Ever since I was old enough to open up a book I've always been enchanted by illustrations and a part of me always wanted to visit the drawn worlds of Blake and Sendak. Thanks to the ever visually stunning wecouldgrowuptogether I was introduced to the wonderful illustrations of Jonathon Reid Sevigny and now I want to visit his imagined world.
Sevigny's the reckless youth odyssey forced Kwannum to declare that this is a world where "boys wear short shorts and rolled-up skinny jeans, pairing those with saddle or green shoes, having awesome hair, pouting with melancholy, and looking like girls, wait, or are they girls?" and I couldn't put it better myself. The styling of these youths far out excels a number of magazine editorials I have seen in recent months alongside the short, shorts and cuffed skinnies there are oversized shirts, JW Anderson-esque knitwear and even a cape! If I had any artistic talent I would doodle scenes just like this but thankfully Sevigny has saved me the hassle and I will just spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying his illustrated stylish scenes.
these are so nice, i must check out more. they have such a whimsical feel to them.
ReplyDeleteThese are my favourite but his other work is great also. The whimsical feel is accentuated when viewed whilst listening to Grizzly Bear. I am having a whimsical Thursday for sure.
ReplyDeleteThese are soo cool
ReplyDeleteBrilliant imagery.
ReplyDeletegrizzly bear, great choice
ReplyDeletenow you CAN visit his imaginary world...
ReplyDeletejoanathan's life-size-cardboard-18th-century-fantasy-theatre will be inhabited by ten of montréal's finest contemporary dancers, a band of fourteen musicians playing on period instruments, a baroque singer, cardboard animals, clouds and much more.
the evening is hosted by supermodel/it-girl, irina lazareanu, who will offer up her own postmodern takes on the 18th century.
music by couperin, clérambault, de visée, lully, and schürmer/lazareanu.
with special guests, david simard and dj dirty dan.
august 3, 4, 5 at the interstice (242 young street, montréal)
visit www.partylikeits1699.com for more details!
Very nice visuals. Have such a story book feel to them. Gotta check more of this out.
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