Ramayana by Sanjay Patel
My favorite book as a kid was unquestionably D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths. I took it out of every branch of the Sacramento library, renewed it a hundred times and basically absorbed every story, hero, and diety. Though that's certainly set the bar Helios-high for illustrated takes on ancient tales, I could easily see illustrator and Pixar animator Sanjay Patel's new Ramayana: Divine Loophole entering the pantheon. As a retelling of the epic Hindu tale of Prince Rama (the seventh avatar of Vishnu), his bride Sita, the monkey god Hanuman, and the devliish Ravana, Patel scales the staggeringly long tome down to a digestible size withough loosing the richness of the narrative. And his illustrations--think Charley Harper doing storyboards for a mythological Mira Nair film--are sure to enchant kids, and adults, of all stripes. I enjoyed reading this version of the Ramayana immensely, and hope to gods some unsuspecting eight year-old finds his way into a whole new realm of divine delight. It's out now from Chronicle Books.
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this looks A LOT like Sita Sings the Blues. like a near copy (dare i say?).
This looks wonderful. I was a fan of Alice & Martin Provensen's Treasure of Greek Myths and Legends, myself.
this guy has been doing illustration for a long time - well before sita sings the blues came out. check out his other stuff - really great prints and books! http://www.gheehappy.com/
I love this Ilustrations by Sanjay Patel! A long time Work!
EVEN WHEN 1000,000 DEPICTION OF RAMAYANA BLAANCHED BEFRE EYE JUST ONE WILL BE REMAIN IN MIND,ONE SUCH DESIGN IS THIS..! ROCKING!! HATS OFF FOR THE MIND WHICH PORTRAITED IT.
Beautiful style reminiscent of Genndy Tartakovsky's Samurai Jack series.
Exhibition featuring, for the first time ever, original illustrations that went towards the completion of the book opens Saturday, Nov. 13 at Gallery Nucleus More information here: http://gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/278
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