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combining illustration with typography in a single
the centre rendered in stippled gradation
Fine detail is preserved across the full range of values
and deeply rooted in a centuries-old dialogue between painter and nature
Zo presents an elephant with the quiet monumentality Hiroshi Yoshida brought to all living subjects during his 1931 travel series
The circus by Henri Matisse Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) combining illustration with typography in'The Circus' is among the most joyful plates from Matisse's landmark 1947 artist's book 'Jazz' a series created by cutting and arranging painted paper with a freedom he described as 'drawing with scissors'. Against a stark white ground, vivid figures tumble and soar in flat silhouette, their energy contained by the composition's rhythmic structure. The work captures the atmosphere of the big top with the same directness Matisse brought to everything: