Jonas or The artist at work is written by Albert Camus. Plot of this story is about impossible, the desire to create, searching himself in painting, problems in relationships and sacrificing himself to his family and creations. It`s all about tragedy of artist`s life.
I had faced with objective to include hand-printed illustrations with some transformation and performance of page`s ply. I hope that I made it as well as I planned.
All illustrations are made in etсhing and aquatint - strong and simple graphic technique, that’s why reader will not go under unnecessary imposed associations and details. Characters was depicted with linear emotional drawing, it`s contrasted with text about false colored life of painter.
Bookcover is covered with blank white canvas, it`s describes last significant painting of Jonas.
Main illustration is in the middle of the book block. It is façade of windows. Different moments of artist`s life are arranged in every window. Reader can put book and transform illustration like a yard. Then viewer can pry for artist like unfriendly neighbors. Reader can observe all happiness and misery of artist`s family.
This is studying project includes illustrations, page-proofs and book binding.
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