#tony johannot

[weirdlookindog]

Tony Johannot (1803–1852) - Smarra, ou les démons de la nuit

from 'Contes de Charles Nodier', 1846

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[philoursmars]

Il y a une petite quinzaine, je suis allé avec Julien et Katie, au Louvre-Lens pour une expo temporaire : “Animaux Fantastiques”. Une très belle expo ! Ici des sphinx (et des sphinges)

Gustave Moreau - "L'Egalité devant la Mort"

Tony Johannot, illustrateur pour le livre de Charles Nodier - "Smarra - ou - les Démons de la Nuit"

Ernest Christophe - "Le Baiser Suprême"

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[enchantedbook]

Illustration by Tony Johannot for the novel 'Pauline' by George Sand, 1852.

[obsidian-sphere]

We [...] fought it out in the middle region of the air. art by Tony Johannot from Le diable boiteux by Alain-René Lesage, 1840.

[l-egypte]

“A Mummy So Graceful”

Drawn by Tony Johannot and wood engraved by Henri Désiré Porret in Histoire du roi de Bohême et de ses sept châteaux [Story of the Bohemian King and of His Seven Castles] (1830), by Charles Nodier

[weirdlandtv]

Illustration by Tony Johannot for Voyage où il vous plaira (Travel to Wherever You Please) (1843).

[baganslover]

Faust by Tony Johannot

[reve-d-eschyle]

Tony Johannot - Faust et Méphistophélès

[weirdlookindog]

"We fought it out in the middle region of the air"

Tony Johannot (1803-1852) - Devils Fighting

illustration from Alain-René Lesage's "Le diable boiteux", 1840

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Tony Johannot - Death of Anselmo in bed with the pen in his hand.

[thebeautifulbook]

PAUL ET VIRGINIE (aka PAUL AND VIRGINIA) by Bernardin de Saint Pierre. [1788] Illustrated by Tony Johannot. Art binding by Maurius Michel who divided it into two volumes.

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[illunispress]

Behind the Collage: Transformation

The wondrous magic of transformation is something most mortals can tap into. However, some cut themselves off from this power simply by viewing it with fear and contempt.

I created three collages for the initial release of The Magic Earth. I'm starting a series breaking down the source images and how to make your own.

The woman in the image is collaged from two images from the stock footage studio cottonbro, who release a lot of their assets for free on pexels.com

I modified the images in photoshop by adding some color layers set to “hard mix” blending mode. I've found this can produce some effective high-contrast poster effects.

Beyond the photo, I wanted to represent the magic in each collage as old woodcut black and white prints. I combed through oldbookillustrations.com and found the following images:

Bertalda: Arthur Rackham, Undine, 1909

Instead of a charming figure: Edouard de Beaumont, Le diable amoureax, 1871

Buer: Loius Breton, Dictionnaire infernal, 1863

Devils Fighting: Tony Johannot, 1840

I was very inspired by images of old demons and devils. As a trans person, I think it's fitting that my shapeshifter pulls and reappropriates monstrous forms from old Christian myths.

There's power in being the monster.

[pilferingapples]

I don’t know how long this will be up, since it’s basically a for-sale listing, but the images here are wonderful; if you’re interested in Romantic era French illustration/caricature at all, it’s extremely worth checking out! 

[thefugitivesaint]

Tony Johannot (1803-1852), 'See what monsters, spectres, and hobgoblins advance', from ''Don Quixote de la Mancha vol. 3'' by Miguel de Cervantes, London, 1839

[ari-leschnikoff]

Tony Johannot - Faust and Mephistopheles

[artandhorror]

Queen of the Damned by Michael Rymer (2002)

Smarra (Nightmare) by Tony Johannot (1846)