{"id":15670,"date":"2014-07-11T10:49:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=15670"},"modified":"2014-07-14T13:29:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T21:29:04","slug":"marc-simonettis-astounding-discworld-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/art\/marc-simonettis-astounding-discworld-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Simonetti’s Astounding Discworld<\/em> Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\"marc-simonett-discworld-10\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-6\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-8\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-7\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-1\"\"marc-simonett-discworld-4\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-14\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-3\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-9\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-5\"<\/a>\"marc-simonett-discworld-13\"<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Since the passing of Josh Kirby<\/a> in 2001, Pratchett’s series has gone through a long search for a new artist that could match the verve and energy of the legendary artist’s interpretation of Pratchett’s beloved world. At long last, it looks like we’ve found the answer: French artist Marc Simonetti<\/a>. From Gone with the Wind<\/em>, to Abbey Road, to The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, Simonetti’s artwork features the same level of tribute and sophisticated satire that makes Pratchett’s work such a joy. If there’s ever been so perfect a pairing of author and artist, I’m unaware.<\/p>\n

Above is just a small part of Simonetti’s Discworld<\/em> art collection, and many more paintings, which are used for the UK covers, are ava on Simonetti’s website<\/a>. Whether you’re familiar with Discworld or not, Simonetti’s art is an achievement in itself, and well worth spending some time with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since the passing of Josh Kirby in 2001, Pratchett’s series has gone through a long search for a new artist that could match the verve and energy of the legendary artist’s interpretation of Pratchett’s beloved world. At long last, it looks like we’ve found the answer: French artist Marc Simonetti. From Gone with the Wind,… Discworld<\/em> Art”>Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1285,430,38,785,431],"class_list":["post-15670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","tag-art","tag-discworld","tag-fantasy","tag-marc-simonetti","tag-terry-pratchett"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n