Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean is an artist who makes lots of different things that people can look at and think about. She might make big pictures or movies that you can watch.
When she makes her big pictures, she uses a special way of drawing called "frottage". This means she puts a piece of paper on top of something bumpy like a brick wall, and rubs a pencil over it so that the pattern on the wall is copied onto the paper.
One time, she made a movie about a famous artist named Merce Cunningham. He was a dancer and he made up his own dances. In her movie, she showed different people dancing in different ways, and she used special camera tricks to make it look like they were all dancing together even though they weren't actually in the same room.
Another thing Tacita Dean likes to do is to save old things that people might throw away. She thinks these things are interesting and important because they help us remember what life was like a long time ago. For example, she might collect old postcards or photographs.
Even though Tacita Dean is a grown-up, she still likes to explore the world and use her imagination to make new things. Maybe one day you can be an artist like her too!
When she makes her big pictures, she uses a special way of drawing called "frottage". This means she puts a piece of paper on top of something bumpy like a brick wall, and rubs a pencil over it so that the pattern on the wall is copied onto the paper.
One time, she made a movie about a famous artist named Merce Cunningham. He was a dancer and he made up his own dances. In her movie, she showed different people dancing in different ways, and she used special camera tricks to make it look like they were all dancing together even though they weren't actually in the same room.
Another thing Tacita Dean likes to do is to save old things that people might throw away. She thinks these things are interesting and important because they help us remember what life was like a long time ago. For example, she might collect old postcards or photographs.
Even though Tacita Dean is a grown-up, she still likes to explore the world and use her imagination to make new things. Maybe one day you can be an artist like her too!