The Secret of Painting

Drawing

Winner of the Best Work Award at the Swiss Fumetto Festival An emotional suspense work by Marc-Antoine Mathieu, the most experimental conceptual genius in European comics and a two-time Angoulême International Comics Festival award winner Bizarre and absurd like Kafka, with the surrealism of David Lynch ................... ※Editor's Recommendation※ A healing graphic novel about friendship, striking at the most hidden emotions of the human heart. A paper-based suspense film in pursuit of art, revealing the bizarre truths in the universe of fate. ★ "The Art of Tracing" won the "Best Work Award at the Swiss Fumetto Festival," Europe's second-largest comic festival. The author has twice won major awards at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. ★ "The Art of Tracing" is a rare, experimental comic that combines collage, mirroring, 3D, and other narrative techniques. The author skillfully manipulates light, dimension, time, and memory, imbuing a suspenseful yet heartwarming story with a philosophical discussion about fate. ★ Marc-Antoine Mathieu is the most experimental conceptual genius in European comics. His works are meticulously structured, with minimalist lines and restrained use of color, creating a unique artistic style. The author excels at creating vast narrative labyrinths that challenge readers' logic and emotions, earning him the reputation in the industry as the Kafka and David Lynch of comics. ................... ※Synopsis※ His best friend, Édouard, has died, bequeathing Émile a painting. In the painting, crafted by his friend with intellect and emotion, every detail is the tip of an iceberg, a riddle, a joke, a portal to another world... The deeper into the painting, the more subtle details emerge, so much so that even a microscope isn't enough to reveal everything. Émile dedicates the rest of his life to pursuing the painting's secret, copying, enlarging, tracing, and interpreting its details. The traces that gradually appear as time passes are quietly uncovering an incredible and poetic mystery... ................... ※Media Reviews※ This is a poetic work, permeated with powerful literary thought from beginning to end. The atmosphere of the story easily reminds one of the labyrinthine worlds created by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters. The ink line art is impeccable, and the original screenplay is captivating. —BDTHEQUE Comics Library Review Site "The Art of Tracing" tells a fascinating story that leads readers into a world of infinite possibilities through Édouard's footsteps. The author's exquisite and skilled use of black and white style and light and shadow techniques fills this comic with astonishing dreamlike qualities. —French Amazon Reader Review

2016-01-01

北京联合出版公司

the new wave

48

9787550265608