Our series Four Corners Familiars features artists’ responses to classic novels and short stories. They provide a fresh look at the tradition of the illustrated novel, with each artist choosing a text to be reprinted in full alongside their newly created work.
Each book is different in style and format, according to the needs of the artwork and the text. Five titles have now been completed, with more planned for 2010.
The series designer is John Morgan: www.morganstudio.co.uk
The initial titles are:
#1 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Artist: Gareth Jones
#2 Dracula
Artist: James Pyman
#3 Blumfeld, An Elderly Bachelor
Artist: David Musgrave
#4 NAU SEA SEA SICK
Artist: Kay Rosen
#5 A Stick Of Green Candy
Artist: Colter Jacobsen
#6 The Prisoner Of Zenda (to be published in 2010)
Artist: Mireille Fauchon (selected from the Familiars Open Submission)
Press Coverage
The Picture Of Dorian Gray, Helen Sumpter, Time Out, December 2007
Editions Of You, Michael Bracewell, Frieze, June 2008
Images that capture the terrible beauty of Dracula, Jonathan Jones, The Guardian, November 2008
The Form Of The Book, Derek Birdsall, Eye blog, April 2009
