Synopses & Reviews
This award-winning graphic biography of Pablo Picasso (1881andndash;1973) captures the prolific and eventful life of one of the worldandrsquo;s best-loved artists. Pablo explores Picassoandrsquo;s early life among the bohemians of Montmartre, his turbulent relationship with artist/model Fernande Olivier, and how his art developed through friendshipswith poets Max Jacob and Guillaume Apollinaire, the painter Georges Braque, and his great rival Henri Matisse. Julie Birmant and Clandeacute;ment Oubrerie depict a career that began in poverty and reached its climax with the advent of cubism and modern art.
Review
andldquo;Birmantandrsquo;s Picasso is a furiously determined protagonist full of palpable jealousy and ego, his actions punctuated by Mr. Oubrerieandrsquo;s loose and frenetic drawing style.andrdquo;
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andldquo;The fluidly illustrated comic, with fleshy tones and energetic lines, delves into the artistandrsquo;s psychological and emotional depths.andrdquo;
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andldquo;Pablo Picassoandrsquo;s turbulent early years in Paris are vividly portrayed in this engaging graphic biography.andrdquo;
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andldquo;Sardonic, informative, and sexy.andrdquo;
About the Author
Julie Birmant, a former director of the Brussels film school INSAS, has made documentaries on popular science and co-edited issues of the Journal of Alternative Theatre. She lives in France. Clandeacute;ment Oubrerie is a French artist who has illustrated more than 40 books. His first graphic novel, Aya of Yop City, won the First Book Award at the Angoulandecirc;me International Comics Festival; was nominated for the YALSA Great Graphic Novels list and an Eisner Award; and made best-of lists in theWashington Post, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.