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winshluss

il était une fois l'huile

4 colors silkscreen printed on rivoli 240 g paper
size : 100 x 70 cm
limited edition : 150 copies signed and numbered - 2010
co-published by les requins marteaux and arts factory

€100.00

Description

This limited edition was printed for the "Fondation Méroll pour l'Art Contemporain" exhibition,
co-produced by Arts Factory gallery and the comics publisher Les Requins Marteaux, in 2010.

Born in 1970, Winshluss is the creator of numerous comics, graphic novels and cartoons that have garnered awards and acclaim across Europe. Winshluss is the pen name of Vincent Parronnaud, perhaps best known as co-director of the animated film Persepolis (with Marjane Satrapi), which won the Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for numerous awards, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe and Cannes' Palm d'Or. He and Satrapi team up again to adapt Satrapi's book "Chicken with Plums” in 2011.

Critically acclaimed, his version of Pinocchio won the Grand Prize at France's Angoulême comics festival in 2009. In this dark rendition, a greedy Geppetto builds Pinocchio as a metallic weapon of war, while Jiminy Cockroach is a homeless squatter living the good life in Pinocchio's skull. Exquisite drawings by celebrated cartoonist Winshluss bring to life a rich tale of greedy fools, lust, sadness, redemption, and hope.

Teamed with brilliant colorist Cizo, Winshluss creates an epic adventure through a lush world. Each page is perfectly composed - not a panel is wasted. The artwork is primarily done in pen and ink, and watercolor but switches to paint for larger splash panels. The art also references a terrific range of illustrative styles and history in the story from late 18th century pen and ink, to early French film pioneer Georges Méliès , through early Disney, and underground comix.

source : last gasp
photo credit : d.r.

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