Week 3-4 About Sara Fanelli

"There is also a part of me that directly relates to the magic in children's books, looking for new worlds to go to, with their own, different characters, colours and logic."- Hellerbooks- an interview with Sara Fanelli by Steven Heller

Sara Fanelli is a freelance artist, illustrator of children's books and designer who was raised in France. She studied art at the Royal Collage of Art in London in 1995, and has lived there ever since. 

Fig 1- Sara Fanelli collage

She has produced, books, created self-generated projects and had taken on commercial illustrations and commissions. She has taken jobs on from bog companies such as ‘The New Yorker’, Penguin publications, Faber and Faber, Vinyl Briton, the V and A museum and the Tate modern, where she created a timeline, 40 meters in length and 4 walling hangings as a permanent installation. She has twice been the overall winner of the Victoria & Albert Museum's illustration award and been awarded three D&D pencils.

Fig 2- Tate Modern Gallery Entrances and Timeline

Fig 3- Tate Modern Galley timeline sketch

In an interview with Phaidon she spoke about her achievements. “As I work very much on my own, any positive response is an important encouragement. The first award for which I won first prize has a special memory — I was 21, and I didn't know if I would ever be able to pursue the dream of being a freelance illustrator, so it gave me hope. Also, I was extremely moved when I received a 'prize on top of a prize' from the Victoria and Albert Illustration Award, as they awarded me for having won and being short-listed a few times before. Finally, I am very much flattered and grateful for having been made an Honorary RDI (Royal Designers for Industry).” 

Fig 4. Sara Fanelli, The Onion's Great Escape, overpowered by knives

Fanelli’s earliest publication was ‘My Map book’ in 1995, which consists of a series of maps that make up everyday situations and visionaries the life and imagination of a young girl.

Fig 5- Sara Fanelli- 'My Map Book'

"I love books. I love the book format, and the challenge to use it and expand it as much as possible according to the project. The books I enjoy working on most are picture books, where the page is mainly occupied by pictures but punctuated by the parallel voice of type."-Hellerbooks- an interview with Sara Fanelli by Steven Heller 

References

• Fig 1.Mikedempsey.typepad.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
• Fig 2.http://www.sarafanelli.com/docs/portfolio/04c.html
• Fig 3."TATE MODERN ARTISTS TIMELINE". Vimeo. N.p., 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
• Fig 4.The Thought-Provoking Illustrations Of Sara Fanelli | Design | Agenda | Phaidon". Phaeton. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.
• Fig 5. S-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Oct. 2016.

Bibliography 

Books

• Fanelli, Sara, Marina Warner, and Steven Heller. Sometimes I Think, Sometimes I Am. London: Tate, 2007. Print.
• Fanelli, Sara. My Map Book. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. Print.
• Fanelli, Sara. Mythological Monsters Of Ancient Greece. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2002. Print.

Website

• "Children's Books - Articles - The Dream-Like Images Of Sara Fanelli | Bfk No. 195". Booksforkeeps.co.uk. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Cinderella And Bags!". Creativeflourishes.blogspot.co.uk. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Cinderella". Alibris UK. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Oliver Jeffers". En.wikipedia.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Oliver Jeffers". HarperCollins UK. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Oliver Jeffers". Oliverjeffers.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Sara Fanelli - A Life In Pictures". the Guardian. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Sara Fanelli - Literature". Literature.britishcouncil.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Sara Fanelli – Art Not Artifice". Tate.org.uk. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Sara Fanelli. Creature Creator For Children’S Illustration". Fishinkblog.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "Stephen Friedman Gallery - Artists - David Shrigley". Stephenfriedman.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• "The Thought-Provoking Illustrations Of Sara Fanelli | Design | Agenda | Phaidon". Phaidon. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
• Steven Heller : Hellerbooks.Com". Hellerbooks.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.