Key Steps In Illustration Exercise 1: The history of illustration
Exploring Illustrators and the way in which illustration has evolved throughout the past 50 years…
Edward Ardizzone
He was known as a War Artist during the second world war, however even though a lot of illustrations were based on the war and his experiences he focused a lot more on the ordinary people and their ‘everyday heroics’ coping in adversity which made his work a lot more relatable, he also liked to capture the interactions between men and women to. In his career written and illustrated a lot of children’s books, most famous book called Tim All Alone in 1965 won the Inaugural Kate Greenway medal from the library association for the best Children’s book illustration by a British subject.
Tarts Fighting at the Warrington c 1930
Zohar Lazar
Contemporary Illustrator who is a modern-day artist, he seems to focus on societal and political issues and new developments, he uses relatable scenarios using a caricature style to express these ideas. All of the images of his I have directly got from his website but unfortunately, he doesn’t seem to name any of them.
Did the work of the illustrator that you choose from the list seems old-fashioned? If so, what was it that made it seem so?
Edward Ardizzone seemed old fashioned in the sense his illustrations were dull in colour, and it was obvious he used more traditional media like pencil, inks, and water colours. The shapes and style he uses look like sketches, the simple outlines are very fluid and yet it is still clear what is happening. It is like everything on the page connects, I think it shows that using basic shapes and a loose wrist can work just as well as if a drawing were more precise and intricate.
What was it about the work of the contemporary artist that attracted you to their work?
I found looking at Zohar Lazars work were very intriguing, his use of colour in comparison to Ardizzone were a lot bolder, his line work is very prominent, and the use of blacks make for an intense picture. I like that his illustrations are busy there is a lot to looks at, his style is very obscure and all though they can vary from creatures to human people he always makes them into caricatures or slightly twists their features in some way. You can clearly see the differences in the two illustrators, both experiences completely different lives, societal and political issues and it shows through their work. Their messages are similar in a way as they both portray the human side of things and bring different perspectives to the audience.
How did each artist produce their illustrations – what tools and materials did they use?
Ardizzone used more traditional materials such as watercolour, pencil, ink/pen, and Zohar although uses the same he seems to use technology to create certain pictures. Unlike Ardizzone who illustrated during the war Zohar can access many more materials now a days and its evident when looking through his portfolio that he uses all types of media.
References used for This exercise:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/edward-ardizzone-659
http://www.edwardardizzone.org.uk/
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