various forms of expression, such as painting, acting, dancing and so on.