Frans Masereel : Passionate Journey
I first chanced upon the work of Frans Masereel (1889-1972) some 20 years ago, a copy of Passionate Journey (1919), a wordless, graphic novel in 165 woodcuts, published by Subterráneo Press, and I still find it an inspiring read. Highly recommended.
Graphic Witness, a site dedicated to social commentary through graphic imagery, have made available 2 complete publications from Masereel: Die Stadt (The City) (1925), and Landschaften und Stimmungen (Landscapes and Voices) (1929).
On the left I have reproduced a selection of pages from Passionate Journey, without giving away too much of the story.
Sun, 11th Jun 2006 22:50:46 +01:00
Wow, interesting! And I must admit, not really well-known or common here. And what can we see in the middle of the top-right picture? :-)
UsingMon, 12th Jun 2006 6:56:53 +01:00
Frans Masereel is not really well-known or common here either, despite Passionate Journey being published by Penguin at one time. Hence I thought it was worth a posting, as Masereel's work should be more widely known.
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