THE MERMAID AND THE PARAKEET/ A CHILDREN'S BOOK INSPIRED BY HENRI MATISSE

Henri Matisses massive and joyous cutout work, The Parakeet and the Mermaid, is the basis for this delightful childrens book about the unlikely friendship between a mermaid and a parakeet. Henri Matisse once said, What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter. Its no wonder his works are loved by children everywhere. In this charming book, Vanessa Hié and Veronique Massenot create a world based on Matisses vision, in which a mermaid is thrust out of the sea by a mass...[Read more]