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People [Hardcover]

Blexbolex
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Book Description

August 23, 2011

"This thick volume is both beautiful and intriguing - artist's portfolio, concept book, and word book rolled into one."—The Horn Book Magazine

Mother and father, dancers and warriors, gardener and farmer, hypnotist and genie. . . . All sorts of people appear in People, linked together in ways that begin to emerge page after page. Real, mythic, and imaginary types inhabit this extraordinary, gorgeously rendered world, referring to each other through form and function. Like Blexbolex's earlier book Seasons, this is a conceptual book, where the connections between the images are both clear and subtle.

Stunningly illustrated with retro-looking silkscreened images, People is a sumptuously produced volume, with a lavishly illustrated jacket that folds out into a poster. The manner of the realization and the quality of the book are so strong that People (as did Seasons) serves to reminds us once again what a book can be at its very best.

Seasons was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2010 and a Best Book of the Year for School Library Journal.

Blexbolex lives in Leipzig, Germany. He is an enormously talented silkscreen artist who has large followings in the worlds of comics, art, and children's books.


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About the Author

Blexbolex lives in Leipzig, Germany. He is an enormously talented silk-screen artist who has large followings in the worlds of comics, art and children's books. His book Seasons was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2010 and his book People won the Goldene Letter Award in 2009 for Best Book Design throughout the world.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books (August 23, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1592701108
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592701100
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Warning: May Not Be For Everyone January 1, 2012
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As an adult, I loved this book. Each page has a beautiful, artistic illustration on it with a single word description. The nostalgic style of the illustrations is a refreshing change from most contemporary children's books.

When read through the book, you'll notice an association between the figures on the pages. For example, on the left page will be an illustration of a man looking through a microscope with the word BIOLOGIST, while on the right page there will be an illustration of a man looking though a giant telescope with the word ASTRONOMER. Initially the associations are easy and obvious, but as you progress they begin to become more complex.

As a parent, I still love the book, but I can see how others might be hesitant. There are illustrations that other parents might be uncomfortable explaining to their young children. For example: CORPSE, AMPUTEE, EXECUTIONER.

Every parenting style is different, but I will have no problem trying my best to explain these figures to my daughter when the time comes.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful art book November 12, 2011
Format:Hardcover
I just wanted to add my two cents since the only current review is a negative one. I don't see this as necessarily a children's book, but a fascinating artist book with beautiful and enigmatic images. Having said that, my four-year-old daughter and I do love to look at it together, and it sparks lots of conversation as we discuss the meanings of the images and create our own stories to accompany them. I have not seen the Seasons book yet, so I can't compare the two, but I really like People. However, my daughter is not daunted by strange or dark imagery, and she and I discuss those topics as they come up. Other kids and parents may not enjoy sharing this book, but I think there are many artists and art lovers who should have this one in their collection!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful December 19, 2011
Format:Hardcover
An enormous, 100+ page book of drawings of people. Bachelors and babies. Friends and foes. Biologists and astronomers. All kinds of people. Here together in the same enormous book. Happily together in the same enormous book.

" COP
ROBBER
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
CAT BURGLAR
MESSENGER
BUSINESS MAN
BUILDER
DEMOLISHER"
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
I love this quirky book of illustrations by Blexbolex. My young son also really enjoys the not always opposite but opposing images in it.
Published 2 months ago by Sinead Curran
1.0 out of 5 stars Shocking
I cannot believe this book. I would hope no one would allow their child to read this book. It features mostly "pink" people. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Megan Rickers
5.0 out of 5 stars Not for today's helicopter parents...but definitely for me!
This is a gorgeous book by bad a$$ artist Blex Bolex. If you're not a weenie type of parent, this is a fun book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. Weidman
1.0 out of 5 stars Totally Inappropriate
I was excited when I saw this book on the shelf in the children's area of our library. The illustrations looked great. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Kerry M.
1.0 out of 5 stars Think twice
The book should be called "White People". I'm not comfortable showing this to my child as it is not a representation of all people.
Published 14 months ago by Sam
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
An excellent book and terrific illistrations. The images have vibrant colorations and the simplicity is gorgeous. I highly recomend this for inspiration or a coffee table book.
Published 16 months ago by cmcgarr
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't like it as well as Seasons by Blexbolex
This book is ok. Just ok. The illustrations are great, as in the seasons book (LOVE the Seasons book), but I just didn't care for the subject matter in this book as much. Read more
Published 19 months ago by MamaLoves
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