Arthur Rackham

I have chosen to look at the play Ashputtel by Carol Ann Duffy (adapted form the Grimm tales). I am focusing on scene eight, the third and final feast, where Ashputtel loses her slipper.







I started my research with Rackham (1829-1939) as he did illustrations for the Grimm tales. My production designs would fall into the fantasy genre. The theme I explored was fairgrounds. The idea for the stage was for it to be bright with lots of lights, and for the back drop to be in black and white. This idea came from 'The Wizard of Oz', where the two tone
world represents normal boring everyday life and the colourful world represents something exciting.












































































Monday, 15 November 2010

Costume


These are drawings I did taken from Rackham's work. The females in his work often have long wavy hair. Rackham was influenced by 13th Century Germany, France of Louis XIV and Victorian England. I have researched the clothes of these periods .I'm going to research the fantasy genre next.
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  1. tutorchris23 November 2010 at 22:07

    Hi Sarah
    These drawings have a fulness and resolution about them. I've seen this being applied to your own designs - keep them going and post them here!

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