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Frans Masereel

    July 31, 1889 – January 3, 1972

    Frans Masereel was a Flemish painter and graphic artist, celebrated primarily for his masterful woodcuts. His work often delves into the struggles between the individual and society, imbued with a strong sense of social critique and humanist ideals. He is particularly renowned for his full-page woodcut illustrations and as a pioneer of the modern wordless novel, a visual storytelling medium he explored with exceptional skill and emotional resonance.

    Holzschnitte gegen den Krieg
    Germinal
    China Memories
    Idée de paix
    The Idea / Story Without Words: Third Impression
    The City A Vision In Woodcuts
    • The City A Vision In Woodcuts

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      4.3(328)Add rating

      "An absolute song for an ongoing visit with timelessness." — The New York TimesThis graphic novel by an Expressionist master offers a stunning depiction of urban Europe between the world wars. First published in Germany in 1925, it presents unforgettable images from the tense and dynamic Weimar period, rendered in 100 woodcuts of remarkable force and beauty.A pacifist during World War I, Belgian-born Frans Masereel (1889-1972) sympathized with the struggles of the working classes and strived to make his art accessible to ordinary people. His evocative woodcuts convey scenes of work and leisure, wealth and deprivation, and joy and loneliness. Banned by the Nazis, Masereel's works were championed in Communist countries; however, the artist steered clear of political affiliations. His clarity of vision transcends any propagandist use of the images, which stand as timeless indictments of oppression and injustice.Thomas Mann described Masereel's works as "so strangely compelling, so deeply felt, so rich in ideas that one never tires of looking at them." Epic and unflinching in its scope, The City continues to influence modern fine and graphic art, while recapturing the mood of a vanished era.

      The City A Vision In Woodcuts
    • Created in the 1920s by the acclaimed wood-engraver Frans Masereel, this book contains two picture novels in one. The Idea depicts the life cycle of an idea, as personified by a naked woman, struggling in the streets of an industrialized city peopled by politicians and businessmen who try to use and destroy her. Story Without Words is a tale of unrequited love and courtship, its images rich with symposium.

      The Idea / Story Without Words: Third Impression
    • This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

      Germinal
    • IDEA to historia idei, która rodzi się w umyśle mężczyzny doświadczającego olśnienia. Przyjmuje postać kobiety, nagiej jak prawda, którą twórca umieszcza w kopercie i wysyła w świat. Odbiorcy, odkrywając ją, są zszokowani i spieszą się, by ją ubrać. Jednak Idea nie ma nic do ukrycia, buntuje się, zrywa ubrania i ucieka ulicami obcego miasta. Rozprzestrzenia się w prasie i książkach, wzbudzając gniew władz, co prowadzi do autodafe. Mimo to, Idea jest odporna na ogień głupoty, wstaje z płomieni i wykorzystuje nowoczesne środki komunikacji, by jeszcze szybciej siać panikę i chaos w społeczeństwie. Po zakończeniu swojej misji wraca do swojego twórcy. Powieść graficzna ukazała się w 1920 roku w Paryżu i zdobyła ogromną popularność w środowisku artystycznym. Frans Masereel dążył do tego, by jego książki były dostępne dla wszystkich. Jego marzenie spełniło się w 1926 roku, gdy książka została wznowiona w przystępnym wydaniu. Wydawnictwo LOKATOR po 104 latach od pierwszego francuskiego wydania publikuje to dzieło po raz pierwszy na polskim rynku w limitowanym nakładzie 853 numerowanych egzemplarzy, otwierając serię albumów graficznych belgijskiego twórcy.

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