Pictures First: A Journey through Øyvind Torseter’s Universe (original) (raw)

Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, 2014

Abstract

Since his debut in 1999, Øyvind torseter has garnered a reputation as one of the most innovative and versatile illustrators in the rich field of norwegian children’s literature. In addition to writing and illustrating seven books, torseter has partnered with an impressive array of authors, including Jon Fosse, tore Renberg and Bjørn Sortland, on over a dozen book projects, and his list of collaborators and awards continues to grow. While the array of techniques he employs and experiments with range from traditional line drawings to three-dimensional paper clippings, graphic effects, digital picture techniques and ink drawing collages, there is critical consensus that torseter retains his own distinct style and voice. nowhere is this clearer or more colorful than in his solo ventures, and a look at some of the stylistic and thematic threads that run throughout these books not only provides an introduction to torseter’s often surrealistic universe, it also illuminates the ways in which he engages and challenges his readers to be creative, and opens the door to lively discussions about intended audiences. elephant men, cat women, menacing octopuses, cowboys and superhero figures fill the pages of torseter’s first solo work, Mister Random (2002), and many of these characters reappear in various forms in its unofficial sequels Detours (2007) and Connections (2013) as well as in Gravenstein (2009) and The Hole (2012). While some Pitures Frst: A Jorney though Ø yind Toeter’s Unverse

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