“The best thing about paperbacks (apart from the smell, of course) [writes Evan Robertson, a writer and illustrator based in New York], is that when a little jewel of a sentence grabs you, you can underline it… Underlining is the original ‘interactive’ media. Think of it as a hyperlink that redirects to your own thoughts, and like a hyperlink, it can leave the rest of the story behind and open up a new window of ideas, insights and musings.”
That’s the spirit of this series of illustrations.
His plan is to complete 50 posters a year, having done 24 already. Among those are lines from literary giants including Oscar Wilde, Vladimir Nabokov, Ernest Hemingway, Jane Austen and Emily Brontë.
Robertson describes his work as “inspired by my love of literature, word play and straight-shooting language,” and indeed, these poignant prints are filled with visual puns which tortured artists, English Literature students and bookworms will adore.
Robertson extracts sparks of thought which – after reflecting upon them – could lead to more sparks themselves.
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| "Lie to me by the moonlight. Do a fabulous story." from F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, The Offshore Pirate. |
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| "Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form" from Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. |
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| "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. |
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| "I am half agony, half hope" from Jane Austen's Persuasion.
Visit
Robertson’s Etsy store Obvious State, to purchase the posters.
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