Sunday 5 May 2013

Leon Bakst



Fundamentally a costume and set designer most famous for his work for the Ballets Russes, his Illustration has a huge concentration on prints and patterns and the use of printed fabrics in his costume designs.
He draws inspiration from almost all cultures and expresses the decoration and print on his costumes in great detail and such meticulous effort.
It was more his use of colours and geometric designs that inspired me, but it is also an interesting link between the worlds of illustration and pattern design.