Venezia

I am really glad to hear about this Louis Vuitton Travel series, in which for his contribution manga-ka Taniguchi, one of the most western-influenced comics greats from Japan, creates a fictional story to create some narrative drive for the project. The story Tanuguchi tells is of an artist who goes Leggi tutto

Une jolie promenade à Venise au gré d'aquarelles de cet artiste parti trop vite. J'aime la beauté des paysages, des édifices et la douceur des regards des personnages. À découvrir.

A Japanese man discovers a box of photographs and artwork that show that his grandparents, who he really didn't know, were in Venice 50 years before, and he travels to the city to walk around and try to connect with their experience. But that thin story is just an excuse to let one of manga's greate Leggi tutto

Qué pasada de ilustraciones. En el estilo pausado y reflexivo de Taniguchi, el protagonista viaja a Venecia intentando aprender más sobre sus abuelos, a quienes no conoció pero vivieron allí. Apenas hay letra, las ilustraciones en acuarela a color y llenas de detalle te hacen sentir que vas paseando Leggi tutto

Though lacking in much of a story, Venice is a gorgeous travel memoir of Venice. Taniguchi threads a story about family history throughout the gorgeous images, but really the art takes central stage here.

Taniguchi ancora una volta ha saputo farmi innamorare di una sua vicenda intima. L'autore ci mostra una Venezia completamente immersa in una deliziosa atmosfera sfumata, delicata, densa di ricordi legati alla sua famiglia. Ogni pagina non riserva molto spazio alle parole, come succede per Tokyo Kill Leggi tutto

I was excited when I discovered this book - the cover is stunning! When I received it in the mail and flipped through it, this book exceeded my expectations. Not only do I love the illustration style, but I love the layout of this illustrated travel journal. Taniguchi perfectly captures what it is l Leggi tutto