New Robin Hood?
I picked up this interesting story in the Nottingham news:
THIS is Robin Hood as you have never seen him before. Nottingham artist Jon Burgerman is not constrained by tradition. The city artist is known for his drawing, animation and character design.
He has created a new image for Robin Hood, building the character around the trademark elements of his image, such as his green tunic and hat.Mr Burgerman said: I wanted to embolden Robin Hood.
“There are various key elements that suggest the character is Robin Hood, like the feather, the bow and the arrow and you can put that on anything and it is dressed up as Robin Hood. I wanted to reduce it down as much as possible. It is not the Robin Hood, it is a Robin Hood in the same way you get different James Bonds or Dr Who. It is a Robin Hood from a different universe. If you go back to a man in tights then it is going back but if you have the courage of conviction to make it modern and interesting and relevant there is a future.”
Mr. Burgerman sees his design as part of a new approach to Robin Hood in the city, where Nottingham makes much more of the legend, not just through branding. He sees potential for more for tourists to do in relation to Robin Hood, but also bringing out the city’s history, including recent history, as well. He could see his version of Robin Hood as a character guide to families around Nottingham.
As for if Robin Doodlehood is in the cards for Nottingham, Jon said: “It was just a speculative commission to see what people thought and what they’d look like. There are no plans for it to go any further.” Aw, bummer.
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