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. Seven titles have now been completed, with more being prepared.
The Familiars series was nominated for the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2011. An exhibition of the nominated work is at the Design Museum in London until 7 August.
The series designer is John Morgan: www.morganstudio.co.uk
#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 Vanity Fair
Artist: Donald Urquhart
#7 The Prisoner of Zenda
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
When Bette became Becky, Donald Uruqhart, The Guardian, November 2010
