Illustrated Biographies - Artists and Art - Christchurch City Libraries
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The graphic novel is the ideal way to reimagine the life and work of an artist, to enjoy their colourful lives and familiarise yourself with their bodies of work. These graphic novels focus on seminal artists and art movements - filled with striking illustrations, extraordinary twists of fate and unique glimpses into the lives of some of the most important artists that ever lived. Delve into the inspiration behind major artworks and relive the moments that shaped the lives of the people behind these enduring creations. A Christchurch City Libraries list.
A vivid portrait of the delightful contemporary artist, Yayoi Kusama. We follow her life through her childhood in Japan, to her radical career hosting 'happenings' and investigating large-scale painting and sculpture in 1960s New York. We also…
In Nashville, Tennessee, lives a man named Eric Powell. Eric is a bit of a recluse who has turned his back on a promising film career to pursue the creation of comic books. Creating the much loved series - 'The Goon', this novel 'The Art (and Many…
Before she turned 30, award-winning cartoonist Ellen Forney discovered she had Bipolar Disorder. This condition created an erratic world which she attempted to stabilise with psychiatric drugs. Using her signature black and white artwork, Forney…
This is an award-winning autobiographical manga by Akiko Higashimura, the creator of the well- known and loved, Princess Jellyfish manga series. The book follows her as a teenager, and from then sees her try to realise her high school dream of…
One of the most instantly recognisable artists of all time – famous for her iconic style, her deeply poetic artworks and her extraordinary passion for life. An icon of female resilience and a prolific and haunted artist, Kahlo struggled with lasting…
Wilfred Limonious (1949-1999) became one of Jamaica's most prolific graphic artists, designing over 150 reggae and dancehall album covers as well as a host of pamphlets, logos and paraphernalia. His works feature a wealth of silly characters, bright…
Auguste Rodin is one of the most celebrated sculptors who ever lived - famous for ‘The Thinker’ and ‘The Kiss’, he is considered to be the founder of modern sculpture. This stunning biography is told through the eyes of three women who had complex…
Initially focusing on the writers Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, this graphic novel then takes a wider look at the creative figures who helped drive the Beat Generation; such as feminist comic creator Trina Robbins, the 'Mad'…
A poignant and personal account of the life of award-winning young adult novelist and Eisner-nominated comics writer Cecil Castellucci. ‘Girl on Film’ chronicles her early years as an aspiring artist to her pursuit of film making at art school.…
We couldn’t create a list of graphic novels without celebrating the art of the comic book. Over the course of three decades artists Joe Simon and Jack Kirkby wrote and illustrated several hundred comics as their partnership ushered in the Golden-Age…
In his short and turbulent life Jackson Pollock changed the art world and the concept of painting forever. A ferociously prolific artist and a pioneer of a very physical approach to painting, this visionary was sadly dogged by demons. This vibrant…
Keith Haring’s highly stylised and simplified figures are a truly iconic feature of the Pop Art movement – from the streets of New York to the Berlin Wall. Haring passionately believed that “art is for everybody”, creating murals around the world…
Vincent van Gogh is easily one of the most influential and prolific artists in the Western canon - famous for his sunflowers, his highly saturated colour work and for cutting part of his own ear off. In ‘Vincent’, we follow the artist from Paris to…
Famed for melting clocks, an eccentric lifestyle and a gravity-defying moustache - Salvador Dalí was a key figure of the Surrealist movement. This iconic artist’s life is shrouded in mystery, overshadowed by ‘genius’ and brimming with the…
Be transported to 1980s New York where Jean-Michel Basquiat is a legendary street artist, part of SAMO, and about to break onto the international art scene with his powerful, neo-expressionist, paintings. His paintings were a derisive social…
