Illustrations for poetry
It was a great pleasure to design my mom's poetry book!
I read poetry for the first time to get a feel. The second time I read, I already saw the illustrations in my mind. Whenever I read books, I see stories in my mind, like a movie. I think, book lovers know about this feeling!
And then, I started drawing. But, one day, I stopped, realizing that it is not right! There are too many paintings, there are too heavy for poetry! In the first illustrations of the book cover and text I am looking for the right expressions, color, feeling. I created several variations for the cover. But, it did not seem right to me. So, what to do? I just did another works for some next days and did not think about the book. I knew, that the right solution will come to me! I only hoped that it would happen soon, because the illustrations had to be ready by a certain time, when the finished sample of illustrations should be given to the next stage - a person who would put it all together for printing house!
The final idea, how I see the design of the book, came when I was already asleep! So, I get up, sit at the paper and made sketches.
How the illustrations were made, you can see: HERE!
What was the idea?
Absolute different from my first drawings! Absolute minimalism. Poetry is the basic point, illustrations are just a small touch. I did not want anything on the cover of the book. Just one red point! That is why the book is completely white on all sides.
There is only one illustration inside, which appears in some places in different shades. The main point is red - it begins on the cover and continues in the middle of the book. The red circle, which running.
Only one drawing. Why? I have always been interested in history. Great achievements, great personalities, life stories. The Ancient Egypt and everything related to it seems to me like a miracle, mysterious, mystical, unbelievable. And this one drawing is "my" Ancient Egypt! I think, you will recognize this image. This is Nefertiti. She still captivates us with her beauty that seems to have came from another reality! This is how we know her from the famous sculpture. Another detail in this one drawings came from my work of art, inspired by a documentary about Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. You can read the story about this my work: HERE!
Also you can see the lines in this one drawing. It is a time of our lives, that begins and ends without a definite point in the whole universe. Vertical and horizontal....
Red color - it keeps our lives pulsating. It is the color of the widest range of our emotions.
And that is exactly what my mom's poetry is - feminine, strong, emotional, beautiful!
When I designed the book, I wanted to concentrate the message of poetry in one conditional point which pulsates more and more strongly with each turn of the page, taking the reader into unknown beautiful places!
And one of these wonderful places is Italy! Some poetry of my moms has been translated in Italian and sent to my mom!
The artist has the privilege of traveling in time, combining impressions, memories from very different time in on work of art, taking the viewers with him on this journey.
In this book, you will be guided through poetry with a little visual touch.