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Re: Where have all the folktales gone
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From: Bren MacDibble <brenmacd_at_optusnet.com.au>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:09:18 +1100
Some one who has made a living reinterpreting eastern european folk tales in a modern, fun and dreamlike way is Nathan Jurevicius. He managed to keep the horror of the old tales through his art. And while folk tales about the three woodchopping brothers etc might not be familiar to those raised on western european folk tales, grisly tales from dark forests are definitely interesting to us and have that folk tale feel.
His most successful project to date is Scary Girl. The tale of a girl raised by an octopus. The Japanese adore it. Perhaps it tapped into their folk tale history too.
I wonder how modern tales of princesses who slay dragons and wolves who are frightened of little girls in red capes can exist if children don't first know the basic tales. Can modern interpretations exist without the basic folk tales?
Bren
Received on Thu 18 Mar 2010 08:09:18 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:09:18 +1100
Some one who has made a living reinterpreting eastern european folk tales in a modern, fun and dreamlike way is Nathan Jurevicius. He managed to keep the horror of the old tales through his art. And while folk tales about the three woodchopping brothers etc might not be familiar to those raised on western european folk tales, grisly tales from dark forests are definitely interesting to us and have that folk tale feel.
His most successful project to date is Scary Girl. The tale of a girl raised by an octopus. The Japanese adore it. Perhaps it tapped into their folk tale history too.
I wonder how modern tales of princesses who slay dragons and wolves who are frightened of little girls in red capes can exist if children don't first know the basic tales. Can modern interpretations exist without the basic folk tales?
Bren
Received on Thu 18 Mar 2010 08:09:18 AM CDT
