Country Folks

Vyaceslav Legkobit

This time of year always finds me in the mood for some 

good old fashioned folk-inspired art from Russia and Eastern Europe.

I would be very happy to live in the same village as all these lively creatures!

Russian figurine, thanks to Made with Love by Hannah (check out her blog 

fully of lovely hand-crafted, folk-inspired clothing, art and tutorials)

Yuri Vasnetsov, Russian folk song, via HannaRivka

Russian Folk Tales, author unknown, thanks to normanack 

Vladimir Golozubov, Two Roosters, thanks to Kievljanka

Yevgeny Charushin

Josef Lada, thanks to 50 Watts 

Solomea Loboda, linocut from Ukrainian folk Rhymes, thanks to polny shkaf

another lovely book from HannaRivka

 L'udovita Fullu, Varila Mysicka Kasicku, 1966 ( a lucky vintage bookstore find)

Rumen Skorchev, Bulgarian Folk Tales, 1979, 

and N. Trepenok, Sharp-toothed Mouse and Rich Sparrow, 

thanks to Book Graphics

Feodor Rojankovsky, The three bears, 1967 

Sunday Safari - Songs from the Garden

Madeleine Stamer at little circus design

Yllebroderier, thanks to Ravenhill and Henning Trollbäck

Leonard Baskin

Elsa Mora

Olaf Hajek

Saul Steinberg, 1945

 

Natasha Newton

on peut disparaître ici

Vyacheslav Legkobit

 Kathleen Lolley

Philippe Constantinesco

 

Misako Inaoka

Ukrainian Dance

Well I couldn't resist, so before moving on to other areas

here is one more post related to the Soviet period and Folk art!

When one year ago I first discovered Vyaceslav Legkobit's

exhuberant creations via Kickcan & Conkers, it was love at first sight.

And though I have already posted pictures from his books whenever I get a chance, 

I feel that the wonderful mr.Legkobit deserves his own personal feature.

Unfortunately, in spite of some help from Google translator, I haven't been able 

to find any biographical info, and I don't know if this artist is Russian or Ukrainian, 

or indeed if he is still alive. In case you can help please let me know,

and otherwise I hope you enjoy the joyful country dancing! 

 From Hto scho malyuє, 1968 

republished in English as Everyone Likes to Draw by Raduga, Moscow, 1975

 From Wolves, written by Stepan Rudansky, 1973 

 From Perepelichka low-Nevelichka, Ukrainian folk tongue twisters, 1975 

  From Zhenchik, zhenchik Nevelichka, Ukrainian folk tongue twisters, 1976 

 From Poems written by Vladimir Voskoboinikov, 1976 

Many, many thanks to kievljanka at kidpix for all the scans.

And for more Folk gorgeousness, check out the beautiful post about 

Signature: Patterns in Gond Art on A Journey Round My Skull.