----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Davidson
To: Andy Robertson ; SMS
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 3:37 AM
Subject: RE: Night land : Sea of images.

Ta,

very reassured, particularly on
Brass Bras and Combat High Heels are something I rail against
 
I'd hope the Night Land is safe from this stuff anyhow.
 
 

Could be interesting:

The many faces of Woman... an angle to have at the back of our minds.
 
There's a different 'face' for each section, right?
Any thoughts/models you have in mind for each?
 
The Chichoni image is very handy for imaging (Though she does look frighteningly like a Nightmare-Ex of a friend of mine) -  as are all your descriptions of character.

Yes, it is Joy Division.
 
Which moves me to dig the Joy Division CD's out.

Don't have the full edition of K's Metropolis, but I found some scans on the web and saved them.  Tasty, yes.  Again, very nouveau/Vienna Secession - a bit of Klinger... Actually, it's amazing how many of those artists' names start with "K".
 
Not Mucha though - and Mucha (Though cliched as all heck) Rokks.
 
Max Klinger - D'you know, I've never actually encountered this chap (The occasional pic, but never knew his name). Lovely! Lots fo pour over. Thanks!

Seconded on the "Eater" pics.
 
Thanks.
So, we're all agreed on  'one cover. Three internal illos' as a target.
Opinions on any of the images you like most are welcome. (I should send you my summaries of the next sections).
I'm always keen to bring out whatever a writer has in mind. Much of the time, the writer has no viaul imagination and it has to be pulled from elsewhere but if a writer does have an Image, that's a good starting place to... see how much further I can take it.
That's the Comic Strip Thinking probably.
 
And, yes, the whole thing is, to me, very rendolent of Klimt - which is pretty much how I see a lot of the Redoubt anyhow.
Thanks for noticing.
 
'Symbolist' is provbably a good thing to have in my mind. Gorblimey guvnor.
 
 
Best:
Smuzz

Cheers,

--B