Warm rays of sun, birdsongs and flowers everywhere...
what a wonderful Sunday to hang around in the garden
Carlos Merida, The Bird, 1947, via 50 Watts
L. Mironov, De naykrasche mіstse sul zemlі?, 1973
John Alcorn
Geninne
Showing posts with label peacocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peacocks. Show all posts
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Strong as a Bear
This year, as you may know, I was unable to attend the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
But thanks to the generosity of friends and publishers, and a trip to the very well stocked
Florentine children's book store Cuccumeo, I do have some wonderful new books
to share with you over the next weeks. First of all, once again I am very grateful
to Topipittori for introducing into our country some of my favorite European illustrators
(besides working with some excellent Italian ones). This new beautiful new volume is a reprint
of Stark wie ein Bär, the 2012 award winning book by the German illustrator Katrin Stangl.
I first took notice of Stangl in 2009 when another invaluable Italian publisher,
Corraini, published The Musicians of Brehem. I saw her work again at the 2011 Illustrators Exhibition
in Bologna, and her striking, bold style and two-color linocut technique again made an impression.
Forte comme un orso is an explosion of colorful vitality. The simple text enunciates
a list of animal qualities that children will easily identify with, and the full page
illustrations will easily delight adults too. The book's vibrant chromatic quality
was achieved thanks to a printing process using four different pantone colors.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Thread, Paper & Feather
Soft sculptures are one of the trends in animal art I am always drawn to,
wheter they be made of felt, fabric or paper; and stitched, knitted or glued
to form sweetly simple or stunningly intricate creations.
Women artists have been the most active in exploring these creative paths,
and with this avian gallery I want to honor some of my favorites – but I am still
on the lookout for more, so if an artist you love is missing, please let me know!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Peacock Power
Umberto Bottazzi, stained glass window for Casina delle Civette, Rome, 1912
Of the 711 posts published on Animalarium up to now, this one has been the most visited by far.
So, back by popular demand, we present a new dazzling selection of Art Nouveau's favourite bird
interpreted by some of the movement's most significant artists. Enjoy!
James MacNeil Whistler, shutters of The Peacock Room, 1876-7
Aubrey Beardsley, from La Morte d'Arthur, 1893
two works by Camille Martin, 1894-96
Walter Crane, Fig and Peacock wallpaper, 1895
M. P. Verneuil, 1897
René-Jules Lalique, sketch (thanks to A polar's Bear Tale) and pendant, 1901
Jan Preisler, 1902, thanks to Peacock's Garden
Jerzy Hulewicz, cover of Polish magazine, 1917, thanks to 50 Watts
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