{"product_id":"sketching-barcelona-lapin-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lapin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8419220493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788419220493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.14h x 8.19w x 0.63d","brand":"Lapin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44254886101247,"sku":"9788419220493","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcc9d720-fa6d-4ab1-8220-94367ad4fc4e.jpg?v=1694614890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sketching-barcelona-lapin-9788419220493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}