Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 31, 2016

House of Illustration - Lauren Child

Earlier this year, House of Illustration in London held an exhibition where Lauren Child's Dolls' House and original artworks were being displayed. Right in the middle of the exhibition room, there was the doll house. It was the biggest and the most elaborate doll house I have ever seen in my life. Child has been working on the doll house since she was young, and it contributed a great influence in her artworks today.

The Princess and The Pea set
The Princess and The Pea set  details


The influence could be seen in the exhibited original artworks, including from The Princess and The Pea book, where she incorporated similar details in the three dimensional sets.   Brilliantly, Child made the all human characters in two dimensional form, and managed to make them blended well with the 3D environment.

The Princess and The Pea set  details - 2D character in 3D environment
Lauren Child's collage illustration details

Lauren Child's collage illustration details

Lauren Child's collage illustration details






Friday, January 29, 2016

Alice in Wonderland at The British Library


I was at the Kings Cross Station when I noticed that I had a couple of hour left before my train departure. Then I decided to spend my time at The British Library, which is within walking distance from the station. 

Stuck in the White Rabbit's house.
When I arrived at The Library, it turned out that they were holding an exhibition as a part of
the celebration of 150 years of the publication of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland. Some manuscripts, prints, original illustrations, and Wonderland related stuff were displayed on the main venue. Taking pictures was strictly prohibited at the exhibition, so I only took some pictures of the displays at the lobby and the store.






The store decoration was very impressive. There were Tenniel's illustration giant cut outs (all made of cardboards) which created surreal atmosphere. They sell Wonderland themed merchandises and numerous version of Alice in Wonderland illustrated books.