The Year of Literature in Russia-2015: The exhibition of book illustration “How an artist reads a book” in Saratov

The exhibition of a book illustration "How an artist, reading a book" was opened at the N. G. Chernyshevsky Museum-Estate (Saratov). The exhibition reveals the mystery of the creation of illustrations by the artist, and not by chance it is presented in the Year of Literature.

Collected at the exhibition exhibits - illustrations of famous artists of Saratov, cooperating with the Volga with book publishing houses.

The decoration of books is a very special area of ​​graphic arts. Illustrator is always an active participant in the dialogue of the writer to the reader. It is a creative artist recreates the literary text by means of the fine arts, embodies the old in actual visual images, allowing the reader to more clearly and more deeply to reveal the contents of the book for myself.

The result of this thoughtful and creative work is well seen in graphics artists who worked on the memories of the N. M. Chernyshevskaya about N. G. Chernyshevsky.

The exhibition gives the opportunity to see the "train of thought" of the artist, the way he's looking for color, light, line drawing, selects the desired font as the true image appears gradually.

Remarkable figures of Saratov artists once again show what an indispensable role in creating an illustration the reader a holistic perception of the book, which is capable of eliciting an emotional response.