The 88 beasts by Denis Riva and Marco Taddei come alive in the new publication by "Le serpi in tasca"
Have you ever heard about the Moralist, the Neurotic, Sigfried the Strong or the White Goddess?
You can find them inside a sober black cover made by soft fabric that contains not only one, but 88 of these creatures (or better, of these beasts)!
We’re talking about “Aquitrinus”, a brand-new book written by Marco Taddei, with gorgeous (and quite unsettling) artworks by Denis Riva, whose art name is Deriva.
The project takes inspiration from medieval bestiaries, sumptuous books in which real, but also unreal, creatures were described with words and miniatures. It was possible to find a mermaid or a unicorn next to a lion or an eagle, and that’s the spirit that animates this book too.
There are various monsters, and they’re not always what we expect to see, but all of them are characterized by a personal story and that’s why the book was defined as “a bestiary of stories”.
The title “Aquitrinus” is a tribute to the artist Deriva, who prefers temperas and watercolours and who made water the subject of many of his artworks (for example the series “Laghi di carta”).
The book was published thanks to a crowdfunding campaign and with the support of APS Oltre from Carrara, Cellar Contemporary and Atipografia.
