The Bestiary of the Fair

Are you a lover of books and the fantastic beings that live in them? The Retreat is magical in many dimensions, but especially for the readers. Only they know that a book is like a portal through which fantastic beings pass. In The Bestiary of the Fair, the beasts from each open book wander happily, who decided to stay to enjoy the sunny mornings, on the banks of the pond or in the shade of an Ahuehuete tree. The Cheshire cat, the Koi fish or even an elephant from Indian stories... if you are immersed in a good story, you will feel their presence immediately. But if you were just passing by here, don't fear: you will only experience a refreshing desire to read. This art The Madrileñer was a collaborative project, developed exclusively for the RRSS space of the Madrid Book Fair 2022. Artist: Rut Pedreño Rut's inner richness comes out and takes on a life of its own every time she creates a character or works on an illustration. Perhaps for this reason and despite her youth, Rut has already received important recognitions such as the award for Best Children's and Youth Comic at the Barcelona Comic Fair. Graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid, Rut has collaborated on projects as an independent artist, and although her work focuses on comics and publications, she seeks to break out of that framework by exploring different formats and media such as murals, animation, desktop publishing or exhibition. We tell you more details about the creation of the sheet in this article: Book Fair 2022 + THE MADRILEÑER: a resounding success