【畫圖的人:經典插畫家系列之一 ‧ 路德威‧白蒙】"Ludwig Bemelmans"
對繪本迷來說,淘氣又聰明的瑪德琳是耳熟能詳的經典繪本人物,她的故事輕鬆有趣,用孩子般童真的眼光看世界,顏色簡單大方的插圖總是用幾筆簡單的線條就勾勒出人物的神情與喜怒。但你知道她的aka 創作者是誰嗎?
德奧混血的Ludwig Bemelmans在一間奧地利的飯店裡誕生,他會說法語和德語,小時候在學校就是個頑皮人物,總是遲到、坐不住、愛搗蛋。他喜歡在飯店裡度過的日子,並影響著他後來選擇的職業和靈感來源。他的父親雖然是飯店經營者,卻也對繪畫充滿興趣,或許是受到父親的傳承,Ludwig小時候也時常拿著筆用圖畫記錄自己的生活。長大後他繼續從事飯店工作,在大飯店,彷彿是一個現代社會的小縮影,他在那裡看到各式各樣的人,富有與貧困,忙碌的服務生和悠哉的客人,在嘈雜和喧鬧的飯店大廳,形色駁雜的人潮來去,也提供給他源源不絕的繪畫素材,他逐漸找到自己真正想做的事—畫圖。
Ludwig的繪畫素材選用鉛筆、水彩和炭筆,他喜歡可以立即捕捉腦中畫面的繪畫工具,俐落的線條和極富動態感的人物,不僅在卡通製作上受到歡迎,他畫的城市街道作品也時常被《紐約客》雜誌選為封面或是文章插圖,他的插畫作品從第一本"Hansi"開始,到後來讓他聲名大噪的《瑪德琳》系列,在每一本繪本中持續培養他的個人特色,他的著作眾多,從繪本到小說和青少年讀物都有,同時,他的壁畫創作也非常精彩,現在只要去紐約的卡萊爾.羅斯伍德飯店,就能在酒吧看到Ludwig的壁畫,完好地被保存下來,酒吧也用他的名字命名以紀念這位受到紐約和全世界的繪本迷所喜愛的插畫家。
Recognized most widely as the creator and illustrator of the beloved children’s classic Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans (1898–1962) also wrote and illustrated a number of other children’s books, novels, short stories, and travel books. His illustrations were frequently featured on the cover of the New Yorker throughout the 1940s and 1950s.
As an artist, Bemelmans documented life as it went on around him, all the while inventing stories and characters from his vivid imagination and lively personality. His illustrations for the Madeline series are reminiscent of the work of Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Raoul Dufy, but possess a unique style that has resonated with readers around the world since the first book was published in 1939.
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書林書號:30248946
作者:Gravett, Paul
ISBN:9780500022139
會員價:954
Judith Kerr: The Illustrators
書林書號:30248953
作者:Carey, Joanna
ISBN:9780500022153
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書林書號:30248960
作者:Uglow, Jenny
ISBN:9780500022627