Friday 31 October 2014

Graffiti and Little Red Riding Hood


                            Fig 1 (Above): artist unknown
" (...) the discourse on manners and gender roles in fairy tales has contributed more to the creation of our present-day social norms than we realize. A tale like Little Red Riding Hood was my case in point. It's unique history can reveal to what extent the boundaries of our existence have evolved from male phantasy and sexual struggle for domination. As part of our common heritage, the tale and it's reception through history indicate the hidden power of the commonplace that we neglect or tend to repress."
                  Jack Zipes, The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood, 1993 (P.xi)



                                Fig 2 (Above): Mau Mau, 'Fear makes the wolf look bigger', 2009, discussed here.

                                   Fig 3 (above) Banksy

     Fig 4 (above) and Fig 5 (below) Graffiti by Adres Portugal
      Fig 6 (below): Urban Cake Lady
In contemporary culture Little Red Riding Hood has in a way become an emblem or symbol of the repressed and this is recognized through the use of her iconography in graffiti world wide. 
         Fig 7 (above) Graffiti in Freemantle artist unknown

Indeed she seems to have become a time traveling symbol of equality and freedom.

                                              Fig8 (above): “Big Bad Wolf” is a collaboration between Karen Hallion and Matthew Parsons


References

Fig 1  Artist unknown, http://chissasestaidormendo.tumblr.com/post/52801433615
Fig 2 (Above): Mau Mau, 'Fear makes the wolf look bigger', 2009 
http://s435.photobucket.com/user/andy3651/media/Graffiti%20Street%20Colourisation/MauMauCans2.jpg.html
Fig 3 Banksy https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaylovesvintage/6522164093/
Fig 4 Graffiti by Adres, Portugal http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/list/tag/adres
Fig 5  Graffiti by Adres, Portugal http://www.visualtherapyonline.com/?p=6206
Fig 6 Urban Cake Lady http://space-art.fr/street-art-urban-cake-lady/
Fig 7 Freemantle 'I'm Just Doing My Job' https://freoview.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/big-bad-wolf-destroys-fremantle-graffiti/
Fig 8  “Big Bad Wolf” is a collaboration between Karen Hallion and Matthew Parsons http://www.geekalerts.com/doctor-who-red-riding-hood-bad-wolf-t-shirt/

Zipes, J. The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood, Routledge, New York 1993 (P.xi)
http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=si

Thursday 30 October 2014

Tin Can Forest


      Fig 1 (above) Fig 2 (below) Baba Yaga and the Wolf 
   Fig 3 (below) Baba Yaga and the Wolf 
Tin Can Forest is the collaborative creativity of Pat Shewchuk and Marek Colek, based in Toronto Ontario and Salt Spring Island BC.
Pat and Marek create sequential art, comics, film and books, their work is informed and inspired by the the forests of Canada, Slavic art, fairy tales and folklore. It is rich in pattern, detail and narrative.
The images above are littered with Red Riding Hood imagery. They are from a book called Baba Yaga and The Wolf where Tin Can Forest have molded and reworked at least two fairy tales into their own story.
“This is a story told to me by my great grandmother. She lived in a time when the wilderness was everywhere, vampires roamed the treetops, and devils traded opium and vodka for human souls by the roadside."
                                                                          Marek Colek,

References 

Fig 1 Baba Yaga and the Wolf http://tincanforest.com/gallery/
Fig 2 Baba Yaga and the Wolf http://tincanforest.tumblr.com/post/59659212172
Fig 3 Baba Yaga and the Wolf http://tincanforest.com/gallery/

http://tincanforest.blogspot.co.uk/
http://tincanforest.com/baba-yaga-and-the-wolf/
https://www.facebook.com/tincanforest?ref=ts&fref=ts

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Mina Braun I


           Fig 1, 2, 3 (above and below) Screen prints from 'A Path Through the Forest' by Mina Braun
German illustrator Mina Braun's three colour printed illustrations depicting Little Red Riding Hood.
"I am inspired by things revolving around the realm of folk and fairy tales, by storytelling and sequential imagery, by trees and animals and the relationship between humans and nature." Mina Braun 
Mina Braun is a German illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland who is inspired by folk and fairy tales, by storytelling and sequential imagery, and the relationship between humans and nature. Mina has been working on screen prints and using the great studio at the Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop.

References

Fig 1,2,3:  http://www.minabraun.com/The-Path-Through-The-Forest-The-Birch-Grove

http://www.minabraun.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.minabraun.com/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MinaBraun?ref=si_shop&view_type=gallery&order=price_desc&page=1

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Autumn Wolf


   Fig 1 (above) Autumn Wolf, Hazel Terry

At last I managed to finish this wolf, he has been waiting for some time, abandoned whilst other projects came and went.
I raced home at lunch time to catch 40 minutes of daylight and solitude to print some final leaves around the forest. I find the winter really difficult to work in as it is just too dark most of the time and the days are so short.
This wolf image was really just a chance to play with colour and leaves.
Another little red image is underway, to be completed in a stolen moments of light and solitude.

References

Fig 1 Autumn Wolf, Hazel Terry

Yael Frankel





   Fig 1, Fig 2, Fig 3, Fig 4 (above) Yael Frankel,  Little Red Riding Hood

Argentinian illustrator Yael Frankel's Little Red Riding Hood works were made during a special workshop in Spain with Ajubel, a Cuban illustrator who has been living in Spain since 1991.
Yael used Little Red Riding Hood imagery with a beautiful, limited red, black and white palette incorporating collage, stencil and print among many other techniques.
As Yael said, "I adore that tale, so I went to Spain to take the workshop with Ajubel".
References  

Fig 1 Yael Frankel,  Little Red Riding Hood
Fig 2 Yael Frankel,  Little Red Riding Hood
Fig 3 Yael Frankel,  Little Red Riding Hood
Fig 4 Yael Frankel,  Little Red Riding Hood, http://www.yaelfrankel.com/projects/personal/

http://www.yaelfrankel.com/
http://www.ajubel.com/
http://society6.com/yaelfran
https://www.facebook.com/yaelfran

Monday 27 October 2014

Sarah Moon

       Fig 1 (above) Photograph from Sarah Moon's Little Red Riding Hood 1983
                           Fig 2 (above) Fig 3 (below) Photograph from Sarah Moon's Little Red Riding Hood 1983

Sarah Moon (1941-   ) is a photographer who sets many of her photographs within the frame of a fairy story. In 1983 she published her photo-illustrated version of Charles Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood. Sarah Moon's photographs place Little Red in an urban setting, cobbled streets flanked with terraced houses. These photographs with her daughter as 'Little Red' are very like stills from the early days of cinematography, with all of the heightened drama of the silent film.

References:

Fig 1: Photograph from Sarah Moon's Little Red Riding Hood 1983 http://www.style.com/culture/style-map/2014/sarah-moon-little-red-riding-hood-book
Fig 2 Photograph from Sarah Moon's Little Red Riding Hood 1983 http://gem-a-day.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/le-petit-chaperon-rouge-ii.html
Fig 3 Photograph from Sarah Moon's Little Red Riding Hood 1983 http://samantatamborini.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/samy-in-wonderland-firstepisode.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Moon
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/citation.cfm?catalog=ZC129&i=&i2=

Saturday 25 October 2014

Aleksandr Novoselov

               Fig 1(above) Girl and Wolf, Aleksandr Novoselov
Aleksandr Novoselov is a young artist from Leningrad, Russia his work is figurative and monumental, whilst informed and inspired by mythology.

References

Fig 1: Girl and Wolf, Aleksandr Novoselov http://novoselov.carbonmade.com/projects/2828101#1

Friday 24 October 2014

The Making of Daniel Egnéus, Little Red Riding Hood



                   Fig 1: The making of Daniel Egnéus, Little Red Riding Hood 

A wonderful insight into Daniel Egnéus' working practice, his research and thoughts in creating his 2011 interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood. 
Daniel uses his own visual language, the content of his daily view, his city, his girlfriend to add a contemporary context. He then researched the time period in which he wanted to place his interpretation, gathering, like a chef the ingredients and pulling together inspiration, knowledge and reference for his work.


   Fig 2, (above) 3,4 (below) Illustrations from Daniel Egnéus, Little Red Riding Hood


References

Fig 1:  Film showing how Daniel Egnéus researched and made his Little Red Riding Hood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vnhcJHcJWo
Fig 2,3,4 Illustrations from Daniel Egnéus, Little Red Riding Hood http://www.danielegneus.com/

Grimm, T,W, Little Red Riding Hood, New York. Harper Design. 2011

Wendy Wallin Malinow


   Fig 1: Wendy Wallin Malinow 2013 

This Red Riding Hood image above, of 'Paper cut animals and their snacks' by Wendy Wallin Malinow 2013, made me consider how artists have used paper cut interpretations of Little Red Riding Hood through time and the power of the paper cut in story telling.
Bringing to mind the magical work and storytelling abilities of Hans Christian Anderson.
When Hans Christian Anderson told stories he was always accompanied by a giant pair of scissors that drew in paper cuts, illustrations to the stories as he told them.

       
             Fig 2, Paper cut Hans Christian Anderson 
   Fig 3, Paper cut by Hans Christian Anderson 

References:

Fig 1, http://eyefun.squarespace.com/
Fig 2,3, http://theartroomplant.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/papercuts-of-hans-christian-andersen-ii.html

Brust, Beth Wagner, The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Anderson, Boston Haughton Mifflin Co, 1994
http://museum.odense.dk/museer/hc-andersens-hus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen

Thursday 23 October 2014

A Night of Fairy Tales: A Very Grimm Reading

Introduced by Kate Bernheimer editor at the Fairy Tale Review this video; 'A Very Grimm Reading' features readers from the University of Arizona. It is a multilingual reading of "Little Red Riding Hood" featuring versions in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. 
                   Fig 1: A night of Fairy Tales, A Very Grimm Reading (2013)

References:
Fig 1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrU_7LvlVrs

http://katebernheimer.com/home/
http://fairytalereview.com/

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Hans Michel and Günther Kieser 1960 German stamp design




                 Fig 1,2,3,4, Hans Michel and Günther Kieser's 1960 Deutsche Bundespost stamps.
These wonderful stamps featuring Little Red Riding Hood  were produced by Hans Michel (1920-1996) and Günther Kieser (1930-  ) released for sale in October 1960. They were semi-postal stamps which means that they are postal stamps with surcharges added for cultural donation. Michel and Kieser had a studio together for fifteen years from 1951-1966, Together they designed many stamps and posters particularly Jazz posters and won many awards.

References:
Fig 1,2,3,4, http://www.shelfappeal.com/small-ones/
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_%2B_Kieser

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Divica Landrová

Fig 1 (above), Fig2,3 (below) Illustration by Divica Landrová 1959 Included in Tashchen Books 2011 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales. 

                                              

These illustrations are by Czechoslovakian artist Divica Landrová (1908- 1982) These illustrations are very contemporary in style, using a cut out silhouette but are dated from 1959. They remind me of both Rob Ryan's paper cuts, and shadow puppetry, as well as in early animations.
Divica Landrová studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Prague between 1923-1929 under Jaroslav Benda. Most of Divica's illustrations of Fairy tales were completed between 1950 and 1960.

References:

Fig 1: llustration by Divica Landrová 1959 Included in Tashchen Books 2011 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/classics/all/06787/facts.the_fairy_tales_of_the_brothers_grimm.htm
Fig 2: llustration by Divica Landrová 1959 Included in Tashchen Books 2011 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Fig 3: llustration by Divica Landrová 1959 Included in Tashchen Books 2011 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales.

http://www.finefinebooks.com/2011/12/fairy-tales-by-taschen.html http://robryanstudio.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Benda

Friday 10 October 2014

William E Burton, Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor 1858


                           Fig 1(above) : Artist unknown, Illustration from 1958 William E Burton, The Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor.

Little Red Riding Hood in 1827 by James N Baker was later reprinted in 1858 in a book of collected stories edited by William E Burton, The Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor.
The 1858 reprint of this version of the story features a wood engraving (artist unknown) of a clothed wolf on bended knee holding Little Red Riding Hood's hand.

Illustrations of the wolf dressed as a dapper gentleman are contradictory to the usual interpretations of the story related to the false grandmother where the wolf dresses in the grandmothers clothing and awaits the arrival of Red Riding Hood in the grandmothers bed.

References

Fig 1: Artist unknown, William E Burton, W. E, The Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor 1958.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood

Thursday 9 October 2014

Antoine Clouzier


Fig 1 (Above) Antoine Clouzier Red Gravure 1697
Fig 2 (Below) Antoine Clouzier Red Gravure 1697 within page format.


Above is an etching fro Red Riding Hood by Antoine Clouzier from Charles Perrault's 1697 Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités: Contes de ma mère l'Oye.
I really like the primitive nature of this wolf, it is a wolf of the imagination not from observation.

This illustration made me aware of how privileged we are today, to have images of wolves at our finger tips and to able to go to a zoo or nature park and see and draw wolves.
I doubt that Antoine Clouzier had ever seen a wolf, for the wolf that he has formulated from his imagination seems to owe a lot to gargoyles and other stone carved bestiaries of architecture.

References:
Fig 1 Clouzier A, pour les Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, Paris, Barbin, 1697 etching. http://iconoconte.hypotheses.org/
Fig 2 Clouzier A, pour les Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, Paris, Barbin, 1697 page from Orestein C 2002, P26, 'Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked', 
         Basic Books,  New York

Wednesday 8 October 2014

Statement of Intent

Fig 1 (above):Lisbeth Zwerger, Little Red Cap 1983
In my research and enquiry, I intend to investigate contemporary illustrations of Little Red Riding Hood. 
I will be looking at how the illustrators of this story have reinvested the text with contemporary meaning and interpretation. Whilst exploring the history of illustration of this genre to see how ideas have changed and developed through the ages, or indeed stayed true to the original visual interpretation
Fig 2 (above) Walter Crane (1845-1915)

I will also be looking at how the use of different media has changed the visualization of this historic subject and story.
Fig 3 (above) Hermann Vogel (16 October 1854 – 22 February 1921) 

My reasons for selecting this area for investigation and study, is that I am often drawn in my own practice to illustrate this story and I am constantly surprised at how this traditional tale with it's iconic visual language can be re-interpreted and applied to modern scenarios.  As this story is so embedded in my inner culture and psyche I do often find myself thinking on it, inevitably applying it's message to contemporary modern life, like a parable.


Fig 4 (above) Adres Contemporary Graffiti, Lisbon Portugal 2009.

References:
Fig 1.  Zwerger L, Little Red Cap 1983 http://myvintagebookcollectioninblogform.blogspot.tw/2012/06/little-red-cap-illustrated-by-lisbeth.html          
Fig 2.   Crane W, (1845-1915) wood engraving  http://windling.typepad.com/blog/2013/10/poetry-challenge-1.html
Fig 3.  Vogel H, (16 October 1854 – 22 February 1921)  http://topillustrations.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/little-red-riding-hood-in-pictures/
Fig 4.  Andres: Graffiti in Lisbon, Portugal 2009  https://www.flickr.com/photos/30385909@N02/3655142858

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Hello Little Red

Fig1: (above) Howl 2012 by H Terry

As a result of working full time and indeed often more than full time, I often want to make art but I am exhausted and lacking in direction. A trick to help myself through this over the last few years is that I have worked on images in the theme of Little Red Riding Hood.
This subject seems to be a never ending source of inspiration for me and is why I have chosen Little Red Riding Hood as the theme of this project.
Through this blog I want to explore this subject further in it's historical and contemporary forms looking in text and illustration.
In my exploration of the contemporary illustrative interpretations I will, where possible, be inviting the artists and illustrators involved with this story to explain their relationship to it and their own interpretations of this tale.
I will also be producing more of my reactions to Little Red Riding Hood, inspired by my investigations.

Image Reference:
Fig 1: Howl by Hazel Terry 2012 http://hazelterry.com/portfolio/little-red