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Time of the Faeries
Acclaimed photographer Joseph Corsentino creates a startling new vision in which faeries, angels and vampires hide in the dark corners of urban decay while waging an ancient battle to regain control of our world. The Time of the Faeries will appeal to any lover of the fantastic as Joseph’s lush sensual images reveal glimpses of the world from which these magical creatures are summoned by the heartfelt wish of one human girl.
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Published January 1, 2007
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January 23, 2025
Conseguí este libro allá por mitad de los 2000. Para quien lo adquiere ahora, podría parecer un poco tosco en sus imágenes. La verdad es que para la época no estaba nada mal. Hasta tiene cierta nostalgia. Sé que la historia se desarrolla en USA, pero yo conseguí el libro en Londres, y me trae fuertes vibras de Camden Town, y la gente que por allí andaba en esas épocas (no estamos seguras de que todos fueran humanos, y no se mezclaran algunos seres feéricos por allí). "Toda obra de arte es hija de su tiempo".
La historia es simple, pero bonita. No es algo que no se haya dicho antes: las hadas habitaban nuestro mundo en armonía con los seres humanos, pero eso se ha perdido y ellas decidieron ocultarse algunas, otras pasar desapercibidas. Pero al fin de cuentas, somos nosotros quienes podemos elegir soñar una realidad distinta y cambiar las cosas.
Me gustó la idea de situar a las hadas en contextos urbanos y under, en lugar de exclusivamente en paisajes naturales y salvajes, o construcciones necesariamente antiguas. La Magia y el neón y concreto pueden ser compatibles.
Es de esas cosas que a quienes amamos las hadas nos gusta leer. Y la simpleza de tanto texto como imágenes, lejos de ser un punto en contra, produce cierta ternura nostálgica.
La historia es simple, pero bonita. No es algo que no se haya dicho antes: las hadas habitaban nuestro mundo en armonía con los seres humanos, pero eso se ha perdido y ellas decidieron ocultarse algunas, otras pasar desapercibidas. Pero al fin de cuentas, somos nosotros quienes podemos elegir soñar una realidad distinta y cambiar las cosas.
Me gustó la idea de situar a las hadas en contextos urbanos y under, en lugar de exclusivamente en paisajes naturales y salvajes, o construcciones necesariamente antiguas. La Magia y el neón y concreto pueden ser compatibles.
Es de esas cosas que a quienes amamos las hadas nos gusta leer. Y la simpleza de tanto texto como imágenes, lejos de ser un punto en contra, produce cierta ternura nostálgica.
December 21, 2012
This is AWFUL. The art is pretty, in a very superficial, photoshop-kinda way. But SERIOUSLY, I've seen better photo manipulations on deviantart, by 12 year olds.
Which seems to be the general audience, based on the crappy, disconnected story that was shoe-horned in by the 'artist,' who obviously just wanted to take pictures of hot chicks he found on the street in LA. (I'm being mean, but, seriously, the wardrobe wasn't even 'Hot Topic' alt. good, or renfaire chic.) None of these girls looks like a fairy, or an angel or whatever crappy mythology-pretend-rip-off-made-up thing he was using to justify photographing these women.
There is just no mystery, or texture or... joy in this 'art.' He obviously didn't have a coherent concept, because the models all look confused. It just offends me on so many levels - and no, I'm not jealous, I'm just insulted that someone would pay $20/$30 for this piece of crap, and that it was sold in association with the Brian Froud label. I know more talented amateur photographers, artists, writers and costumers who put better stuff together in their spare time! This is just... ick. BAD.
(Thankfully I got this from a bookswap site, so I didn't waste more than postage on it.)
If you want a good fairy pictorial- pick up "The Fairies" by Suza Scalora. If you want an inventive YA series, read the "Wicked Lovely" series by Melissa Marr. If you want good fairy artists, look up Amy Brown, Jessica Galbreth, or Nene Thomas.
Which seems to be the general audience, based on the crappy, disconnected story that was shoe-horned in by the 'artist,' who obviously just wanted to take pictures of hot chicks he found on the street in LA. (I'm being mean, but, seriously, the wardrobe wasn't even 'Hot Topic' alt. good, or renfaire chic.) None of these girls looks like a fairy, or an angel or whatever crappy mythology-pretend-rip-off-made-up thing he was using to justify photographing these women.
There is just no mystery, or texture or... joy in this 'art.' He obviously didn't have a coherent concept, because the models all look confused. It just offends me on so many levels - and no, I'm not jealous, I'm just insulted that someone would pay $20/$30 for this piece of crap, and that it was sold in association with the Brian Froud label. I know more talented amateur photographers, artists, writers and costumers who put better stuff together in their spare time! This is just... ick. BAD.
(Thankfully I got this from a bookswap site, so I didn't waste more than postage on it.)
If you want a good fairy pictorial- pick up "The Fairies" by Suza Scalora. If you want an inventive YA series, read the "Wicked Lovely" series by Melissa Marr. If you want good fairy artists, look up Amy Brown, Jessica Galbreth, or Nene Thomas.
September 22, 2008
I love the conceptual artwork in this book by Corsentino. I recently had a chance to purchase one of his prints and cannot wait until the next installment comes out.
Hopefully he will continue the series.
Who awoke the faeries and why? or have they been here all along?
Hopefully he will continue the series.
Who awoke the faeries and why? or have they been here all along?
March 6, 2010
Wow! Astounding artwork and amazing techno-fey setting! Is this science fiction, is it fantasy in the modern world ar something in between. The artwork is an amazing mixture of what appears to be photography and superb CGI work. A book not to be missed!
March 9, 2010
Wow! Astounding artwork and amazing techno-fey setting! Is this science fiction, is it fantasy in the modern world ar something in between. The artwork is an amazing mixture of what appears to be photography and superb CGI work. A book not to be missed!
August 5, 2012
The photographs were excellent, but the story could have been fleshed out a lot more. However, I prefer novels over other types of storytelling, so some people might like having the story told to them and not shown, as a novel would.
May 2, 2016
A fairy tail told with digitally manipulated photos telling the rise and fall and reemergence of fairies in our world.
Some of the images work and others don't but the concept and story created are interesting if a bit simplistically written.
Some of the images work and others don't but the concept and story created are interesting if a bit simplistically written.
January 8, 2010
GORGEOUS ARTWORK. Picked it up on a whim from AADL downtown and I was pleasantly surprised to see how pretty it was. Sadly, there are no more in this storyline/series.
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