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DK Arts & Entertainment: Printing

HOW DID PRINTING DEVELOP? FIND OUT MOREPrinting is the mass production of the written word. The Chinese invented wooden print blocks in the 8th century. In the West, all books were written by hand…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Sculpture

WHAT DOES “THREE-DIMENSIONAL” MEAN? IS SCULPTURE ALWAYS VIEWED FROM ALL SIDES? HOW IS SCULPTURE MADE? FIND OUT MORESculpture is three-dimensional art. Traditionally, there are two main methods:…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Sports

HAVE PEOPLE ALWAYS PLAYED SPORTS? WHEN DID SPORTS BECOME ORGANIZED? WHAT ARE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS? TEAM SPORTSEXTREME SPORTSFIND OUT MORESports are any competitive game that has set rules and…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Theater

WHAT WERE THE FIRST PLAYS? WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING A PLAY? WHAT IS MIME? IS DRAMA ALWAYS PERFORMED IN A THEATER? TRAGEDYCOMEDYSTAGEFIND OUT MORETheater is the performance of a drama (play) on a…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Toys

WHY DO WE PLAY WITH TOYS? WHAT ARE THE OLDEST TOYS? FIND OUT MOREA toy is an object that is designed to be played with. Toys are entertaining and often educational. There are traditional toys—such…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Animation

WHAT IS CEL ANIMATION? HOW DOES STOP-FRAME ANIMATION WORK? COMPUTER ANIMATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimation is an illusion made with a sequence of still pictures that are each slightly different. The…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Architecture

WHY DO BUILDINGS LOOK SO DIFFERENT? WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE? HOW DO ARCHITECTS WORK? WHAT MATERIALS DO ARCHITECTS USE? WHAT DOES CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE MEAN? SKYSCRAPERSFIND OUT…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Artists

WHERE DO ARTISTS WORK? HOW DO ARTISTS EARN A LIVING? GALLERIESFIND OUT MOREArtists are people who create art. Although some of them have no formal training, most great artists have studied art.…

DK Encyclopedia: Arts & Entertainment

PAINTINGWHAT KINDS OF PAINTS DO ARTISTS USE? HOW AND WHEN DID PAINTING BEGIN? WHAT SUBJECTS DO ARTISTS PAINT? WHAT IS ILLUSIONISM? PERSPECTIVEFIND OUT MOREDRAWINGWHAT DO ARTISTS DRAW WITH? WHAT DO…