Hockney. Una vita disegnata

'I know for sure that I have an instinct for color, and painting is in the very marrow of my bones'<BR><BR> The life of Van Gogh has gone down in legend as the archetypal artist’s existence. He was irascible and short-tempered, hugely passionate and emotional, absurdly talented and, for most of his lifetime, notoriously misunderstood and under-appreciated. And yet today, we see him as one of the most inventive, influential and admired painters of the entire Western canon, if not a genius.<BR><BR> Taking us through his short but explosive life, this graphic novel paints a vivid picture of Van Gogh’s unusual youth, his famous early failures, his discovery of a new style of painting, his tragic suicide, and the meteoric artistic legacy that followed.<BR><BR> For those looking for an introduction to this incredible artist, or searching for a fresh take on his story – this is Vincent Van Gogh’s life as you’ve never seen it before.

Dieses Buch zeigt David Hockneys außergewöhnliches Leben in einem einzigartigen Graphic Novel-Format.Diese charmante Biografie zeichnet das fesselnde Leben von David Hockney nach: Von seiner Kindheit in Bradford, seinen Anfängen als Künstler, über seine Zeit im sonnigen Los Angeles, bis hin zu seiner triumphalen Rückkehr nach Großbritannien.Eine Hommage an Hockneys eigene iPad-ZeichnungenInspiriert von Hockneys Botschaft "Der Frühling kann nicht abgesagt werden", erschafft der Autor Simon Elliott eine farbenfrohe, zum Nachdenken anregende und fröhliche Graphic Novel Geschichte über einen der beliebtesten Künstler der Welt.

Septimius Severus was Rome's black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of a North African spring in Leptis Magna, AD 145, he died in the freezing cold of a northern British winter in York in AD 211. A giant of an emperor, whose career can be counted in superlatives, Severus was in power at the height of Rome's might. He led the largest army to ever campaign in Britain, comprising 50,000 men, part of a Roman military establishment which peaked at 33 legions under his rule.<BR><BR>Born into the richest family, in the richest part of the Roman Empire, Severus monumentalised his rule across the empire. He visited - and often fought in - every region. Where he did, he left a mighty legacy in the built environment, for example in Rome where much of the forum Romanum and most of the imperial palaces are Severan. In North Africa, his hometown of Leptis Magna is all Severan, as are the Roman cities in the Atlas Mountains. In London, the land walls that still define the City's Square Mile were delineated under his rule. Visitors to the undercroft at York Minster can stand where he died.<BR><BR>Septimius Severus was one of the greatest warrior emperors, a hard man who almost died in battle several times and whose attitude is reflected in his deathbed advice to two sons: 'Be of one mind with your family, enrich the soldiers, and despise the rest.'

Follow the journey of David Hockney's exceptional life in a unique graphic novel format.<BR><BR>From his childhood in Bradford and early years making it as an artist, to his sun-drenched Los Angeles period, his triumphal return to the UK and his recent iPad drawings that proudly exclaim that ‘spring cannot be cancelled’, this charming biography traces the captivating life and times of David Hockney. Drawn entirely on an iPad in a fun, fully illustrated style – and in homage to Hockney's own iPad drawings – this is a colourful, thought-provoking and joyous story of one of the world's best-loved artists.