Research On The Artistic Of Leo Lionni's Picture Books

Leo Lionni had indelible achievements in art history of Picture Book.This famous Picture Book artist was deeply influenced by the 20thcentury's arts and cultures.And he put his understanding toward arts in his first half of life into the Picture Book creation.Although he started his creation in his fifties,his works created a new milepost in Picture book history.Compared with traditional Picture Book creation,his works had unique style,multiple colors,and a very strong sense of modern art.Furthermore,he also put his own pursuit of art into Picture Book creation.Leo Lionni was praised as "colorific magician".The use of color language in his works was especially wonderful.At the same time,the way he expressed Picture Book was influenced deeply by art school,which enjoyed high artistic uniqueness.This paper studies the use of color language and the unique style of Leo Lionni's works.Besides,this paper will explore the artistic value and significance of Picture Book creation.This paper analyzes the artistic uniqueness of Leo Lionni 's works from his color use and artistic style of his Picture Books.The main part of this thesis discusses about the backgrounds of his creation,the functions of colors in painting and his unique painting style.After a deep understanding on his backgrounds of creation and rich personal experiences,this thesis explores his color use in Picture Book and the functions of the color in them,as well as the artistic uniqueness and the inheritance and development of modern art of Lionni's works.It is concluded that the use of color language in Lionni's Picture Book can not only help the readers understand the contents of the picture book,but also enjoy various artistic functions.Meanwhile the integration of the artistic language in his works shows his love and inheritance to modern art.In addition,the unique style and exquisite use of colors in his Picture Books will dramatically advance the development of picture book in the future.The research of this subject gets enlightenment from the works of Leo Lionni.Nowadays,the creation of Picture Book is not only to the innovation of artistic expression,but also inherits the fine artistic characteristics of various artistic schools.They are for create a huge space for the area of Picture Book creation.Let more people get esthetical enjoyment inPicture Book.So the future development of Picture Book will have a better prospect and future.