{"product_id":"9788419220493-sketching-barcelona","title":"Sketching Barcelona","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecrets of an Urban Sketcher\u003cbr\u003eArmed with nothing more than a sketchbook, a fine liner pen, watercolor paints and a folding stool, Lapin depicts the images and phenomena of everyday city life.\u003cbr\u003eInspiration is everywhere, in all instances of city life. In this visual diary of Barcelona, a real treat for sketchers and loversof 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 and 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41617104797793,"sku":"9788419220493","price":17.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30146792.jpg?v=1726732461","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9788419220493-sketching-barcelona","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}