Marcin Minorbehance.netI managed to find only a little information about the Polish book illustrator Marcin Minor — that he graduated from the European Academy of Arts, works in various techniques (acrylic, watercolor, ink, pastel), and so on. But what do these dry facts really mean when we’re talking about a true artist? An artist’s work should speak for them — and Marcin Minor’s illustrations are the best proof of that. Take a look at his artwork for The Master and Margarita and appreciate the gentle irony, warmth, and childlike directness with which he sees the world. People who are able to create such magic on paper make our lives brighter and more beautiful.
Here’s how the story begins: at Patriarch’s Ponds, an unknown gentleman materializes out of thin air
Berlioz really should have run for his life — but no, he sits there, arguing with the foreigner
And that’s it — he argued himself to the bitter end
Behemoth departs the crime scene
And Ivan gives chase — a pursuit that will end in a psychiatric clinic
The Master, keys in hand, standing on the asylum balcony
Let’s move to the infamous apartment. Here’s Azazello gnawing on a chicken leg
Choral singing in Soviet institutions
And now Margarita is already flying off to the ball
The monkey orchestra at Woland’s ball
Behemoth swinging on the chandelier, dodging police bullets
And here are Behemoth and Koroviev at Torgsin, examining the mandarins
A flight on magical horses
Pontius Pilate on the mountain plateau
