【開箱．畫集】AKRU｜十色千景 AKRU ART WORKS

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Title:Ten-color Qianjing AKRU ART WORKS
English Title:Shi Se Qian Jing: AKRU ART WORKS
Author:AKRU
Publisher:Gaia
Publication Date:2014-10-08
Language:traditional Chinese
ISBN13:9789863191155
Binding:Paperback / 208 pages / 19 x 26 x 1.04 cm / Normal grade / Full color printing / First edition
Price:550 yuan (KingStone 金石堂 435 yuan)

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2015

I think I would buy books at the Taipei International Book Fair back then. QQ has been closed for two consecutive years due to the epidemic.

"A Thousand Colors and A Thousand Scenes" is a very important book of paintings. It has 208 pages and is of fairly high-pound paper quality, with a wealth of pictures! The title on the cover and side of the book has a bronzing design (partially rose gold), and the inside cover is a line draft of the cover picture. The content gathers many classics of AKRU over the years (2007-2014), and a large part of it is the cover illustrations he painted for the novel. At the end of the book, there are about 20 pages with black and white illustrations and pictures of the novel, which also has a special flavor.

I first came to know AKRU because of the cover of the novel "Moment of Change" & "Yin Yu Yu", but later found out that he also published a lot of original comics, especially like the story of "Beicheng Hundred Picture Posts", I hope it can continue. Yeah~

Many of the works in this collection of paintings have won my heart. The colors are gorgeous and the subject matter is full of fantasy. Especially the background coloring method is very beautiful, and the details of the objects are also very ingenious.

This picture successfully sucked me into the atmosphere in the picture (it’s so hard to express XD in words) ↓

Official Introduction

The first Taiwanese manga artist recommended by the Media Art Festival of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan,
162 hand-picked artwork, the first confession of the works & hand-painted originals, the first exposure!

In the promenade of times full of fantasy and imagination, AKRU uses gentle and friendly brushes to create its own characters and worldviews, combining fantasy, history, humanities, adventures and other elements to depict the charm and depth of real joy. Anger, sorrow and joy.

This album contains all her important creations in the past eight years. The super-popular "Beicheng Hundred Picture Posts" series, "Wind Horse" series, "Dream Iron" series and "Koplay's Wings" series can give a glimpse of AKRU's influence on nature, humanities, humans and human emotions along the way. Yearning and chasing, exuding a unique retro temperament. The illustration part of the novel, whether it is the early "Ghostbusters Intern", or the "Moment of Change", "Cause and Yu" series, etc., show the infinite possibilities and imagination of AKRU. In addition, a number of "CCC Creation Collection" and related color paintings are also included, which are different from the strong style of the series and show lively and diverse illustration ingenuity.

A total of 126 selected color pictures are collected, plus AKRU’s first commentary and confession of the work, and the hand-painted manuscript exposed for the first time, AKRU’s rich and beautiful cultural feast is fully displayed!

Content

008 – Original Works
082 – Book Cover Illustrations
158 – Other Works
196 – INDEX

About the Author

AKRU

Really named Shen Yingjie, is a Taiwanese cartoonist and illustrator. In 2008, he created "Copley's Wings" and made his debut, and was affirmed by the News Bureau's Drama and Comic Award. The following year, he was also shortlisted for the Kodansha World Manga Awards in Japan. Published the "Beicheng Hundred Picture Posts" series in CCC Creation Collection, and served as an illustrator for several novels at the same time.