Brian Froud's World of Faerie

[[VIDEOID:mo3LQX8AYEJB669]]Brian Froud has illustrated several books on faeries but Brian Froud's World of Faerie is the most lavish art book yet.

The book is beautifully constructed and filled with masterful paintings and sketches printed on low gloss paper. Just like other books published by Insight Editions, there are also several little booklets pasted onto the pages. At the end of the book in an envelope is a poster of a poem by Neil Gaiman.

He paints as if he's beside the faeries themselves. His commentary introduces us to the world and secrets of faeries, showing us the many disguises and types of faeries. He even has his own interpretation for classic stories like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.

There are not just faeries but other mysterious creatures like unicorns, trolls, green women and phyllomantic men. Phyllomancy is the art of divination by listening to the rustling of leaves. Interesting details like such accompany the paintings.

This is a nice book for fantasy art lovers or fans of Brian Froud.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

This book is amazing! I would say that 80% of the book is full-page pictures. You could easily cut out the pages and frame the pictures. There are beautiful faeries, dark and scary faeries, trolls, ect. They're not all females faeries either! I highly recommend this book, it's definitely worth the cost!

Just like other books published by Insight Editions, there are also several little booklets pasted onto the pages. At the end of the book in an envelope is a poster of a poem by Neil Gaiman.

He paints as if he's beside the faeries themselves. His commentary introduces us to the world and secrets of faeries, showing us the many disguises and types of faeries. He even has his own interpretation for classic stories like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.

There are not just faeries but other mysterious creatures like unicorns, trolls, green women and phyllomantic men. Phyllomancy is the art of divination by listening to the rustling of leaves. Interesting details like such accompany the paintings.

This is a nice book for fantasy art lovers or fans of Brian Froud.

I bought the Brian Froud book World of Faerie. Brian Froud is the conceptual designer for Labyrinth. Anyway, the new book is really nice but most of the illustrations I recognize from older Brian Froud books so it's more of a compilation book.

A few things to comment on.

The Magician: Beautiful painting very similar to Jareth of Labyrinth. I didn't realize the character of The magician was supposed to be female, I had seen the painting before and thought it was male. It's supposed to be Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland grown up. That's why she's wearing striped tights.

The Faery Queen on the cover looks a great deal like Jareth. Perhaps his mother?

In the book there's one illustration of a water fall where the water comes out of a rock formation in the shape of a nose which is very much identical to an illustration in Return to Labyrinth Volume 1 of Hoggle's home as The Prince of the land of Stench. One image is obviously based off the other. The Brain Froud one, of course, is better quality.

At the end of the book is a hidden compartment containing a poster of a poem by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Brian Froud. Neil Gaiman is the writer of MirrorMask and Stardust. He's also the man who found the three hours of lost Labyrinth footage, small parts of which are on the new two disc version of Labyrinth. I found the poem to be a pleasant surprise.

In total it's a very nice book.

Well, I do love this book. It is a beautiful coffee table book and a delightful companion to the "Heart of the Faerie Oracle" deck (or vise versa). It would make an awesome gift for faerie fans. It's nice to see the details of the art work in this larger format.

I do so love Brian Froud's work... unflinchingly insisting that faeries do in fact exist, he shows us the good and the bad, not just the pretty ones. But even the ugliest fae are full of life and mischief. I am joining in the dance, quite sure that the human race is not alone.

My friend surprised me with this book just yesterday.

It is absolutely beautiful!

Not only do you get a close look up at the art, you also get a hint of the essence described in the book; their personalities, who they are, etc.

I'm thinking about making a video review with this book sometime simply because it has touched me so deeply. I'm very happy with this purchase and if you appreciate Froud's work, I think this one's a keeper.

I wasn't too big into Froud until looking into this book. Now I feel I understand the essence now.

Plus even if you remove the cover to the book -- the raw cover underneath looks so enchanting and otherworldly! 5+

A Lavish and Very Welcome display of Brian Frouds Vision & Insight pertaining to how he sees the 'World' of Faerie. A Delightful Addition to anyones' personal Library and an Inspiration regardless of ones belief.

If you like Brian Froud, this is a must for your collection. Here we have a welcome return to the magical lands that only Froud has the gifts to take us to. The production values of this edition are first rate, the colours are rich and the subject matter alone justifies the oversized format. The added mini-books within the book are a special surprise, showing just how individual and innovative volumes of this genre can be. If you have been following Froud's work for some years (like I have) you may notice some of his earlier works from other publishers reprinted here, personally I don't mind, this collection is of higher quality and should hold up better over time. So sit back, grab a nice cup of tea and visit or revisit the dark and dangerous and sometimes silly Lands of Faerie, brought to you by the man who sees it best.

This is Brian Froud's best book yet. I subscribe to his newsletters, and Froud has been raving about how excited he is about this book for months. I received a copy for my birthday, and I totally understand his excitement. It contains pieces of art that have never never been published before, as well as old favorites from his other books such as Faeries, or Good Faeries, Bad Faeries. Reading through the book is a magical experience as Brian Froud leads you through the World of Faerie, helping you discover things along the way. He takes you behind the scenes of some of his work and points out hidden things, symbolism, and the folklore behind the image you are looking at. Froud delves into the personal meaning in some of his pieces, as well as the circumstance in which he painted it. I've been a fan of his work for ten years now (I'm only twenty-two), and have realized new things about his work that I had not noticed before reading this book. I highly recommend it to any Froud fan. It is a must-have for your collection.