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Post number 19335

vacapinta — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 00:37:55 -0800

Frans Masereel - a great woodcut artist, pioneer of the wordless novel. You can see all of his 1925 Die Stadt (The City) and Landscapes and Voices (1929) at Graphic Witness (Though his Passionate Journey is one of my favorite books.) "First published in Germany in 1925 The City is a portrait of urban Europe between the wars, told in one hundred woodcuts of exceptional force and beauty. Frans Masereel portrays parks and factories, shipyards and brothels, crowds, lovers, and lonely individuals with remarkable subtlety and nuance while exploiting the stark contrast of the woodcut medium.

By: gametone

gametone — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 03:50:45 -0800

Thanks vacapinta, I alway thought Lynd Ward was the pioneer in this genre. Just glancing at Masereel's work I have to say that Ward is still more to my taste. Here's 16 pages of Vertigo, (not his prime, but on the net)

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:14:12 -0800

More of a question this one, but does anybody know of any great wood-cutting websites? My Grandfather did a bit of this, and I'd be interested in knowing where I could go to investigate a bit more about it.

By: gravelshoes

gravelshoes — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:47:49 -0800

thanks vacapinta. I always remember Michael McCurdy's beautiful woodcuts in the Man who Planted Trees from my childhood.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:34:37 -0800

Hm, and I looked up Lyn Ward.... Lynd, you say--guess I forgot the D all this time.

By: gametone

gametone — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 06:00:59 -0800

Nice links y2karl. God's man is my favorite.

By: saltykmurks

saltykmurks — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 07:56:51 -0800

Beautiful stuff--thanks for letting us know about it.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:22:01 -0800

For complete immersion, I recommend you listen to one of these recordings while you page through the images.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:24:46 -0800

great stuff, vaca--Thanks!