daniella valente (aubrey beardsley)
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AUBREY BEARDSLEY
DANIELLA VALENTE
“England’s
greatest
master of
illustration”
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was born on August 21st,
1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
In his early years, he excelled significantly in the
Arts, whether it be music or drawing.
Beardsley would past time in his class by
doodling grotesque versions of his teachers.
IN 1878, BEARDSLEY
CONTRACTED
TUBERCULOSIS WHICH HE
WOULD END UP BATTLING
FOR THE REST OF HIS
LIFE.
IN 1889, HE WORKED AS A
CLERK AT AN INSURANCE
OFFICE AND PRACTICED
DRAWING IN HIS SPARE
TIME.
1891: (BEARDSLEY’S ONLY
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING)
• Beardsley and his sister Mabel showed up at Sir Edward Burnes-
Jones studio where a servant sent them away.
• As they were walking away Burnes-Jones looked out the window and
spotted Mabel’s Red hair.
• Intrigued, Jones invited them in and took a look at Beardsley’s work.
• So impressed by this man’s work, he recommended that he take
evening classes at Westminster School of Art.
THE BEGINNING OF FAME
Sir Thomas Malory
hired Beardsley in 1893
to illustrate a new
edition of “Le Morte
d’Arthur”
Over 300 illustrations & chapter headings
THE LADY OF
THE LAKE
TELLETH
ARTHUR OF
THE SWORD
EXCALIBUR
HOW KING
MARKE FOUND
SIR TRISTRAM
SIR
LAUNCELOT
AND THE
WITCH
HELLAWES
1894
Beardsley was appointed Art Editor &
Illustrator of “The Yellow Book”, a quarterly
magazine dedicated to aesthetics, literature
and Art.
Oscar Wilde also reached out to Beardsley for
hopes that he would help with the illustrations
for his play “Salmone”
1895
Oscar Wilde gets arrested for Sodomy.
Beardsley then gets dismissed from The
Yellow Book due to his relationship with Wilde
THE
SLIPPERS
OF
CINDERELLA
GARCONS DE CAFE
Lady Gold’s Escort
COVER
DESIGN:
VOLUME V
DESIGN
FOR
FRONT
COVER
OF
SALOME
THE
WOMAN
IN
THE
MOON
1895-1896: THE SAVOY
Leonard Smithers approaches Aubrey Beardsley and Author
Symons to start a new magazine with Beardsley as the
illustrator and Symons as the editor.
Unfortunately, Publication came to a halt after a little more
than a year and “The Savoy” was no more.
Beardsley continued to work for Smithers illustrating other
Authors’ works.
• Pope’s : “The Rape of the Lock”
• Ben Jonsons’s : “Volpone”
In 1896:
Smithers also
published “A
Book of Fifty
Drawings”, the
first collected
album of
Beardsley’s
work.
THE
PEACOCK
AND THE
SUN
CLOSE UP
ON COVER
In Beardsley’s last years, his moved to the south of France
and was received into the Roman Catholic church.
On March 16th, 1898, at 25 years old, Beardsley passed away.
INSPIRATION
• Art Nouveau- characterized by its use of a long, organic line
• usually used in architecture, Interior Design, Jewelry/Glasswork,
posters and illustrations
• An elegant curvilinear style
• Curvilinear: consisting of line or lines
• Bold sense of design found in Japanese woodcuts
FUN FACTS:
• Career lasted only 6 years
• Major Figure in Art Nouveau Design
• England’s Greatest Master of Illustration
• One of the most Original Graphic artists of Modern Art
• Best known for erotic Black & White illustrations
• His work was most appreciated in 1960s
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