Illustrations inspired by the story Love and Madness, of unknown author: "Once upon a time all the emotions, feelings and qualities of humanity gathered somewhere on Earth. To past the time Madness suggested to play hide and seek... and so they did."
"When Boredom had yawned for third time,
Madness, as crazy as ever, suggested:
Lets play hide and seek!"
Madness, as crazy as ever, suggested:
Lets play hide and seek!"
"Generosity could not hide, because every place
it found looked wonderful for one of its friends.
¿A crystal clear lake?...
The ideal place for Beauty"
it found looked wonderful for one of its friends.
¿A crystal clear lake?...
The ideal place for Beauty"
"... ¿A tree hollow?: Perfect for Shyness"
"... ¿The flight of a butterfly?...
The best place for Voluptuousity"
The best place for Voluptuousity"
"... ¿A gust of wind?...
Great for Freedom"
Great for Freedom"
"Egoism, on the other hand,
found a very good place.
Cool, confortable... but only for itself"
found a very good place.
Cool, confortable... but only for itself"
"Passion and Desire hid inside a volcano"
"Oblivion... I forgot where it hid... but that's not important"
"While Madness was counting, Love still had not find a place to hide,
because every place was taken... until it saw a rose bush
and touched by its beauty decided to hid among its flowers"
because every place was taken... until it saw a rose bush
and touched by its beauty decided to hid among its flowers"
"It was easier to find Doubt,
cause it was seated on a fence,
unable to decide on which side to hide"
cause it was seated on a fence,
unable to decide on which side to hide"
There are several online versions of this story. The one I based my illustrations on is the following one (in spanish), in case someone wants to read it all: El amor y la locura
