The first two issues introduce angels in the Bible (angels in paintings) and "winged men" in Greek mythology (Cupid and the Maiden, winged figures in Greek mythology), and this issue appreciates the fairy fairy in art.
There are many myths and folklore in different cultural regions of the West, and with differences in language and translation, legendary creatures such as fairies, goblins, and elves are easily confused, and of course, they can sometimes be interchanged.
To make a simple distinction, fairies and goblins have wings, while elves do not. Fairy is petite, with butterfly or dragonfly wings, and possesses magical and supernatural abilities. Derived from Norse mythology, Elf is beautiful and tall, with pointed ears and excellent archery skills, and lives deep in the forest. There are other goblins, elves (such as Goblin), who are ugly or funny, wear pointed hats and shoes, and live in the underground world. However, we generally do not distinguish between the above creatures and call all the above creatures elves.
01. Mythology
Fairy and Cupid's wings contrast, one insect wing, one bird wing.
Henry Pigu, "Cupid and the Fairy Sharpens the Sharpened Arrow"
The water daffodils rising from the sea, the skirts as thin as cicada wings and the waves blend into one. The fairy's small round hat shape and raised hand gesture resemble the Arabian dancer in "Heavenly Nights".
Painter: Paul Swan
Luis Ferrero specializes in female body painting, with mythology and fantasy in its subjects. The butterfly wings of the fairy in the flower are soft and realistic, as if they can reach out and touch the scales on the wings.
Lily fairy
Painter: Luis Fareiro
Poppy fairy
Paintings and posters by Art Nouveau master Mucha are known for their elegant decorative lines. This watercolor painting of elves and irises is fresh and unworldly, different from the usual Musha works.
Painter: Mucha
The dragonfly fairy stared into the water with a look like the narcissistic Naxos.
Painter: Senecker
This fairy painting is reminiscent of the beauty on an ancient perfume card and playing card.
Painter: William Clay
Spirit ("spirit") refers to gods, ghosts, etc., and sometimes also refers to spirits.
The Spirit of the Morning Dawn
Painter: Fritz Buller
The Spirit of the Night wrapped in stars
Painter: John Grimshaw
02. A Midsummer Night's Dream
Since the Middle Ages, elves have often appeared in literary works, and elf legends are particularly popular in Ireland and Scotland. But it was Shakespeare who really associated elves with magic. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare created a dream world full of elves and goblins. The eloping lover flees to the forest, where a group of elves live deep within the forest, who have the magic of manipulating and playing with love. The two couples and elves spark a string of romantic comedies.
The famous fairy painter John Simmons recreates A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are goblins resting on leaves, goblins riding on rabbits, and goblins controlling rat-pulled carts. The dewdrops on the branches and leaves and the red fruits are crystal clear and lifelike.
Painter: John Simmons
The beautiful fairy queen Titania, known as the "Fairy Queen". The queen's blonde hair was silky, and her gown was covered with dewdrops.
After a quarrel between the goblin king Oberon and his wife Titania, they try to tease their wife, and ask the elf to drop the potion into Titania's eyes.
Painter: Joseph Payton
Ti tanya wakes up and falls in love with the first person she has ever met, The Donkey-Headed Man's Bolton.
Painter: Kraft
After some twists and turns, the fairy king Oberon and the fairy queen Titania reconciled, and the lovers also got their own place.
03. Fairy Tale Elves
For children in the West, the fairy godmother, the tooth fairy and Peter Pan are the pillow stories of childhood. For children's artists, the fairy world is a world where imaginations run wild. Flowers, mushrooms, dew, grass, cobwebs, everything in nature constitutes a fairytale wonderland of fairy tale picture books and illustrations.
Lost in Wonderland
Painter: Alice Marshall
The little fairies feed on dew, flowers, leaves, and cobwebs as beds, and real wind meals sleep on the ground.
Painter: Asako Eguchi
Luxurious scented petal bed
Painter: Mary M. Clair
A fruit shell bed with dandelions
Cradle-like cobwebbed bed
Painter: Ida Ottwitt
Performance on mushrooms + cello accompaniment
Dance alone in flowers
Painter: Anne Gerald
Double dance
Little fairies flying lightly like dandelions
Painter: Josephine Wall
A little fairy with a lily hat and spider silk at its feet
Fairy travel, ghost nocturnal?
04. Live-action genie
The fairy queen Titania in the movie A Midsummer Night's Dream. Although there are no wings, the sparkling gold powder and eyeshadow can also create a charming fairy queen.
Actor: Michelle Pfeiffer
The most classic elves, of course, belong to the Lord of the Rings series, and the casting perfectly interprets the tall and beautiful creatures of Germanic legends.
The Nodo Elf Queen of the Golden Forest, Kailan Trier
Actor: Kate Blanchett
The Elven Princess Avien of Rivendell in the Misty Mountains
Actor: Liv Taylor
Legolas, the elven prince of the Sinda tribe in the dark jungle
Actor: Orlando Bloom
The Cinda Elven King of the Dark Jungle, Thranduil
Actor: Lee Pace
Out of preference, paste more of an arrogant Pepe.
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