cover image I Spy Shapes in Art

I Spy Shapes in Art

. Greenwillow Books, $19.99 (40pp) ISBN 978-0-06-073193-9

Shape recognition and fine art once again intersect in Lucy Micklethwait's I Spy Shapes in Art. Of her earlier title, I Spy: An Alphabet in Art, PW wrote in a starred review, ""Micklethwait has fashioned a remarkably rich investigation into the pleasures of looking at paintings."" Here she demonstrates different shapes by highlighting 14 pieces of art from the likes of Matisse, O'Keeffe and Warhol (a Campbell's soup can illustrates ""a cylinder""). While the ""answer"" is never difficult, the works often feature numerous shapes, leaving room for further exploration. (Aug.) .