Harry Potter and the Magic of Art

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Discussion of the editorial Harry Potter and the Magic of Art by Robbie Fischer.

[runicstag]

Ah - a fine job opening a door to another world of enlightenment! Fantastic!

It's good to see this kid of mix going on in the editorials

[wandaXmaximof]

Really great ediitorial. Its amazing what Harry Potter can open your eyes to.

[Gingerbread_Man]

I liked the Prince one and the Voldemort one best. Some of these coincidences are weird.

[WoodsMom]

That was great, thanks for sharing!

[kbarrick1439]

I just LOVED this! You did a fabulous job! Please do some more!!!

[Rhiannon33]

Hello all,
Thought I'd mention in connection with this a picture I have seen by Joseph Wright of Derby. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the photo but it involved a jar, a bird, some children and a man with a grey beard. Hmm...
If anyone else could have a look and make sure I wasn't dreaming...

[alonsoquijana]

Thank you for using modern tools and Harry Potter to broaden everyone's horizons. Education comes in all forms.

[FishEByrd]

I found some very interesting stuff by Joseph Wright of Derby. Go to Art Resource (www.artres.com), click on "advanced search," and type the artist's name in the Artist field, then click "Search." If it asks you to choose a name from a pull-down list, do so and click Search again. There were something like 21 pictures by JW of D, including the bird experiment one, and a sorcerer looking for the stone of wisdom, etc. Pretty cool. Thanks!

[CrookshanksG]

I enjoyed this editorial, but I look at art differently. I'm actually an art student, just about to get my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. For me art came before Harry Potter, but I can't help but think about the moving paintings in the HP world. And the statues Dumbledore brought to life. For me it's more interesting to look at a piece of art and think what if it could move, what if it could talk? What would it do and say?

[mongolpencil]

I'm an art student and Harry Potter fan simultaneously. It's cool to see those two worlds colliding. That was brilliant, Robbie. Thank you for sharing.

We should keep this thread going. People can post images of artwork, and say talk about how it could relate to the HP books. JKR does borrow a lot from mythology and history. That's a strong link to the art world.

[Ben24]

Cool pictures! I like them! Good editorial. I like seeing diversity.

[FishEByrd]

While you're visiting Art Resource, do a search for "alchemy." There are some really cool pictures that come up under that subject.

Edit: now that I know what I'm doing, I'll even give you some links to save you the trouble:
One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight (a photo of a reconstructed alchemist's laboratory) - Nine - Ten - Eleven - Twelve - Thirteen - Fourteen - Plus some magical things by Joseph Wright of Derby makes Fifteen - Sixteen - and Seventeen for a Galleon's worth!

[wannagoballwime]

now thats an editorial;
The persistence of memory is one of my favourites, nice to see somebody else appreciates it

[MagicLantern]

How about Odilon Redon's "Green Death"? (1905). It looks like Nagini with Voldemort's body for a head.

P.S. Great choice for Snape and his mother.

P.P.S. And here is a classic 15th century tapestry (detail) with a unicorn. For more examples (and full view) see this page.

[mrsweasley5]

Light and entertaining! My life is very serious lately. I needed this!

[libbylane]

Very ingenious... thanks for posting. I loved it!

Libby

[Gmariam]

That was a really good idea, to find artwork that relates to Harry Potter. Its such a great way to bring people into a subject they might not otherwise be interested in. I know the editorials here have sent me in all sorts of directions, looking up stuff I never would have thought about otherwise. Thanks for linking each piece - what a lot of hard work! I especially liked the classical sculptures myself - the griffin was amazing!
~Gina

[FishEByrd]

More magical creatures: a kappa - a minotaur - a werewolf - some winged horses - a phoenix - a chimera - an elf.

Would anyone be willing to go through the 400-odd Art Resource pictures related to the search term "dragon"? It would be interesting to know how many different breeds are represented....

PS I'm bookmarking this thread. I agree, it would be cool to continue this...

PPS Here is a unicorn. And another. Here's one leaving Noah's ark.

[Nymphchild]

Here is a picture of Rufus Scrimgeour and one of Fenrir and some other Werewolfs.