Cool Crepax page that came to me in a trade with an Italian buddy. Thanks Max.
I think a lot of people see Crepax art and write it off as naked girls and bondage and don't give it the attention it deserves. There are naked girls and there are sadomasochistic themes through out the work but that is only a small part of it. The Valentina story revolves around the main character who lives in both a dreamlike world and the real world at the same time. The art, story telling and layouts are both abstract and cinematographic at the same time. What I appreciate most about Crepax are the layouts. Although this page is interesting from that perspective, it is his use of small and large panels that you see on other Crepax pages that is most innovative. It is the same thing I like about Chris Ware's work and when I met Chris at the Billy Ireland Museum last year I asked him if Crepax was an influence and he readily admitted that he was a big influence and one that he has not credited enough. Another aspect of Crepax's work is the use of themes and styles that show an appreciation of fine art and styles. I think the first panel is very much in a surrealistic style reminiscent of Tanguy or Dali only more kinetic and volatile like Munch. The uneven lower border and off kilter horizontal orientation of the scene adds to the sense of imbalance and chaos inducing a bit of vertigo. The direction of movement and hurricane winds in the panel is self evident within this ever widening panel give a sense of openness or void to whatever is in front of this scene. The bottom tier has an ever decreasing height and abstraction bringing us from the Dali nightmare gradually back to the real world. The one frame using photo negativity is interesting and masterfully rendered in inks and is not a reversed stat. The crescendo, decrescendo tempo to the chaos and noise of the page is very powerful, emotional storytelling and reflects the kind of genius Crepax had in his construction and design of a page. Valentina's trademark camera is evident in almost every panel. I am still reading through the series as it is translated into English. They are not easy reads as there are complex themes and the abstraction is open to interpretation. This particular page has not shown up in my reading (nor has my other page) and so I don't have a complete context for it. I also hope to explore the meaning of the camera motif in Valentina, is it a secret power, a weapon, an extension of her, a metaphor...
I think a lot of people see Crepax art and write it off as naked girls and bondage and don't give it the attention it deserves. There are naked girls and there are sadomasochistic themes through out the work but that is only a small part of it. The Valentina story revolves around the main character who lives in both a dreamlike world and the real world at the same time. The art, story telling and layouts are both abstract and cinematographic at the same time. What I appreciate most about Crepax are the layouts. Although this page is interesting from that perspective, it is his use of small and large panels that you see on other Crepax pages that is most innovative. It is the same thing I like about Chris Ware's work and when I met Chris at the Billy Ireland Museum last year I asked him if Crepax was an influence and he readily admitted that he was a big influence and one that he has not credited enough. Another aspect of Crepax's work is the use of themes and styles that show an appreciation of fine art and styles. I think the first panel is very much in a surrealistic style reminiscent of Tanguy or Dali only more kinetic and volatile like Munch. The uneven lower border and off kilter horizontal orientation of the scene adds to the sense of imbalance and chaos inducing a bit of vertigo. The direction of movement and hurricane winds in the panel is self evident within this ever widening panel give a sense of openness or void to whatever is in front of this scene. The bottom tier has an ever decreasing height and abstraction bringing us from the Dali nightmare gradually back to the real world. The one frame using photo negativity is interesting and masterfully rendered in inks and is not a reversed stat. The crescendo, decrescendo tempo to the chaos and noise of the page is very powerful, emotional storytelling and reflects the kind of genius Crepax had in his construction and design of a page. Valentina's trademark camera is evident in almost every panel. I am still reading through the series as it is translated into English. They are not easy reads as there are complex themes and the abstraction is open to interpretation. This particular page has not shown up in my reading (nor has my other page) and so I don't have a complete context for it. I also hope to explore the meaning of the camera motif in Valentina, is it a secret power, a weapon, an extension of her, a metaphor...
- Guido Crepax Valentina Pdf
- Valentina Crepax Serie Tv
- Guido Crepax Valentina
- Valentina Crepax Morta
- Crepax Valentina
- Guido Crepax Valentina
| Guido Crepax | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guido Crepas 15 July 1933 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 31 July 2003 (aged 70) Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Area(s) | Artist, writer |
| Valentina Anita Histoire d'O Belinda Bianca | |
Guido Crepas (15 July 1933, in Milan – 31 July 2003, in Milan)[1] better known by his nom de plumeGuido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of erotism. His work was often politically motivated too, inspired by his Communist convictions. [2] A film based on his work called Baba Yaga, featuring the character Valentina, was made in 1973. [3]
Works[edit]
Valentina stories[edit]
Guido Crepax - Valentina - Funny Valentine- Episode: New Orleans Function - page 3, 1967 Posted By Maurizio Scudiero 3397 Views, 9 Comments + Valentina. Artist: Guido Crepax (Painter) Media Type: Pen and Ink: Art Type: Other: For Sale Status: Views: 3368: Comments: 2: Added to Site: 1/15/2012. Valentina is an Italian comic strip series, created in 1965 by the Italian artist Guido Crepax and concluded in 1996. Originally a minor character working for the comic hero Neutron, Valentina became the sole protagonist of the series in 1967.
Crepax's grave at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan
- Disegno per copertina di libretto, drawing for Count Down. Archivio Storico RicordiThe Lesmo Curve (1965)
- The Subterraneans (1965)
- The Descent (1966)
- Un Poco Loco (1966)
- Ciao, Valentina (1966)
- The Force of Gravity (1967)
- Funny Valentine (1967)
- Valentina in Sovietland (1968)
- Valentina in Boots (1968)
- Marianna in the Country (1968)
- Fearless Paper Doll Valentina (1968)
- Filippo and Valentina (1969)
- Valentina's Baby (1969)
- The Manuscript Found in a Stroller (1970)
- Baba Yaga (1971)
- Bluebeard (1971)
- Who's Afraid of Baba Yaga? (1971)
- Valentina the Fearless (1971)
- Annette (1972)
- The Little King (1972)
- Pietro Giacomo Rogeri (1972)
- The Time Eater (1973)
- Fallen Angels (1973)
- The Empress's New Clothes (1973)
- Reflection (1974)
- Private Life (1975)
- Subconscious Valentina (1976)
- Valentina the Pirate (1976)
- Rembrandt and the Witches (1977)
- Anthropology (1977)
- Le Zattere, Venice (1980)
Other heroines[edit]
- La casa matta (feat. Bianca, 1969), Edip
- Anita, una storia possibile (1972), Persona/Ennio Ciscato Editore
- Histoire d'O (1975), Franco Maria Ricci Editore, from the novel by Pauline Réage
- Emmanuelle (1978), Olympia Press, from the novel by Emmanuelle Arsan
- Justine (1979), Olympia Press, from the novel La nouvelle Justine by de Sade
- Hello, Anita! (1980), L'isola trovata, in colour
- Belinda 1 & 2 (1983), Editori del Grifo
- I viaggi di Bianca (1984), Milano Libri, inspired by Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
- Venere in pelliccia (1984), Olympia Press, inspired to a tale by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
- Bianca 2. Odesseda (1987), Editori del Grifo
- Emmanuelle l'antivergine (1990), Rizzoli
- Eroine alla fine: Salomé (2000), Lizard Edizioni
- Crepax 60|70 (feat. Belinda, and Valentina 2003), Fiction inc. Tokyo
Other works[edit]
- L'astronave pirata (1968), Rizzoli
- Il dottor Jekill (1972), Persona/Ennio Ciscato Editore
- Circuito interno (1977), Edizioni Tempo Medico
- Casanova (1977), Franco Maria Ricci Editore
- L'uomo di Pskov (1977), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore), in colour
- L'uomo di Harlem (1979), CEPIM (Sergio Bonelli Editore)
- La calata di Macsimiliano XXXVI (1984), Editori del Grifo
- Conte Dracula (1987), Rizzoli-Milano Libri, from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Dr.Jekyll e Mr.Hide (1987), Rizzoli-Milano Libri, from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Giro di vite (1989), Olympia Press, from the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
- Nessuno (1990), Milano Libri
- Le clinicommedie (1990), Editiemme
- Il processo di Franz Kafka (1999), Piemme, from the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka
- Justine and The Story of O (2000), graphic novel of the works by Marquis de Sade and Anne Desclos respectively
- Frankenstein (2002), Grifo Edizioni, from the novel by Mary Shelley
Wargames[edit]
Besides his much better known activity as a graphic artist, Crepax was a keen wargamer and wargame designer[4] and collector of paper soldiers, drawn by himself.[5]He was the author of some of the first wargames published in Italy to be widely circulated:
- La Battaglia di Trafalgar (Corriere dei Piccoli, 1964)
- La Battaglia di Waterloo (Linus, 1965)
- La Battaglia di Pavia (Linus, 1967)
- La Battaglia del Lago Ghiacciato - Alexandr Nevsky (Linus 1972, poi ristampato da Milano Libri)
Other activities[edit]
Guido Crepax Valentina Pdf
He was also active as an animator and as an album cover designer. [6]
See also[edit]
Valentina Crepax Serie Tv
Notes[edit]
- ^'Guido Crepax – Short Biography'. Archived from the original on 2011-12-10.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^http://lambiek.net/artists/c/crepax.htm
- ^http://lambiek.net/artists/c/crepax.htm
- ^http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2011/07/17/soldatini-di-crepax-quando-il-gioco.html
- ^La Domenica di Repubblica, 17 luglio 2011, p.36
- ^http://lambiek.net/artists/c/crepax.htm
Guido Crepax Valentina
References[edit]
- Crepax publications – Fondazione Fossati (in Italian)
- Guido Crepax albums – Bedetheque (in French)
Valentina Crepax Morta
External links[edit]
Crepax Valentina
- Guido Crepax biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Guido Crepax biography on Museo Nazionale del Fumetto (in Italian)
Guido Crepax Valentina
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