In 1624, Giovanni Battista Braccelli an artist from Florence, Italy created a series of imaginary characters composed of elements like clouds, diamond shaped tiles, chains and kitchen equipment. He gave these the title Bizzarie.
Thanks to Covid and the lockdown, Alejandro Magallanes decided to compensate for the lack of social contact by creating fantastical people himself too. What was once called Bizzarie now becomes a search for human contact. An artist seldom knows how the public is going to react to his work. Magallanes gave poet Tedi López Mills space for creation, whereby she gave each of the characters personal attention and wrote her texts on the same page.
SELLING POINTS: .
A notebook full of characters, each in an unusual shape and with its own personality: a joyful parade of unrestrained individuals. .
Alejandro takes us for a quirky, funny, elegantly ruffled and inspiring walk, and I'm delighted that us readers get to tag along. - Cristoph Niemann. .
Alejandro and Tedi, freedom and dedication together in a notebook. A cultural marriage of independent minds. What in the world can be more beautiful than that? Joost Swarte.
285 images
Designed by:
Alejandro Magallanes Imprint: RM Verlag SL Country of Publication: Spain Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 170mm,
ISBN:9788419233554 ISBN 10: 8419233552 Pages: 296 Publication Date:14 August 2023 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active