Stepán Zavrel
Every time I write about a book that I read when I was a child I want to say “my favourite”. But Drogman has a special place in my heart. The story is magical. Its romantic, with scar…
sede: Fondazione di Venezia (Venezia). cura: Marina Tonzig. Un viaggio alla scoperta del cinema d'animazione, dell'arte grafica, dell'illustrazione, dell'editoria per l'infanzia, del lavoro artigianale e della produzione creativa dell'artista che ha messo al centro della propria arte il bambino. In occasione del ventennale dalla morte di Štepán Zavrel, la Fondazione di Venezia rende omaggio all'artista
Una leggenda dell’Avvento a firma dell’autore svizzero Max Bolliger e illustrata dal magico Stepan Zavrel: Il flauto del pastore.
Ya lo he dicho alguna vez antes: pareciera que, de cuando en cuando, Dios reparte el talento con cucharón, en vez de cuchara, y así nos encontramos con que, en un mismo país, tenemos a dos genios: Miroslav Sasek, de quien hablamos hace tiempo, y Štěpán Zavřel (Checoslovaquia, 1932-1999), pintor, artista gráfico, escritor, director artístico de dibujos animados e ilustrador de libros infantiles. Este artista, uno de los más influyentes dentro del campo de la ilustración infantil del s. XX,vivió en su país hasta 1959 y luego emigró a Italia, donde se quedó hasta su muerte, fundando, además, la Escuela Internacional de Ilustración que existe hasta nuestros días. Podría decirles que ha sido una gran influencia para los ilustradores que lo sucedieron; que ilustraba usando toda la tradición del arte románico y bizantino, pero que incorporó influencias de Klee y de los cubistas. Podría decirles muchas cosas, pero prefiero que vean su trabajo. Que lo vean usando todos los sentidos; porque su arte se escucha, se siente, se respira. Para enamorarse.
Every time I write about a book that I read when I was a child I want to say “my favourite”. But Drogman has a special place in my heart. The story is magical. Its romantic, with scar…
Ya lo he dicho alguna vez antes: pareciera que, de cuando en cuando, Dios reparte el talento con cucharón, en vez de cuchara, y así nos encontramos con que, en un mismo país, tenemos a dos genios: Miroslav Sasek, de quien hablamos hace tiempo, y Štěpán Zavřel (Checoslovaquia, 1932-1999), pintor, artista gráfico, escritor, director artístico de dibujos animados e ilustrador de libros infantiles. Este artista, uno de los más influyentes dentro del campo de la ilustración infantil del s. XX,vivió en su país hasta 1959 y luego emigró a Italia, donde se quedó hasta su muerte, fundando, además, la Escuela Internacional de Ilustración que existe hasta nuestros días. Podría decirles que ha sido una gran influencia para los ilustradores que lo sucedieron; que ilustraba usando toda la tradición del arte románico y bizantino, pero que incorporó influencias de Klee y de los cubistas. Podría decirles muchas cosas, pero prefiero que vean su trabajo. Que lo vean usando todos los sentidos; porque su arte se escucha, se siente, se respira. Para enamorarse.
If ever there was a book for our times it is this one: 'The City of Flowers' written by Eveline Hasler and illustrated by Štěpán Zavřel (1932-1999) originally published in 1987. Republished in 2016 by Bohem Press Italy Once upon a time, there was a city, whose inhabitants loved flowers very much and cultivated them everywhere. People knew how to enjoy small things and how to overcome difficulties by appreciating nature and the beauty around themselves. However one day a mayor convinces them that this was a great waste of time and ordered the removal of all the plants and even the butterflies to the cemetery of dreams. The city then became gray and sad. But one day, two children discovered the secret garden where all the plants had been hidden. The children, with the help of a thunderstorm release the flowers and butterflies. With flowers and butterflies, the colors and the joy returns to the city and everyone's hearts. The children had been brave and observant enough to see what was missing from everyone's lives and had restored the balance.
Per volontà della Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, Palazzo Roverella, con le immagini più belle dedicate alla storia di Pinocchio, proporrà – mostra nella mostra – anche un’altra storia, questa volta ispirata ai Vangeli, quella della Natività di Gesù. Il divino Natale verrà raccontato, con poesia pari a maestria, da Stepán Zavrel, …
If ever there was a book for our times it is this one: 'The City of Flowers' written by Eveline Hasler and illustrated by Štěpán Zavřel (1932-1999) originally published in 1987. Republished in 2016 by Bohem Press Italy Once upon a time, there was a city, whose inhabitants loved flowers very much and cultivated them everywhere. People knew how to enjoy small things and how to overcome difficulties by appreciating nature and the beauty around themselves. However one day a mayor convinces them that this was a great waste of time and ordered the removal of all the plants and even the butterflies to the cemetery of dreams. The city then became gray and sad. But one day, two children discovered the secret garden where all the plants had been hidden. The children, with the help of a thunderstorm release the flowers and butterflies. With flowers and butterflies, the colors and the joy returns to the city and everyone's hearts. The children had been brave and observant enough to see what was missing from everyone's lives and had restored the balance.
Una leggenda dell’Avvento a firma dell’autore svizzero Max Bolliger e illustrata dal magico Stepan Zavrel: Il flauto del pastore.
If ever there was a book for our times it is this one: 'The City of Flowers' written by Eveline Hasler and illustrated by Štěpán Zavřel (1932-1999) originally published in 1987. Republished in 2016 by Bohem Press Italy Once upon a time, there was a city, whose inhabitants loved flowers very much and cultivated them everywhere. People knew how to enjoy small things and how to overcome difficulties by appreciating nature and the beauty around themselves. However one day a mayor convinces them that this was a great waste of time and ordered the removal of all the plants and even the butterflies to the cemetery of dreams. The city then became gray and sad. But one day, two children discovered the secret garden where all the plants had been hidden. The children, with the help of a thunderstorm release the flowers and butterflies. With flowers and butterflies, the colors and the joy returns to the city and everyone's hearts. The children had been brave and observant enough to see what was missing from everyone's lives and had restored the balance.
Every time I write about a book that I read when I was a child I want to say “my favourite”. But Drogman has a special place in my heart. The story is magical. Its romantic, with scar…
