Delightful Characters Matchboxes
SKU: 51756
Ravi Zupa had a lot of art books that featured the children’s book illustrations from the turn of the last century or before. These little relief print illustrations feature 10 different small animals. They are inspired in part by the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, Earnest Shepard who illustrated the Wind In The Willows, and, of course, Beatrix Potter.
Matches measure approx.: 2" L.
Ravi Zupa considers books the best way to experience art. He has spent decades studying books about the art, mythology, religion, and history of cultures from across geography and time. Entirely self-taught, Zupa looks to works by German Renaissance printmakers, Flemish primitives, abstract expressionists, Japanese woodblock artists, and Mughal painters for inspiration.
He also frequently incorporates religious iconography from Europe, Asia, and Pre-Columbian Latin America with revolutionary propaganda from around the world. With a distaste for ironic art or the thoughtless appropriation of culture, he integrates seemingly unrelated images in search of something universal. Zupa does not create any of his art digitally; everything comes from his own hand.
Matches are considered Dangerous Goods and require special handling.
