Olivia Goes to Venice has ratings and reviews. karen said: look at all of my olivias!! the one in the middle who looks all dirty actually is.
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Olivia Goes to Venice
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The results are both stark and embraceable. Falconer also sparingly incorporates photographic images into his illustrations — artwork by Degas and Pollock, a poster of Eleanor Roosevelt, a photograph of the Egyptian Sphinx, etc. Colors other than red have always been used sparsely and always with intention: Mine are clean and spare, so maybe they stick out. Gone is the uncomplicated portrait of Olivia. In its place is a dust jacket overwhelmed with color, a photo of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute stealing the show.
In addition, Falconer has accented his illustration with every color of the rainbow. His beautiful family of charcoal pigs almost seems out of place amongst this clutter. In a You Tube video released before its publication, Falconer explained that the book was inspired by a childhood trip he made with his family to Venice and a subsequent visit he made as an adult.
His impression of the city offers insight into how his work has been affected:. And then the barber poles in the water — you know, where they tie up the gondolas.
Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer
Olivia is just basically me in the book enjoying Venice for the first time. Falconer has accurately captured the overwhelming color qualities of Venice but, in the process, has overwhelmed the reader who has come to appreciate Olivia in her simple palette of black, white and red. While the book is also wordy I know, so am I and the obsession with gelato seems a little forced, it is certainly not without its merits. And, as usual, we delight in observing the mischief Olivia inevitably finds: I vow to seldom, if ever again, spend time on this blog panning a book.
But, in the case of Ian Falconer, one assumes his Olivia books are foolproof, and I honestly wondered if anyone else had the same reaction to this book as I did. Posted in Uncategorized 3 Comments. The photo was preserved on a […]. Especially considering that everything else that had […]. I applaud Falconer for stretching out. This is a change, for sure, but not for the worse.
I thought the Lost Toy was a bad sign — clever, but episodic and rambling. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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