Wer ist eigentlich David Böhm? Und was malt/mag er für Kinderbücher? Drei Fragen an den Künstler aus Tschechien.
– How did you start to illustrate books for children (and young people)?
I am not a typical illustrator (if something like typical illustrator exist). I was study the fine art and I work like a visual artist mostly with drawing. And usually with my colleague Jiří Franta you can see our website – http://www.bohmfranta.net And because the drawing I love in many approach, the illustration is one of them. And for example the book „Head in head“ is based from my other non illustration project, where I make every day some portrait of head. And during this work I have a many ideas of make some drawing specially for book… So if I have some reason to make something where the ideal space for presentation is book than I become illustrator.
Das Buch „Kopf im Kopf“ beispielsweise basiert auf einem meiner anderen Projekte, für das ich jeden Tag eine oder mehrere Kopfstudien anfertige. Und während dieser Arbeit hatte ich die Idee für einige Bilder, für ein Buch … Wenn ich also das Gefühl habe, das die beste Präsentationsform für etwas ein Buch ist, werde ich zum Illustrator.
– Which of your books should everybody be familiar with (and why)?
Without collaboration on other books I work on three owns book. 1 – comic book with African fairy tail The Quiet Hippopotamus 2- our own project Nulla dies sine linea and 3 – mentioned Head in head.
– Which theme or motif would you love to work on in a children’s book some day?
I am not sure in this moment but I am not afraid that the ideas did come…