Sherlock Holmes
The Jury of the 4th Edition of the Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest met on April 22, 2017. Following a careful examination of all the competing works, which this year interpreted the legendary investigations of Sherlock Holmes, Livio Sossi, Fausta Orecchio, Simone Tonucci, Alessandro Sanna, Fabian Negrin and Franco Pivetti declared the winners and awarded special mentions as follows. The prizes will be awarded during the exhibition's inauguration and the presentation of the catalog and illustrated book published by the prestigious Orecchio Acerbo publishing house. The event will take place at the MAG in Riva del Garda on July 22, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
Opere premiate
The Jury of the 4th Edition of the Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest met on April 22, 2017. Following a careful examination of all the competing works, which this year interpreted the legendary investigations of Sherlock Holmes, Livio Sossi, Fausta Orecchio, Simone Tonucci, Alessandro Sanna, Fabian Negrin and Franco Pivetti declared the winners and awarded special mentions as follows. The prizes will be awarded during the exhibition's inauguration and the presentation of the catalog and illustrated book published by the prestigious Orecchio Acerbo publishing house. The event will take place at the MAG in Riva del Garda on July 22, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
With remarkable expressive and stylistic power, Lorenzo Sangiovanni interprets Fabian Negrin's text, defining environments and characters in an evocative and poetic manner. Through an absolute mastery of technique, sophisticated and refined in its execution, he skillfully creates a perfect narrative rhythm in the composition and in the alternation of cinematic-style shots.
A delightful and gentle irony permeates Laura Zani's images. She has skillfully reinterpreted Fabian Negrin's text with wit and balance, offering a perfectly coherent, original, and playful interpretation. The dynamism of the shots and the caricatural rendering of the characters' faces create a tight narrative rhythm that captivates the reader.
Energy, movement, harmony, and chromatic flair merge into images of great communicative impact, characterized by a fluid formal elegance and amusing, original narrative solutions. Vendi Vernić masterfully tells stories through perfect compositional balance in both outdoor and indoor settings.
Menzioni speciali
Amedeo Macaluso's images are defined by the originality and narrative quality of his style, showcasing exceptional skill in composition, framing, and spatial construction, along with dynamic figures and effective color schemes.
The stylistic and expressive originality in the characterization of her figures, the careful compositional balance, and a delicate color palette lend Daniela Giarratana's images a poetic atmosphere of gentle beauty.
Erika Cunja's images, with their refined and gentle formal elegance, meticulous attention to detail, and skillful spatial composition, offer a fresh interpretation of Fabian Negrin's text. It becomes a metanarrative where characters transform into toys, coming to life and interacting dialectically within a small world that is, ultimately, truly the world of children.
In Francesco Montesanti's images, a bold, strong, and original style in character portrayal alternates with ingenious solutions in perspective and composition.
Marta Lonardi's illustrations are characterized by a strong dynamism, evident in the sophistication and originality of the composition, the chromatic harmony achieved with flat color fields, the perfect management of space, and an ironic modernization of history.
An effective compositional synthesis, coupled with the brilliant concept of a children's detective agency, characterizes Martina Tonello's images, which evoke atmospheres of remarkable chromatic charm.
Scopri le edizioni passate del concorso
ll Notte di Fiaba Illustration Contest nasce nel 2014 su iniziativa di Enzo Bassetti, Presidente onorario di Notte di Fiaba, ed è ideato e progettato da Chiara Tomasi, Direttrice Artistica del Concorso, con il supporto del professor Livio Sossi, tra i più autorevoli studiosi europei di letteratura per l’infanzia e illustrazione.
