Search results for ""Author Vanna Vinci""

La historia y el mito de María Callas: un icono de nuestro tiempo, contado y evocado en una novela gráfica fruto de una investigación muy cuidadosa. A través de las imágenes y palabras de Vanna Vinci, Callas se convierte en personaje de una tragedia griega y, al mismo tiempo, en una superestrella.Una obra apasionante y conmovedora, de la que surge una reflexión sobre la fuerza del arte como redención personal y sobre el talento como bendición y condena. Biopic ilustrado con las luces y las sombras de la vida de la famosa cantante desde su niñez hasta su fallecimiento.

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The perfect subject for a graphic novel, Frida Kahlo's brief life was dramatic and romantic, tragic and painful. In this illustrated "biography", Vanna Vinci captures the spirit of Kahlo's world in boldly colored, minutely detailed illustrations. Blending facts and history with dreamlike and surreal sequences, Vinci creates an intimate portrayal of an artist who incorporated her life experiences into her art. Burning love and crushing loss, incredible joy and deep despair-these were all part of Kahlo's life and part of the paintings that are some of the most celebrated art of all time. Filled with images that populated Kahlo's work-monkeys and parrots, traditional clothing and lush gardens-Vinci imbues her text and drawings with an artist's perception and sensitivity. The result is an evocative, fittingly passionate tribute to a legendary figure.

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