tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post8743826952882719268..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: 'The eye, like a strange balloon mounts toward infinity'JRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-5742053197734981152009-03-21T04:46:00.000-07:002009-03-21T04:46:00.000-07:00story of the eyes's book cover is really nice.story of the eyes's book cover is really nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-13791170308568898462009-02-22T14:09:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:09:00.000-08:00Thanks, Marc: I didn't know about the Bataille cov...Thanks, Marc: I didn't know about the Bataille cover--I'll update the post to include it. Cheers!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-79880934702548106692009-02-22T13:58:00.000-08:002009-02-22T13:58:00.000-08:00Dover tends to only publish public domain work, or...Dover tends to only publish public domain work, or at least did when that Redon book originally came out (in the 1960s, I think). You'd have to pay for a good file of the image depending on the institution that owns the original work, but a lot of those lithographs originally appeared in books. As far as books in English go, another notable use of Redon was on the cover of an early translated edition of Bataille's Story of the Eye. I agree with Juliet, but am also sort of secretly pleased that the charge of his work hasn't lessened much through overexposure on book jackets. The book on him by Larsen (?) from Penn State Press a couple of years ago is quite beautiful, with some substantive text to go along with the imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-66813895625997639792008-12-15T17:50:00.000-08:002008-12-15T17:50:00.000-08:00I suspect so, although if Dover can reprint a whol...I suspect so, although if Dover can reprint a whole bunch of his stuff at low cost, perhaps it's not so bad. Not actually sure who has the reproduction rights: I guess they're fairly scattered these days over a number of institutions, etc.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-18311957155016895822008-12-15T17:31:00.000-08:002008-12-15T17:31:00.000-08:00I've always like this artists work and thought it ...I've always like this artists work and thought it would lend well for a cover or two, but I didn't even bother trying to call about rights because I think it would be rather expensive...Ian Koviakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779092543413941740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-80144728803379737972008-12-09T14:38:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:38:00.000-08:00His work is really compelling, isn't it? Actually,...His work is really compelling, isn't it? Actually, Dover has a sale on at the moment, and though I have no money, that book of his art is calling out to me...JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-48353606320829787022008-12-09T14:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:23:00.000-08:00I'm actually quite surprised that Redon isn't used...I'm actually quite surprised that Redon isn't used far more often - his oeuvre offers a fantastic picture library of weird, creepy and vaguely nauseous images.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055924620237477722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-46180943980033271732008-12-09T02:40:00.000-08:002008-12-09T02:40:00.000-08:00Yes: much better than a stock photo of a raven or ...Yes: much better than a stock photo of a raven or some blood spatters. The smiling spider only seems to have been used on one book cover, and that's Dover's collection of Redon's work (ISBN 048644659X).<BR/><BR/>http://store.doverpublications.com/048644659x.html<BR/><BR/>Looks as though the field is clear!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-59511897711028849462008-12-08T22:42:00.000-08:002008-12-08T22:42:00.000-08:00Have you seen this show up on any covers? I want t...Have you seen this show up on any covers? I want to use it!<BR/> <BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/lotusgreen/285127783/<BR/><BR/><BR/>I love Redon's eye balloon on Penguin's Poe book. Most US editions of his work are nondescript or outright ugly.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.com