Book sculptures by Jodi Harvey-Brown

- "I have always loved art, and I have always loved to read.

Books pull you into a new world, while art lets you see it.

It made sense to me that these two mediums should come together.

The books that we love to read should be made to come to life.

Characters, that we care so much for, should come out of the pages to show us their stories.

What we see in our imaginations as we read should be there for the world to see.

My book sculptures are my way of making stories come alive" - Jodi Harvey-Brown.

Balbusso Twins, le gemelle dell'illustrazione

Anna ed Elena Balbusso, gemelle, vivono e lavorano a Milano.

Diplomate in pittura all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, dal 1994 operano come illustratrici freelance per la pubblicità e l’editoria sia in Italia che all’estero.

Dal 1998 illustrano libri per ragazzi e copertine con varie case editrici.

Dal 2003 lavorano con testate francesi nell’ambito della comunicazione e dei magazine.

Nel 2006 hanno iniziato nuove collaborazioni nell’editoria per ragazzi in Francia ed in Corea del Sud.

Felix Nussbaum | The Folly Square / La piazza della follia, 1931

"The Folly Square" / "Der tolle Platz" was created in 1931 by German-Jewish surrealist painter Felix Nussbaum (1904-1944).

It is part of the collection of the Berlinische Galerie.

Turbulent goings - on at Pariser Platz in Berlin: young artists unload their paintings outside the Prussian Academy of the Arts while its distinguished professors file through the door.

In the background we see Max Liebermann, the president of the Academy, on the roof of his house right next to the Brandenburg Gate.

He is working on a self-portrait held for him by Victoria, the goddess of victory.

She has torn herself off the Victory Column on the right of the frame, but in mid-flight she loses the laurel wreath which, since Ancient times, has been the mark of distinction for success.

Felix Nussbaum | The folly square, 1931 | Berlinische Galerie

In the foreground, in the centre of the beige-grey painting: a group of young artists in pale smocks with paintings.

More paintings are being unloaded from a vehicle on the right.

Left: professors dressed in black form a long queue three abreast.

In the background, Max Liebermann stands on a half-crumbling building.

Karol Bąk, 1961

Karol Bąk artista - pittore, illustratore e grafico. I suoi dipinti sono caratterizzati da illusione e surrealismo.

Si è diplomato alla Scuola Secondaria di Belle Arti di Poznań come espositore di interni.

Nel 1984 ha iniziato gli studi presso la Facoltà di Grafica della Scuola Superiore Statale di Belle Arti (ora Accademia di Belle Arti di Poznań).

Si è laureato con lode nel 1989 ottenendo due diplomi sia in grafica con il professor Tadeusz Jackowski, che in disegno con il professor Jarosław Kozłowski.

Marc Chagall | Parigi dalla mia finestra, 1913

C'è l'Opéra, il Louvre, L'Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame, la Tour Eiffel, il Panthéon, Place de la Concorde, Saint-GermainDes-Pres. Esplodono in arancioni, verdi, blu, viola, rossi.

Ci volteggiano sopra amanti, animali, madri, fiori, angeli.

Chagall non smise mai di ricordarla, di trasfigurarla nei suoi sogni, di farla orizzonte su cui si mimetizzava tutto il suo immaginario intimo e poetico.

C'è la città con i suoi luoghi simbolici, e c'è il pittore con la sua storia, i suoi miti. Parigi evoca e accoglie al tempo stesso, si fa materia onirica nello sguardo di Chagall.

Maksymilian Novak-Zempliński, 1974

Maksymilian Novak-Zempliński was born in Warsaw.

In 1999, he graduated with honors from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw.

He obtained his diploma in the studios of prof. A. Fałat and prof. A. Sadowski.

He deals with easel painting in oil and acrylic, illusionistic painting and occasionally sculpture.

Jacques Prévert | Per te, amore mio / For you, my love

Per te amore mio

Sono andato al mercato degli uccelli

E ho comprato uccelli

Per te

amor mio

Sono andato al mercato dei fiori

E ho comprato fiori

Marc Chagall | Promenade, 1917

Wang Yiguang, 1962

Wang Yiguang / 王沂光 is a modern Chinese painter, notable for his Tibetan paintings of flying people, yaks and sheep.

Wang Yi Guang was born in Yimeng Mountain area of Shandong, China.

He is a younger brother of another notable painter, Wang Yidong (王沂东).

He graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1990.

Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz, 1951 | Allegorical cartoonist

Zygmunt Zaradkiewicz was born in Makow Mazowiecki, Poland.

He graduated at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1976).

Works and activity: book illustrations, cartoons, prints, posters, paintings and stage sets.

Debuts in the magazines: "Polska" and "Szpilki" in 1972.

Publications in periodicals and the Polish press, e.g.: "itd", "Karuzela", "Kobieta i Zycie", "Magazyn Rodzinny", "Radar", "Razem", "Rzeczpospolita", "Sukces" (artistic director 1998-2000), "Szpilki", "Sztandar Mlodych", "Zycie Warszawy", as well as abroad: "Pardon" and "Slapstick" (Germany).

Marco Tulio, 1966 | Magic realism painter

Born in Medellin, Colombia, self-taught artist, Marco Tulio began his artistic endeavors at a very early age; with both of his parents as artists, Marco has been painting since he was very young.

Certainly his talents must be innate as this prodigal child had his first exhibit at the age of eleven.

His father, abstract artist, Guillermo Espinosa instilled in him an appreciation of color but Marco practiced, refined, and has perfected his classically inspired scenes.

Alessandro Sicioldr, 1990 | Pittore di visioni subconsce

Nato a Tuscania (Italia), Alessandro Sicioldr si forma presso lo studio del padre, apprendendo i metodi ed i materiali della pittura e del disegno.

Dal Surrealismo attinge l’irrazionalità e l’analisi della psiche; dal Simbolismo la dimensione onirica.

Risulta chiara l’ispirazione al Manierismo ed ai pittori Fiamminghi nell’uso del colore, della luce e nella minuziosità dei dettagli.

Olga Esther, 1975 | Pop surrealist painter

Olga Esther is an Spanish painter and illustrator who develops her work within Lowbrow or pop surrealism, painting impossible princesses.

She is a graduate of fine arts from Polytechnic University of Valencia, she is the recipient of two art scholarships in Prague and Mexico.

She also holds a master‘s degree in video games.

Now, she lives and works in Valencia.

Troy Brooks, 1972

Troy Brooks è un pittore Canadese contemporaneo.

Le sue immagini di soggetti femminili allungati in ambientazioni di film noir sono state riconosciute a livello mondiale come opere distintive del movimento Surrealista Pop moderno, con mostre a Parigi, Berlino, Londra, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal ed Australia.

Nel 2018 si è trasferito da Toronto in una banca del XIX secolo nella storica città di Wallaceburg, in Ontario, trasformandola nel suo principale spazio di lavoro in studio.

Dianna Cotter | Le creazioni con foglie autunnali

Queste meravigliose opere d'arte autunnali compostabili, sono state realizzate interamente con foglie e semi caduti dall'artista Britanica Diana Cotter di Salisbury, Wiltshire.

La Cotter trascorre fino a sette ore, selezionando attentamente centinaia di foglie cadute di colori diversi dal suo giardino per creare splendide immagini di uccelli ed altri animali selvatici.

Aggiunge bacche, muschio e ramoscelli alle basi di argilla da giardino per creare un effetto finale abbagliante e fotografa le sue creazioni stagionali prima che si secchino, prima di metterle nel compost.

Teresa Brutcher, 1955

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Teresa Brutcher lives and works in Spain, a country she came to know as an exchange student while getting her BA degree at the University of California.

Mesmerized by the old masters that populated the Prado Museum in Madrid and by the country itself, she returned there upon completing her BA degree.

Brutcher showing her figurative-realist paintings in galleries and museums in Spain as well as in Portugal, Germany, and the US.

Zhao Xiaoli, 1990 | Pop Surrealist painter

Zhao Xiaoli 赵小黎 is a trend artist based in Xiamen who has attracted widespread attention on social media platforms both in China and internationally.

Using short video as an innovative way to communicate the creative process to a mass audience, she is the first female art influencer in the world to reach over 10 million followers.

Her work mostly explores the emotions and confusions of growing up as a woman, and seeks a unique form of self-expression through the fusion of oil painting and moving images.

Tanaka Hideo, 1959 | Surrealist painter

Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Hideo began painting in 2009.

In 2011 he received the SHUNYOU Society Award at the 99th Shunyo Exhibition.

His first solo exhibition was in 2012 at Gallery So in Japan.

Simultaneously he kept working as creative director of the advertising agency Frontage Co. and created advertisements for some of the biggest international companies, such as Sony Music, BMW, Budweiser, and Sony.

Legros Guillaume (Saype), 1987 | Land art

"Our lives and our acts are destined to become traces of our passage in this world, it is up to us to know what to do with them" - Legros Guillaume (Saype)".

Legros Guillaume alias Saype (born February 17, 1989, in Belfort, France) is a contemporary artist.

He is known for creating ultra-realistic giant paintings in nature using a biodegradable paint he invented himself.

In 2019, Forbes magazine ranked him among the 30 most influential people under 30 in art and culture.

Anton Smit, 1954 | New Futurist sculptor

Anton Smit was born in the Transvaal town of Boksburg, RSA.

Completely self-taught, in 1979 at the age of sixteen he was awarded the first prize in the SA Association of Arts New Signatures Competition.

In 2003 Smit established his own Sculpture Park in South Africa, which is dedicated to exhibiting his life's work, a functioning large-scale studio, alive with his creative passions.

Andhika Ramadhian, 1996 | Minimalist graphic designer

"Between minimalism and surrealism, inspired by anything around me, a bit my own life, a bit of internet culture, a bit of film I watch, or a visit to the art gallery, I want to express feeling, I wanted to get an emotional response from audience" - Andhika Ramadhian.

Andhika Ramadhian is a multi-disciplinary designer based in Indonesia.

He is known for his iconic artistic approach of creating images that depict surrealism and minimalism, and provoke philosophical thinking through his visuals.