"selfportraif of Benjamin and his dog Virgile, that appears in many of his books"Benjamin Lacombe is a french illustrator, born in Paris in 1982 he hadwidely published and exhibited his work although his youthness.
He had worked mostly in comics (he published his first one at the age of 19) and children´s books though it can be enjoyed both by young and old people.
Benjamin Lacombe es un ilustrador francés, nacido en París en 1982, a pesar de sus juventud ha publicado ya numerosos libros y realizado exposiciones de su trabajo, siendo considerado uno de los mejores ilustradores infantiles.
Principalmente se ha dedicao a los comics y la literatura infantil/juvenil aunque su trabajo puede ser disfrutado tanto por los niños como por los adultos.
His works are often dark and strange, as the books that they usually illustrate. In fact he writes too child stories and sometimes is the author of both the text and illustrations of his books (other times he writes the text under collaboration with other writers or only make the illustrations or the text).
I´m totally in love with the work of this illustrator, he is one of my favorites as long as his work mixes fantasy, surrealism, dark and childish style at the same time. My favorite books from him are "Genealogy of a witch" and "Les contes macabres".
Su obra, de estilo oscuro y surrealista no se limita únicamente a la ilustración ya que a menudo es el autor de los textos que acompañan sus ilustraciones, a veces con la colaboración de otros escritores (en otros libros simplemente realiza las ilustraciones o también ha escrito textos que han sido ilustrados por otros artistas).
Personalmente lo considero uno de mis artistas predilectos...me enamoré del estilo de sus ilustraciones desde el primer momento en que tuve la oportunidad de ojear "Genealogía de una bruja"...otro de mis favoritos, con el que espero hacerme pronto es "les Contes Macabres".
Recently he had participated in a exhibition featuring the work of selected artists (a list approved by Burton herself, one of the inspirations of Lacombe) in honor and related to the recent Tim Burton film "Alice in Wonderland"
Recientemente ha participado en una exposición organizada para celebrar el estreno de "Alicia en el País de las Maravillas" de Tim Burton. El propio Burton, al que Lacombe considera una de sus mayores influencias, aprobó la lista de los artistas seleccionados para participar en la exposición.
Bibliography (as long as some titles are not avaliables in english language I´ve keept the original titles, in french)
"L’esprit du temps", 2003 -2005
"Le petit chaperon rouge", 2005
"Le Maître chat", 2006
"Longs Cheveux", 2006
"Cerise Griotte", 2006
"Destins de Chiens", 2007
"Raconte-moi enconre un conte", 2007
"La funeste nit d´Ernest", 2007
"Les amants papillons", 2007
"L´enfant silence", 2008
"Le grimoire des sorcières", 2008
"Généalogie d´une sorcière", 2008
"La petite sorcière", 2008
"La mélodie des tuyaux", 2009
"La grande journée du petit Lin-Yin", 2009
"Les contes macabres", 2009
"Blues Bayou", 2009
If you want to know more you can visit his website or blog
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