{"product_id":"sketching-barcelona-9788419220493","title":"Sketching Barcelona","description":"\u003cb\u003eA visual diary of Barcelona, a real treat for sketchers and lovers of the city including the changes the city is experiencing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspiration is everywhere, in all instances of city life. In this visual diary of Barcelona, a real treat for sketchers and lovers of the Catalan capital, urban sketcher Lapin creates a graphic narrative of his metropolitan surroundings to communicate a highly expressive and deeply personal vision of the city. Using vintage accounting books that he finds in flea markets, Lapin, armed with nothing more than a sketchbook, a fine liner pen, watercolor paints and his folding stool, depicts the images and phenomena of everyday city life - busy streets, bustling cafes, iconic monuments, graffiti-splashed walls, sidewalks thick with people. A sketching technique that pays meticulous attention to detail, his particular use of color and striking und humorous perspective distortions define Lapin's journalistic-like visual style. Telling evocative stories through his drawings, he also provides a fresh look at some of the urban transformations the city is currently undergoing, including green hubs and squares, parks and gardens. The artist defines himself as a \"mobile illustrator\", a kind of modern-day itinerant urban explorer and documentarian who immerses himself in his environment (in this case, Barcelona) and records what he sees. The result is a graphic reportage of the city's culture, from its emblematic architecture down to the ornamental concrete slabs used to pave many of its sidewalks and nearly everything else in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788419220493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144","brand":"Lapin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600268132533,"sku":"9788419220493","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_316e7e09-736a-49e2-b345-7db376b95289.jpg?v=1707206730","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sketching-barcelona-9788419220493","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}