Wer ist eigentlich David Böhm? Und was malt/mag er fĂŒr KinderbĂŒcher? Drei Fragen an den KĂŒnstler 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 JiĆĂ 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 âHead in headâ 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 âKopf im Kopfâ beispielsweise basiert auf einem meiner anderen Projekte, fĂŒr das ich jeden Tag eine oder mehrere Kopfstudien anfertige. Und wĂ€hrend dieser Arbeit hatte ich die Idee fĂŒr einige Bilder, fĂŒr ein Buch … Wenn ich also das GefĂŒhl habe, das die beste PrĂ€sentationsform fĂŒr 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 childrenâs book some day?
I am not sure in this moment but I am not afraid that the ideas did come…