european folk art

Today I bought "Europese volkskunst" (European Folkart) from Hans Jurgen Hansen (translation Tjaard W.R. de Haan) at a fleamarket for 1 (one!) euro. Happy days. It used to belong to the public library so it looks like shit.

(for the dutch readers: het heeft wel een hoog "Het Bureau" gehalte: die Hansen en de Haan komen ongetwijfeld in Voskuil's boeken voor)

But inside you find these treasures:

It is a very inspirational book. And I am not the only one who has noticed the beauty of it.

Look and compare:

1. This is a bulgarian jacket......

And this is a jacket designed by Antonio Marras for Kenzo (sorry for the crappy picture)

2. this is an example of a folkloric dress from Salamanca, Spain:

And these are some designers who've got obviously inspired by simular etnic clotheswear:

Antonio Marras  (Kenzo):             

Vivienne Westwood:

3. A polish painting from the 19th century, typical "peinture naive", but it looks so modern...

and it is if you compare it with Picasso:

4. For this bride's crown from Germany I could not find a modern piece of art to compare it with, but I am sure there is a simular sculpture in some contemporary art museum somewhere:

Comments

[hpny knits]

wow! talk about a rich inspiration!

[Jolanda]

Wat een aanwinst! Prachtig.

[Hannah]

Mooie aankoop! Wat een mazzel voor dat geld!!

[Jaimee]

What a great source of inspiration! AND only ONE Euro!!!

[yvonnep]

Ja, geweldig is dat, om die folkloristische motieven terug te zien in modern werk. En ik ben ook dol op van die ouwe boeken, hoor. Hoe ze er dan ook maar uitzien.

[Berthi]

Een super aankoop voor een spotprijsje!

[froukje]

BOFKONT!