Classics Reimagined, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Description
Enjoy Frank L. Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as you've never seen it before! Olimpia Zagnoli's modern, illustrative interpretation of this classic tale follows Dorothy on her famous journey to Oz. The quirky, colorful images breathe new life into this classic novel, making it a collectible for Oz lovers everywhere.
The Classics Reimagined series is a library of stunning collector's editions of unabridged classic novels illustrated by contemporary artists from around the world. Each artist offers his or her own unique, visual interpretation of the most well-loved, widely read, and avidly collected literature from renowned authors. From Frankenstein to Grimm's Fairy Tales and from Jane Austen to Edgar Allan Poe, collect every beautiful volume.
Praise for Classics Reimagined, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
"As part of Rockport's Classics Reimagined series, this new edition of Oz - aptly saturated in emerald green - modernizes the story, while paying homage to the past. Zagnoli's vision permeates the book, adding moods and angles perhaps never seen within the pages before. She conveys a lot through simple shapes and repeated patterns; the sometimes sparse pages are only bolstered by their blank spaces. From the simplistic curl of the winged monkeys' tails to the golden hot air balloon, Zagnoli's illustrations are made up solely of black, white, green and gold - creating a powerful, contemporary visual story that perfectly matches the 114-year-old tale." - Katie Olsen, www.coolhunting.com
"I was instantly taken with Classics Reimagined: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz -- a gorgeous edition of the L. Frank Baum classic with imaginatively minimalist art by Italian illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli (whose initials couldn't befit the project more perfectly), the first in a new series by Rockport Publishers pairing some of today's most exciting illustrators and graphic artists with some of yesteryear's most beloved books.
What makes Zagnoli's take on Baum's story especially enchanting is the refreshing juxtaposition between garish extravagance with which Oz is traditionally portrayed and her restrained yet expressive imagery -- contained precision, bold geometric graphics, and repetitive patterns that somehow manage to exude the almost psychedelic sensibility of Baum's whimsical world." - Brain Pickings
"L. Frank Baum's children's book, published in 1900, has already received a face-lift you might've heard of: it was adapted into the most-watched film of all time, after all. Now Quarto Books has ventured to reimagine the story once more, using a spare, geometric design that complements the dizzying story perfectly. A ripple of bright rings symbolizes the tornado that starts it all, and Dorothy and her crew move through a two-dimensional Oz. The flatness of the design matches the alienness and surreality of the fictional world." - Huffington Post
