Art Art &Bill Peckmann &Illustration 09 Oct 2012 05:43 am
Lorenzo Mattotti
- Bill Peckimann reminded me of a great illustrater/artist who did many New Yorker covers for a short period of time. Lorenzo Mattotti is a sterling artist whose work always inspired. Bill put together quite a few pages from Mattotti’s book of artwork, and the results are exciting. Here are Bill’s comments:
- In the late 1990′s, Lorenzo Mattotti‘s New Yorker covers always had a way of jumping out of the newsstands and right into one’s briefcase! So it was a real delight when this book of his collected works came out in 2000.
If there happens to be a dark and dingy day and you want/need inspiration, this is it!
There are more beautiful drawings, sketches and colored images at:
the Official website (in English)
Mattotti blog (in Italian)
Here are some of his works:
Click any image to enlarge.
The book’s cover
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on 10 Oct 2012 at 8:41 pm 1.Kellie said …
I really like the dynamism of the faceless figures, and the way the colour and tone enhances that – I wonder did he feel freer and more comfortable on those than on the few with more direct facial expressions.