Pinocchio Cover Gallery July 29, 2009
Posted by leskanturek in Books, Pinocchio, Puppets, Summer Reading Project.1 comment so far
A sampling of Pinocchio books:
1. Lane Smith (2003) 2. Mauro Evangelista (2006) 3. Gus Grimly(2009) 4. Sara Fanelli (book with slipcase 2003) 5. J.J. Menet (France 1945) 6. Lois Lenski (1940)
7. Tony Sarg (1940) 8. Sergio Rizzato (1963) 9. Jim Dine (2006) 10. Art Seiden (1954) 11. Benito Jacovitti (Italy 2001) 12. Winshluss (2009)
13. Matthias Griebler (German 2007) 14. Lorenzo Mattotti (Italy 1991) 15. TK (Japan 1997)
16., 17. James Jean (2008)
18. J. Pavlin – G. Seda, (Czech, English version 1974)
Skewered by a Nose: Pinnochio and Politics July 15, 2009
Posted by leskanturek in 3-D work, Analogy, Pinocchio, Political and Social Art, Toys.Tags: Analogy, political Pinocchio, political satire, Politics and art
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Pinocchio and politics are not strange bedfellows. Carlo Collodi (the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini) was very much a a product of tumultuous political times in 19th century Italy when he wrote Pinnocchio in 1881. Situations that occur in The Adventures of Pinocchio in many ways reflect Italy’s social policy towards children at the time (see Carl Ipsen’s book ” Italy in the Age of Pinocchio: Children and Danger in the Liberal Era“). Over the years the image of a visibly growing nose to illustrate political lying has become as iconic (and sometimes cliché) as pinoke himself.
(above) Fold out cover of the August 1972, (No. 29) National Lampoon. Nixon as Pinocchio with Henry Kissinger as Jiminy Cricket. Illustration by Robert Grossman
(above) President George Bush as Pinocchio in Germany, Feb. 2004. (Photo by Ina Fassbender)
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(above) The Chicago Tribune offered a fold-up version of Illinois state Senator Roland Burris as Pinocchio.
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(above) Protesters wearing (german politican) Roland Koch-pinocchio masks in Frankfurt January 2008.
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Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives everyone lies at some point or another (At least so the other side claims). Death isn’t the great equalizer, Pinocchio is. In some cases all you need is some basic photoshop skills and you too can perform a political rhinoplasty.
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(above) G8 leaders
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(above) “Bianocchio” or Politichio, A comment on Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China, Chen Shui Bian. by Taiwan’s Phalanx Studio
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