Some photos in the exhibit that Wick took were actually huge Rube Goldbergs, or complicated inventions designed to do simple tasks. His favorite photo in the museum exhibit, Holl said, was “the one with only three mirrors that seems to show tons of mirrors and animals.” The I SPY books, he said, are “very interesting.” She said her favorite picture was Sky High, which she described as “the space robot thingy.”Ĭhris Holl said he met Jean Marzollo, the author of the I SPY poems. “He has a lot of patience,” said Holl’s 12-year-old sister, Elizabeth Holl. Holl, who said he’s read the I SPY books since he was in second grade and is still working on I SPY Extreme Challenger, said Wick’s work is creative. Next to the framed photographs or three-dimensional displays were explanations of how Wick created some of the photography effects – as in one photo where three mirrors were used to make it look like there was a whole army of toys and trinkets.Ĭhris Holl, 15, of Enfield, Conn., a student at the Metropolitan Learning Center in Bloomfield, Conn., visited Wick’s show.
Museum visitors were instantly overwhelmed by all the swirling colors and odd pictures that made up the temporary exhibit. The genius behind these creations was born in Hartford, Conn., where he now has a studio. The New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Conn., recently showcased a very colorful exhibit all about I SPY, Can You See What I See? and other books by artist Walter Wick. I SPY and more recently, Can You See What I See? books are very popular among kids and have been for over 10 years.
Remember those books you used to read during indoor recess or free time in elementary school? The ones with all the colorful pictures, full of hidden objects you try to find?
0 kommentar(er)
