Susie Hodge
FRSA
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), also known as the Royal Society of Arts, is a London-based organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges. The RSA acronym is used m ...
is a British author and artist who has written more than 100 books and many articles and web resources for both children and adults, within genres such as art history, practical art, history, design, science, religion and biography.
She was previously a
copywriter at
Saatchi & Saatchi
Saatchi & Saatchi is a British multinational communications and advertising agency network with 114 offices in 76 countries and over 6,500 staff. It was founded in 1970 and is currently headquartered in London. The parent company of the agency gr ...
and
JWT. She has an
MA in
Art History
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...
from
Birkbeck, University of London.
An experienced teacher, lecturer and speaker, she has given talks at various institutions on such diverse topics as
Ancient Egyptian art
Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric Egypt until the Christianization of Roman Egypt. It includes paintings, sculptu ...
,
modern art,
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
, English
landscape art
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composi ...
,
fashion design
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends, and has varied over time and place. "A fashion designer creates ...
and
J. M. W. Turner.
She lives in
Westcliff-on-Sea
Westcliff-on-Sea (often abbreviated to Westcliff) is an inner city area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It is on the north shore of the lower Thames Estuary, about 34 ...
, and is a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts. Throughout the year she runs workshops and seminars for various creative institutions and has also appeared in TV documentaries that specialise in the arts and history.
Bibliography
Works include:
*''How to Survive Modern Art'' 2009 - "readers of all ages should appreciate that the emphasis is not on “what” to think about art, but “how.”"
* ''Why your five-year-old could not have done that : modern art explained'' 2012 - "In its admirable lack of pretentious description, it is equally good reading for those seeking to understand how it is that in the world of modern art, the provocative can conquer the aesthetic."
See also
*
List of non-fiction writers
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*Countries named are where authors ''worked'' for long periods.
*Subject codes: A (architecture), Aa (applied art ...
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List of illustrators
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See also
* List of caricaturists
* List of cartoonists
*List o ...
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Children's non-fiction authors
References
External links
Susie Hodge's website
1960 births
Living people
Children's non-fiction writers
British non-fiction writers
Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London
People from Westcliff-on-Sea
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