Kveta Pacovska’s introduction and works?
The Czech grandmother picture writer - Kovi Bakovsky, her works always shine with abundant childlike interest and bright innocence. Kovey Bakovsky was born in Prague, Czech Republic, on July 28, 1928. She then studied under Professor Emil Filla at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, specializing in freedom. Graphic Art, Painting, Conceptual Art and Books, graduating in 1952. Between 1961 and 2000, she held nearly fifty personal exhibitions, and began to develop picture books of physical three-dimensional artworks in the 1960s. Her large-scale paintings and flat sculptures were demonstrated in art museums and galleries around the world, and her books were translated into National texts. It was not until she was 50 years old that she began to create children's illustrations. The first ones she drew were some Grimm's fairy tales and Andersen's fairy tales. Later, she turned her creative direction to picture books, using this medium to make it interactive with children. Her picture books have won various international awards for many times, including The Golden Apple at Bratislava in 1983, The Catalonia Grand Prix at Barcelona in 1988, and the German Youth Award in 1991. Literary Award (TheGermanChildren'sLiteratuerAward), and the 1992 Andersen Illustration Award (TheHansChristianAndersenMedal).
Kovey Barkovsky currently lives in Prague and is engaged in art creation there.
Style and Technique:
Covey Barkovsky's style lies somewhere between the variety of graphic arts and illustration. She has an in-depth study of color and is good at using pure red, green, blue, yellow and other bright flat colors to match her exaggerated and deformed designs. The characters or animals in his paintings produce strong visual effects. Due to her profound art professional background, long-term experience in pure art creation, and understanding of modern art and painting trends, she can clearly grasp the form of expression that suits and needs her. Her inner emotions and rich imagination are revealed through her amazing creations. In addition to lively and strong color qualities, Covey Barkovsky often combines other materials (such as collage of various types of paper) and monochromatic lines and strokes to add rich imagination to various aspects. Incredible work. These comprehensive expressions form her unique romantic personal style with childishness. Just looking at these lively, bright and original works, it is difficult to imagine that they were created by an "old man" who is now seventy-one years old.
Author's statement:
"This series of books I made, I call them 'Touch', for me, this is an important attempt, because it is not only You can see it with your eyes, you can touch it with your hands, and you can feel the shape of a number or a letter. It can also be used to play games, so you can feel it with all your senses."
"Every color is the best to me. In one of my books, a snail complained because it had no color. It yelled to find them. Finally, it found a lot of colors, and discovered together with the people who read this book, how dull colors and bright colors create the feeling of day and night."
Works. Introduction:
The main works of this artist with a childlike heart include "The King of Little Flower Kingdom", "Midnight Theater Begins", "Wonderful Letters" and so on.
The painting above is called "Little Match Girl". It is a famous fairy tale work by Andersen. It was given a new interpretation by Bakowsky with his unique painting style. , let us see the infinite possibilities of using picture books to analyze famous works. The relationship between painting and commercial illustration
Painting has a wide range, mainly referring to two-dimensional visual art works.
Illustration is a category of painting. Because illustrations have strong content specificity, such as book illustrations and advertising illustrations, they are separated from painting and become a separate category.
Commercial illustration is another category of illustration, which is mainly divided according to the needs of painting. It is mostly used for commercial purposes, such as advertising, publicity, etc., including now common movies, television, and games.
I don’t want to mention here whether these types of paintings are noble or inferior, because as long as they are art works with a certain aesthetic meaning and clear expression of content, they have their own value. There is no necessary connection between good works and money. There is no need to sneer at commercial illustrations. Alphonse Mucha, a Czech illustrator living in France, is an excellent commercial illustrator, but his works are very fresh and elegant, with a high level of quality. Aesthetic level.
Paintings are divided into different categories because of their different uses. There is no high or low among these categories. What makes them "noble or low" is some viewers who have misunderstandings about art categories. As illustrations Teachers, there is no need to have any psychological baggage about this. As long as the author uses his artistic creativity reasonably, commercial illustrations can also be excellent paintings.
Looking at painting alone, it is mainly a traditional art category, and the materials used are often traditional painting tools, such as sketches, watercolors, prints, oil paintings, etc.
Illustrations are still derived from traditional art paintings, and the materials are basically the same as traditional art.
However, after many years of development, commercial illustrations have expanded from traditional art techniques to high-tech art techniques, which are often referred to as CG illustrations. The author can input the completed works drawn by traditional art methods into the computer. Modify it into a CG picture, or you can directly use computer software to draw it to directly complete a CG illustration. At present, many fields require CG illustrations, especially the foreign film and television industry, which requires a large number of film and television picture concept designs. These illustrations are mostly completed using CG. The artistic styles are diverse, the painters have very solid skills, and the works are quite outstanding, so many people in the industry (including I) like to collect some conceptual design drawings by outstanding CG illustrators as a collection for reference and learning. Spring is for Mucha: Alphonse Mucha’s artistic style丨 Mucha and the Art Nouveau Movement
Even if you have never heard of Alphonse Mucha’s name, you have seen his paintings to some extent. .
The painting contains elegant and fresh colors, decorative garlands, flying long hair and intricate plant patterns. These rich naturalistic decorations and abstract elements present a combination of metaphor, symbolism and reality. .
For example, this series of lithographs of flowers named iris, lily, dianthus, and rose is the favorite of many art lovers.
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As we all know, Alphonse Mucha was a Czech art master who was active at the end of the 19th century.
Whether it is Mucha's contemporaries or the younger generations who regard him as the benchmark of the new art movement, they all believe that fortune made Mucha successful.
Because he was lucky enough to make friends with Ms. Sarah Bernhardt, the most watched star in the Paris art world at the time. At the same time, the exquisite plastic art expression technique of posters also contributed to his success.
Lithograph of "The Day of Sarah Bernhardt"
Quan Yufenya, 1896
If you want to interpret Mucha's gorgeous and graceful art style, then we should start with his posters.
Praise for Beauty
The prosperity of poster art began after the publication of "Gismunda" at the end of 1894, which is a two-meter-high color lithograph poster.
Sarah Bernhardt's appearance in "Gismonda", Photography
The Actual Bitch, 1896
"Gismonda" adopts a vertical format, which not only shows the whole body of the character, but also naturally shows the tall image of Gismonda.
Flat processing is a feature of this work. Mucha does not pursue the depth of space, so he uses visual effects to push the heroine in the picture to the audience.
The poses of the characters in the poster are derived from a representative scene in the play.
In the Easter parade, Gismonda wore a gorgeous dress, held a palm leaf in her hand, and looked solemn.
"Gismunda", lithograph
1894
The embroidered fur shawl droops straight, making her shoulders broad and matching the dancing skirt. The pattern creates contrast, with the skirt taking up the lower half of the poster.
The only character is located in the center of the screen, and there are text above and below the poster, including information about the show name, heroine and performance location.
The arches in the picture seem to give the heroine a halo, further highlighting her solemn and fair face. This expression technique appeared many times in Mucha's later works. The decoration here The pattern refers to Byzantine mosaics inlaid with gold sheets.
In this way, realism and imitation of traditional styles appear in a work at the same time. They blend perfectly and create a new sense of beauty.
Stills of Sarah Bernhardt's "La Traviata"
1880, photography
Whether it was Sarah herself, the critics and the audience, She was very moved by Mucha's poster art, and Sarah got along very well with Mucha, so they collaborated for the second time - "La Traviata".
Posters and lithographs of "La Traviata"
1896, Mucha Foundation
For the creation of "La Traviata", Mucha was even more comfortable. The composition of "Gismonda" is adopted, except that the palm leaves are replaced by camellia branches. The heroine's facial expression is frozen, but her white skirt is dancing lightly.
It is worth mentioning that the decorative nature of this work does not lie in the costumes of the characters, but in the very poetic background.
The roses form a sky, the picture is dotted with silver stars, and the white figure of Margaret Gautier appears vividly on the page.
The Rhythm of Lines
If you have seen Mucha’s works exhibition, you must be fascinated by the decorative patterns surrounding the soft body, the thick and smooth hair, and the light skirts. The wide or dense skirt pleats are impressive, and they constitute Mucha's image language.
"Dream", decorative panel, lithograph
1897, Mucha Foundation
Mucha created a sense of vitality and smoothness through exaggerated lines. Utilize existing female images and plant elements to create a decorative art world with Arabian style.
The hair treatment, which depicts women's hair in decorative patterns, became a hallmark of his work and became popular.
In 1897, "Feather" magazine, which had given Mucha great support, commissioned Mucha to draw an annual calendar.
As a result, Mucha created an extremely delicate and beautiful oriental girl: her slender profile resembled that of a sultan princess, sitting quietly on the threshold of the golden hall in Mirzapur or Golconda.
"Constellations", lithograph calendar
1897
The young woman in the painting shows her half body, sideways, wearing a lot of oriental jewelry, twelve constellations Symbols surround her face.
Mucha used changing curves to depict the fictional beauty's long hair, which became more exaggerated toward the ends, and also painted a frame with plant patterns.
The rich decorativeness and poetic sensuality of this work surpass all previous works by Mucha.
Using smooth lines of hair to transform into arabesques, this painting method also led the way in commercial posters.
For example, it appeared on the JOB cigarette paper designed by Mucha in 1897. This commercial poster was regarded as a masterpiece as soon as it came out.
"JOB Cigarette Paper" poster, lithograph
In 1897, Mucha Foundation
Mucha painted a bust of a woman. He looked listless, hiding behind his intricate hair.
The hair forms a decorative net, and the smoke rises from the cigarette in the woman's hand. The two complement each other and blend into the mosaic background full of Byzantine style.
Muxia is the first person to show the function of a consumer product in such a sexy way.
Among other product posters, Mucha returned to the poster format designed for Sarah, which is full of symbolist beauty and imagery.
If it weren’t for the letters on the poster, it might be difficult for us to understand the message the advertisement is trying to convey.
"From Monaco to Monte Carlo" poster, lithograph
1897, Mucha Foundation
For example, this painting "From Monaco to Monte Carlo" ", which was designed by Mucha on commission from the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranean Railway Company and was created in 1897.
At the turn of the century, the Paris-Lyon-Marseille railway company was synonymous with "going on holiday".
The mountains in the background hint at the French Riviera, the destination of the train, and they occupy only a small part of the picture.
The young woman in the painting stares upward, holding her chin in her hands, intoxicated by the scenery in front of her. She obviously represents spring.
However, if you look further, you will find the details that convey the advertising message.
For example, the large plant wreath located on the diagonal line of the poster. Its rotating and dynamic shape resembles train wheels running at full speed on the rails, so it fits the theme of the railway company.
The long scroll of history and the pathos of idealism
As a poster designer, Mucha is good at highlighting the outlines of characters and objects, and using delicate and bright colors. These methods can effectively simplify image.
Mucha's Selfie
1896
However, he temporarily bid farewell to this type of creation because he got a unique opportunity - to create a portrait for 1900 Wall decoration design for the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion at the Paris Expo.
The exhibition hall is an idyllic cottage-like building in Turkish style, with dark gray towers, red roofs, protruding Arabic window grilles, vaulted corridors, and blue walls with mosaic patterns. The unique color combination is mesmerizing.
Through this opportunity, Mucha used his artistic talents to a wider area, and his historical paintings have almost reached the most outstanding level in history.
"Murals in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion" (detail)
1900 Paris World's Fair, tempera on canvas
Musée d'Orsay
He completed the first draft of the design within a few days:
“The main body of the wall decoration is three long paintings, which cover the entire wall of the hall. The mural below It is filled with floral patterns, the middle one is wider and tells the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the top one is based on Bosnian legends.
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"Murals in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion" (detail)
1900 Paris World's Fair, tempera on canvas
Musée d'Orsay
>This historical scroll consists of 12 paintings. It begins with three paintings reflecting prehistoric civilization and ends with three groups of characters reflecting Bosnia's various religious beliefs. This group of paintings shows Mucha's rich heart. The world can also get a glimpse of his passionate heart for the nation.
Because it is also based on history and reality, many people compare Mucha's large-scale painting "Slavic Epic" with the decorative murals of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion.
Mucha is painting the sixth work of "Slavic Epic"
"The Coronation of King Etienne Dusan of Serbia as Emperor"
1924
However, in fact, "Slavic Epic" has nothing to do with "Musha style"
"Musha style" refers to the use of Arabic floral decorations to depict figures and plants. , and integrate the two.
This style is obviously not suitable for narrative painting, and the meaning it expresses is vague and not everyone can understand it.
Therefore, In order to make the narrative of the picture clear and understandable, aesthetic techniques must be abandoned
"Slavic People in the Original Land", oil painting and tempera on canvas
"Slavic Epic" No. 1 work
1912, Mucha Foundation
Mucha's expression method for "Slavic Epic" blended realism, romanticism and symbolism, even though he knew that from From an aesthetic point of view, it is difficult for the audience to accept a series of paintings on the same theme. This classical method is not welcomed by modern art.
"Introducing Slavic Liturgy to the Great Moravian Empire".
The third work of "Slavic Epic"
1912, Mucha Foundation
"I hope there will be something with lofty intentions here, like a pipe organ The melody echoed under the dome. "
Such a belief guided Mucha.
The creation of "Slavic Epic" began in 1910 (that is, the end of the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and continued throughout the Second World War. In 1928 Completed in 2011, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic.
"Abolition of Serfdom in Russia", oil painting and tempera on canvas
No. 19 of "Slavic Epic". Works
1914, Mucha Foundation
The entire group of paintings consists of twenty huge paintings. Mucha selected a series of historical figures and events to review the Slavs history.
In order to complete this magnificent creation, Mucha relied heavily on photography. He traveled throughout the Balkans and Eastern Europe, conducting on-the-spot investigations into the history, culture, and clothing of the Slavs, and recording them with photos.
They form a rich library of documentary materials, which provide great help for the design of characters, clothing, and decorations.
The model is "Olandi Under the Slavic Linden Tree." Posing for "The Oath of Na"
1925 to 1926, Mucha Foundation
Some of the photos were taken in the studio, where the scenes required for the picture were set up , some photos were taken strictly according to traditional academic methods.
Through the performance of male and female models, Mucha not only captured the body language of the main characters, but also observed the emotional expressions of the characters. , they make the picture come alive
"Ollandina Oath under the Slavic Linden Tree", oil painting and tempera on canvas
The 18th work of "Slavic Epic".
1926, Mucha Foundation
"Slavic Epic" is Mucha's painstaking work. He longed to unite his Slavic compatriots spiritually and believed that the enlightening power of art can Promote the progress of human nature.
Mucha and the Art Nouveau Movement
At the beginning of the 20th century, Alphonse Mucha shined in the "Art Nouveau" style that was popular in Paris. , popular among people.
His large-scale murals, celebrity posters, gorgeous illustrations and other works are all very personal, with elegant lines, rich colors and sweet characters. Therefore, Mucha deserves to be the representative of the Art Nouveau movement. Pioneer.
In this informative and beautifully illustrated book, Philippe Thiebaud looks back on Mucha's amazing creative career in terms of paintings, posters, illustrations, furniture, jewelry, and more. The story between him and the Art Nouveau artists of the time
"Mucha and the Art Nouveau Movement"
[France] Philippe Thiebaud
2020. February 2019
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press - Books are the best
_Interesting and informative guide to Mucha and Art Nouveau
Czech national treasure 18 art masters, led by the artist Mucha, have more than 100 full-color classic works of the "Art Nouveau Movement", immersing themselves in the "new art" born for the new era.
_Famous French art historian. , written by the curator
Written by the former director of the Musée d'Orsay, this review of Mucha's creative career is divided into categories including paintings, posters, illustrations, furniture, and jewelry to vividly restore the ups and downs of the art master's life.
_Cleverly integrates biographies + art appreciation
Detailed documentation ensures academic significance, the content is all-encompassing, and the source of inspiration is reproduced. This book provides an overview of the pioneering experiments of modern design.
_A gift for fans of Western art and Mucha
16-carat hardcover portable pocket book, you can absorb artistic nutrients anytime and anywhere, echoing the craze of Mucha exhibitions and the new art movement that swept the country A great introductory book for enthusiasts.