"Like Seasons, People is a book to ponder over, to enjoy both for its visual gorgeousness and for me, for its quirkiness. I enjoy that genie is next to hypnotist: that soldier is next to hunter, and that secretary is next to yeti! Children love it, too." Māori
Blexbolex is a French comics artist and illustrator living in Berlin. Born Bernard Granger, he trained as a painter, and studied screen printing at the School of Fine Arts in Angoulême, France. He is renowned throughout the world and has been nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize.
"Blexbolex’s captivating silk-screens explore human archetypes
using a 1960s-era design aesthetic … The book’s brilliance lies in
the intriguing ways in which the images mimic, challenge, and
inform one another …"
*Publishers Weekly (US)*
"With its 208 pages, this is not your average picture book.
Instead, it’s a unique reflection on the similarities and
differences among people from all walks of life…"
*Brooklyn Public Library (US)*
"Each charmingly matte and papery double-page spread features a
full-bleed illustrated vignette that captures the human condition
in its diversity, richness and paradoxes …"
*Maria Popova*
In this stellar companion to the acclaimed Seasons, German artist Blexbolex's captivating silk-screens explore human archetypes using a 1960s-era design aesthetic. Powder-blue type identifies each figure. As with its predecessor, the book's brilliance lies in the intriguing ways in which the images mimic, challenge, and inform one another. For example, a "homeless person" sleeping in a box appears opposite a "camper"; a "contortionist" and a "plumber" exert themselves equally; and a pink "nudist" is paired with an "invisible man" in a business suit. Readers will form new associations and make new discoveries upon each revisiting. All ages. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
"Blexbolex's captivating silk-screens explore human archetypes using a 1960s-era design aesthetic ... The book's brilliance lies in the intriguing ways in which the images mimic, challenge, and inform one another ..."
-- Publishers Weekly (US)"With its 208 pages, this is not your average picture book. Instead, it's a unique reflection on the similarities and differences among people from all walks of life..."
-- Brooklyn Public Library (US)"Each charmingly matte and papery double-page spread features a full-bleed illustrated vignette that captures the human condition in its diversity, richness and paradoxes ..."
-- Maria Popova |
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