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Grosz Kindle & comiXology

by Lars Fiske (Author, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 7
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This is a series of short nearly wordless comics, arranged chronologically, that form a biography of the caricaturist best known for his visualization of the Weimar Republic. George Grosz (1893–1959) was a German fine artist, cartoonist, and teacher who drew from pop culture, was active in the Dada and New Objectivist movements, and was an influence for artists like Ben Shahn. (His antiwar painting, Eclipse from the Sun, would inspire Vietnam protesters.) In this graphic biography, written and drawn by Fiske, angular art lays Kandinsky-like lines over scenes set in anything-goes, post–World War I Berlin: connecting, emphasizing, tracing movement. Curves evoke the fleshy sex of Grosz’s work. (Fiske channels the exuberance and fascination with line that typified Grosz’s work, and more generally early to mid-century art movements.) Symbolically, Fiske uses two colors―red for Berlin, a slash of Grosz’s lipstick, a flash of tie―and green for the jazz and trains of New York, where Grosz would flee from Nazi Germany. Fiske’s thoughtful Grosz is a far cry from the plodding pedantry of the graphic hagiographies that earnestly clutter library shelves; it’s a work of art in its own right.
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  1. Part of Series
    Grosz
  2. Print length
    81 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Fantagraphics
  6. Publication date
    September 26, 2017
  7. Reading age
    16 years and up
  8. File size
    177659 KB
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"An explosive, fierce, foul howl of anger, and it’s quite a read."
― Paste

"Norway's Lars Fiske revels in the art scene of Weimar Germany and more with his biographical two-tone look at the life of caricaturist Grosz."
― Library Journal

About the Author

Lars Fiske (b. 1966 in Oslo, Norway) has been officially publishing his work since the mid-1980s. He is most well known for his books Matje: debutante, Matje-ismen, Kom, sä löper vi!, the latter of which won the Norwegian government’s awards for Book of the Year and Best Picture Book in 2003.  Fiske collaborated with Steffen Kverneland to create Olaf G, a comics biography about cartoonist Olaf Gulbransson; and, Canon, a series of comics books which focus on 19th century German artist Kurt Schwitters. He lives with his wife, the artist Anna Fiske, in Oslo.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XRWSNW9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics (September 26, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 26, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 177659 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 81 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 7

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5.0 out of 5 stars que du bonheur !
Reviewed in France on April 16, 2023
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Très bel ouvrage, rempli de reproductions de dessins de la grande époque de Grosz. Un petit bémol cependant : il n'y a ni présentation, ni légendes. Mais il est vrai que les illustrations sont à elles seules extrêmement parlantes. Une magnifique production de l'éditeur Frantagraphics. De l'air frais venu d'un ailleurs de notre histoire. Un artiste à (re)découvrir.
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