Margins
2012
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Benjamin Lacombe revient avec le mythe d’Ondine à ses amours romantiques et pré-raphaélites. Inspiré par les textes de Friedrich de La Motte-Fouqué et la pièce de Jean Giraudoux, il propose sa version du conte, où prédominent des images très picturales faisant écho aux peintures de Millais ou Waterhouse. Par un savant jeu de calques imprimés, il fait émerger toute la sensualité et la transparence de cet univers aquatique. Vibrant pour le beau chevalier Huldebrande, Ondine se noie dans les tumultes de l’amour, ses marivaudages et ses trahisons. Un grand conte, une épopée romantique dont les thématiques résonnent de manière étonnamment moderne.
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Benjamin Lacombe
Benjamin Lacombe
Author · 18 books

Benjamin was born in Paris in 1982. In 2001, he attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs of Paris (ENSAD) where he pursued his artistic education. In addition to his studies, he worked as an advertising and animated movie artist before completing his first comic series at the age of 19, along with a few other illustrated books… His final project « Cherry and Olive »,, which he has both written and illustrated, became his first children’s book and was published by Les Éditions du Seuil in March 2006. The following year, it was released by Walker Books (USA) and nominated one of the top 10 children’s books for the year 2007 in the U.S.A. by the prestigious weekly news magazine Time. Since then, Benjamin has written and illustrated numerous books. He has notably worked with Albin Michel, Barefoot Books (USA), Edelvives (Spain), Hemingway Korea (Korea), Milan, MaxMilo, Sarbacane, Soleil, Walker Books (USA) and of course Le Seuil Jeunesse, the publishing house which has issued most of his books. Benjamin exhibits his work on a regular basis. Among others, it has been displayed in the following art galleries: Ad Hoc Art (New York),L’art de rien (Paris), Dorothy Circus (Rome), Maruzen (Tokyo), etc... Benjamin lives and works in Paris with his dog Virgile.

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