Sara Di FagandiniJun 19, 20201 minThe history of the manicule (‘index’).The manicule, or pointing hand, was thought to have originated in scribal traditions of the medieval and Renaissance periods, where it...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 17, 20201 minInk drawing from Salome by Aubrey Beardsley Beardsley, whose drawings were heavily influenced by Japanese woodcuts, drew this memorable scene of Salome kissing the severed head of...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 16, 20201 minMargaret Atwood’s little-known children’s picture bookIt’s a far cry from the likes of The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, and any of the other wryly observed examples of adult fiction which...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 15, 20201 minMandala drawing by Anne Frank (1941)Anne Frank’s diary is famous for its descriptions of her family’s experiences hiding from the Nazis in a secret annexe during World War...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 13, 20201 minThings I love: Amnesty International Poster by Tove and Lars Jansson (1980s)It is said that Moomin creator Tove Jansson and her brother - the cartoonist Lars Jansson, who took on the Moomin comic strip in order to...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 12, 20201 minWhat I'm reading: The Expressionist Bestiary / Le Bestiaire Expressionniste by Benoit JacquesComposed from stark, monochromatic paper cuts, the 'Expressionist Bestiary' - a collection of French and English illustrated proverbs and...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 11, 20201 minDavid Hockney's etching of RumpelstilzchenFirst published in 1970, David Hockney’s enchanting etchings for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm were reissued in 2012 by the...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 10, 20201 minMarilyn Monroe’s Conté drawings (c.1960s)Sex symbol, Hollywood starlet, celebrated model, singer, bombshell … Marilyn Monroe is remembered for many things but aspiring artist...
Sara Di FagandiniJun 9, 20201 minJohn Lennon, Jock and Yono drawing (1968)It was during the decline and breakup of The Beatles that John Lennon returned to an earlier passion - drawing. In a former life, Lennon...
Sara Di FagandiniFeb 11, 20201 minDavid Downton Valentino S/S 2018 drawingLeading fashion artist David Downton’s elegant ink and watercolour portraits have been credited as playing a key role in the revival of...
Sara Di FagandiniJan 19, 20201 minThings I love: Andy Warhol’s early shoe designs (1950s)Long before the experimental films, the multimedia performance art, the silk screen prints of Campbells soup cans and the fall out with...
Sara Di FagandiniJul 28, 20191 minShackleton’s Journey by William GrillTo celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ernest Shackleton’s journey across the Antarctic, in 2014, illustrator William Grill created...
Sara Di FagandiniJul 28, 20191 minHokusai’s Kohada Koheiji from One Hundred Ghost Tales100 Ghost Tales (or hyaku monogatari) was a parlour game popular during the Japanese Edo period. Friends sat together at night and traded...