Madame Sonia Delaunay: A Pop-Up Book

About this book

Madame Sonia Delaunay is a pop-up book inspired by the work of 20th-century painter and theater textile and fashion designer Sonia Delaunay (18851979) who was known for her vivid use of color and bold abstract patterns. Renowned art director and paper engineer Grard Lo Monaco has created this clever book published to coincide with a major international exhibition of Delaunays work featuring pop-up illustrations based on her paintings textiles and costume designs. Lo Monacos highly expressive gouache illustrations convey the same energy and verve as Delaunays original artworks which for reference are reproduced at the back of the book. Fun rhyming verses accompany each pop-up offering children a way of looking at the images. Readers will not only be informed and amused but also inspired by this contemporary interpretation of Delaunays work.