Designer# 19

Last night I was chatting to a friend; our conversation first started with the 1965 Oliver Twist performance and carried on how gorgeous Little Prince Illustrations were. Then we both agreed that the Little Prince illustrations were legendary. After, I realized that I have never researched who done these nice drawings, and started googling it up.

They were simple but elegant watercolor illustrations done by Saint- Exupery. Saint- Exupery studied architecture but never considered himself as an artist (he self-mocks himself in the novella's introduction). However, he perhaps didn't know that his Little Prince illustrations would be a symbol of childhood for everyone who had the chance to read the book.

'Grownups never understand anything by themselves, and it's tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining to them' - should I consider my self as a grownup?
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Dun aksam bir arkadasimla konusuyordum; konusmamiz 1965 yapimi olan Oliver Twist performansiyla basladi ve Kucuk Prens'in illustrasyonlarinin ne kadar guzel olduguna kadar gitti. Sonunda da Ilustrasyonlarin ne kadar guzel ve efsanevi olduguna karar verdik. Daha sonra, bunlari kimin yaptigini hic merak edip arastirmadigimi far ettim ve googledan arastirmaya basladim.

Basit fakat zarif olan suluboya ilustrasyonlari Saint- Exupery tarafindan yapilmisti. Saint- Exupery mimarlik okumus fakat kendini hic bir zaman bir sanatci olarak gormemisti ( Kitabin Onsozunde de bunu dile getiriyor). Fakat muhtemelen o, yaptigi ilustrasyonlarin kitabi okuyan her insan icin cocuklugun bir sembolu olacaginin farkinda digildi.

'Buyukler kendileri hakkinda hicbir seyi anlamiyorlar, onlara surekli olarak aciklama halinde olmak bir cocuk icin cok yorucu' - Kendimi buyumus olarak gormeli miyim ?