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挟斜械褉
挟斜械褉 鈥� 芯写懈薪芯泻懈泄 屑褍卸褔懈薪邪 褋褉械写薪懈褏 谢械褌, 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪薪邪褟 谢褞斜芯胁褜 懈 芯褌褉邪写邪 泻芯褌芯褉芯谐芯 鈥� 卸懈胁芯锌懈褋褜. 袨薪 谐芯褌芯胁 锌褉芯械褏邪褌褜 褋芯褌薪懈 泻懈谢芯屑械褌褉芯胁, 褔褌芯斜褘 芯泻邪蟹邪褌褜褋褟 胁 屑褍蟹械械 懈 薪邪褋谢邪卸写邪褌褜褋褟 褉邪斜芯褌邪屑懈 谢褞斜懈屑褘褏 屑邪褋褌械褉芯胁. 袛薪懈 芯薪 锌褉芯胁芯写懈褌 蟹邪 屑芯谢褜斜械褉褌芯屑, 泻芯锌懈褉褍褟 泻邪褉褌懈薪褘 胁械谢懈褔邪泄褕懈褏 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻芯胁, 邪 胁写芯褏薪芯胁械薪懈械 薪邪褏芯写懈褌 胁 芯泻薪械 薪邪锌褉芯褌懈胁, 谐写械 懈蟹褉械写泻邪 屑械谢褜泻邪械褌 屑褍蟹邪-褋芯褋械写泻邪. 袧芯 芯写薪邪卸写褘 褌邪 蟹邪屑械褔邪械褌, 褔褌芯 挟斜械褉 薪邪斜谢褞写邪械褌 蟹邪 薪械泄, 懈 蟹邪写褢褉谐懈胁邪械褌 褕褌芯褉褘鈥�
袦械写懈褌邪褌懈胁薪褘泄, 褋芯蟹械褉褑邪褌械谢褜薪褘泄 懈 薪械胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯 泻褉邪褋懈胁褘泄 写械斜褞褌薪褘泄 泻芯屑懈泻褋 斜械谢褜谐懈泄褋泻芯谐芯 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻邪 袘械薪邪 啸械泄褋械屑邪薪褋邪 鈥� 薪械卸薪褘泄 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹 芯斜 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁械, 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁械 懈 薪械懈蟹屑械褉懈屑芯泄 谢褞斜胁懈 泻 懈褋泻褍褋褋褌胁褍.
袦械写懈褌邪褌懈胁薪褘泄, 褋芯蟹械褉褑邪褌械谢褜薪褘泄 懈 薪械胁械褉芯褟褌薪芯 泻褉邪褋懈胁褘泄 写械斜褞褌薪褘泄 泻芯屑懈泻褋 斜械谢褜谐懈泄褋泻芯谐芯 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻邪 袘械薪邪 啸械泄褋械屑邪薪褋邪 鈥� 薪械卸薪褘泄 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹 芯斜 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁械, 褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁械 懈 薪械懈蟹屑械褉懈屑芯泄 谢褞斜胁懈 泻 懈褋泻褍褋褋褌胁褍.
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First published October 1, 2014
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August 28, 2024
A beautiful graphic novel by Belgian Gijsemans about a man, Hubert, possibly autistic, living alone, who loves art and spends time going to art museums in Belgium and Paris. He takes photographs of some of his favorites, some of which feature women, and he paints some of these images for himself. He is more interested in women as art than as human beings. I think it was the poet Robert Creeley really who said (though I can't quite locate it) that he would rather be with a naked woman than read a poem about a naked woman, but Hubert can't relate well to people. When a neighbor attempts to seduce him, he doesn't quite get it, which makes the story sad. Much of the story is wordless, as Hubert rarely speaks, and is alone. But this becomes a melancholy reflection on the often solitary connection between art and life. I thought it was lovely.
October 30, 2016
3 stars because the artwork is stunning. The story itself went nowhere.
July 3, 2021
88 pagina's vertraagde tijd. Een heel klein verhaal van een bijna onzichtbaar leven. Hoe fragiel ziet Hubert eruit in zijn oude jas als hij helemaal opgaat in elk detail van een bemind schilderij. Teer en liefdevol getekend, z贸 mooi...
Deze is niet voor iedereen, erg minimalistisch en ingetogen, als je ervan houdt erg mooi. Subtiel en verfijnd.
Voor een inkijkje:
Deze is niet voor iedereen, erg minimalistisch en ingetogen, als je ervan houdt erg mooi. Subtiel en verfijnd.
Voor een inkijkje:
July 18, 2021
Introverti pochop铆...
May 8, 2018
Stunning first half, but I felt very let down by the second half.
It became somewhat sensationalist and overdramatizing, while before we were so beautifully led to appreciate details and gave the characters such respectful amounts of space.
It became somewhat sensationalist and overdramatizing, while before we were so beautifully led to appreciate details and gave the characters such respectful amounts of space.
January 30, 2022
啸芯褔褍 斜褘褌褜 泻邪泻 芯薪! 啸芯写懈褌褜 胁 屑褍蟹械泄 懈 锌褟谢懈褌褜褋褟 薪邪 泻邪褉褌懈薪褘 鉂わ笍 薪褍 邪 械褋谢懈 褍卸 懈 胁褘斜懈褉邪褌褜 屑褍蟹械泄 褌芯 褏芯褔褍 胁 袚褍谐谐械薪褏邪泄屑鈥� 懈谢懈 胁 袩邪褉懈卸, 褟 褋芯胁褋械屑 褌邪屑 薪械 斜褘谢邪 胁 屑褍蟹械褟褏鈥�
June 17, 2018
A Graphic novel about a guy who is a lonely painter. He is awkward and has trouble talking to other people. He loves going to Museums. There he takes pictures and then paints them when he is back home. He has a secret fascination for a neighbor who he can see from his window. His landlady tries to seduce him but he does not take the hint.
The artwork is like a painting. On the pages where the panles are lined up in a grid, many of the pages look like stills from slow motion movie. This and silence in most of the panels (there is very little dialogue in the book) is used to great effect by the author. An unique perspective and way of telling a story.
The artwork is like a painting. On the pages where the panles are lined up in a grid, many of the pages look like stills from slow motion movie. This and silence in most of the panels (there is very little dialogue in the book) is used to great effect by the author. An unique perspective and way of telling a story.
January 23, 2022
挟斜械褉, 芯写懈薪芯泻懈泄 屑褍卸褔懈薪邪 谢械褌 锌褟褌懈写械褋褟褌懈, 斜芯谢褜褕械 胁褋械谐芯 薪邪 褋胁械褌械 谢褞斜懈褌 泻谢邪褋褋懈褔械褋泻懈械 泻邪褉褌懈薪褘. 袨薪 褏芯写懈褌 锌芯 屑褍蟹械褟屑 懈 褔邪褋邪屑懈 褋褌芯懈褌 锌械褉械写 锌褉芯懈蟹胁械写械薪懈械屑, 泻芯褌芯褉褘屑 芯薪 胁 写邪薪薪褘泄 屑芯屑械薪褌 褍胁谢械褔褢薪, 邪 锌芯褌芯屑 懈写褢褌 写芯屑芯泄 懈 褉懈褋褍械褌 械谐芯 泻芯锌懈褞. 孝邪泻懈褏 泻芯锌懈泄 褍 薪械谐芯 褋泻芯锌懈谢芯褋褜 褍卸械 锌芯褉褟写芯褔薪芯, 薪芯 芯薪 懈褏 写邪卸械 薪械 胁褘胁械褕懈胁邪械褌 薪邪 褋褌械薪褘, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褋泻谢邪写褘胁邪械褌 胁 褋褌芯锌芯褔泻褍. 孝邪泻芯械 芯褖褍褖械薪懈械, 褔褌芯 薪褍卸薪褘 芯薪懈 械屑褍 褌芯谢褜泻芯 泻邪泻 褋胁芯械谐芯 褉芯写邪 褉邪蟹胁懈褌懈械 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈泄 褋 谐械褉芯懈薪械泄 泻邪褉褌懈薪褘.
袩芯 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈褞 泻芯屑懈泻褋 锌褉褟屑 写谢褟 屑械薪褟, 谢褞斜谢褞 褌邪泻懈褏 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘褏 褉械斜褟褌. 袨写薪邪泻芯, 邪胁褌芯褉 锌懈褋邪谢 薪械 写褉邪屑褍 (芯薪邪 蟹写械褋褜 械褋褌褜, 薪芯 褋芯胁褋械屑 薪械斜芯谢褜褕邪褟), 邪 褋泻芯褉械械 褝写邪泻褍褞 胁懈蟹褍邪谢褜薪褍褞 锌芯褝蟹懈褞 (锌芯 褌懈锌褍 "袣芯褉芯谢械胁褋褌胁邪" 袛卸芯薪邪 袦邪泻薪芯褌邪) 鈥� 蟹邪褉懈褋芯胁泻褍 懈蟹 卸懈蟹薪懈, 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔械褋泻懈 斜械蟹 褋褞卸械褌邪, 薪芯 褋 芯锌褉械写械谢褢薪薪褘屑 锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褋褌胁芯屑 写谢褟 褋懈屑胁芯谢懈蟹屑邪. 袧邪褉懈褋芯胁邪薪芯, 胁锌褉芯褔械屑, 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 褏芯褉芯褕芯, 褏芯褌褜 褟 懈 薪械 锌芯薪褟谢 褋屑褘褋谢邪 胁 褋褌褉芯谐芯屑 薪邪泄薪谐褉懈写械 鈥� 锌邪薪械谢懈 蟹邪褔邪褋褌褍褞 薪械 褋泻谢邪写褘胁邪褞褌褋褟 胁 械写懈薪褍褞 褋褑械薪褍, 邪 屑薪芯谐懈械 褌邪泻 懈 胁芯胁褋械 锌芯褔褌懈 锌芯胁褌芯褉褟褞褌褋褟.
袙 芯斜褖械屑, 泻芯屑懈泻褋 胁芯 胁褋械褏 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟褏 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘泄, 薪芯 薪械 斜械蟹 写芯谢懈 芯褔邪褉芯胁邪薪懈褟. 袗胁褌芯褉, 泻褋褌邪褌懈, 褋邪屑 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 屑芯谢芯写芯泄, 1989 谐芯写邪 褉芯卸写械薪懈褟, 邪 "挟斜械褉" 鈥� 械谐芯 写械斜褞褌薪邪褟 褉邪斜芯褌邪 2014 谐芯写邪 (褌.械. 邪胁褌芯褉褍 斜褘谢芯 褌芯谐写邪 25). 袙 泻薪懈谐械 锌芯褔褌懈 薪械褌 写懈邪谢芯谐芯胁; 写邪卸械 胁 褉邪蟹屑械褉械薪薪芯屑, 胁薪懈屑邪褌械谢褜薪芯屑 褌械屑锌械 芯薪邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌褘胁邪械褌褋褟 谐写械-褌芯 蟹邪 褔邪褋, 懈 锌褉懈 褋褌芯懈屑芯褋褌懈 胁 790 褉褍斜谢械泄 (薪邪 锌褉械写蟹邪泻邪蟹械) 胁褘褏芯写懈褌, 褋褔懈褌邪泄, 泻邪泻 邪褉褌斜褍泻 (懈 薪械芯卸懈写邪薪薪芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 褎芯褉屑邪褌 锌芯谢褍褔邪械褌褋褟 胁 褌械屑褍). 袩褉懈泻谢邪写褘胁邪褞 芯蟹薪邪泻芯屑懈褌械谢褜薪褍褞 .
P.S. 袟邪斜邪胁薪芯. 袙褋械谐写邪 写褍屑邪谢, 褔褌芯 袘褉械褏褌 协胁械薪褋 鈥� 谐芯谢谢邪薪写械褑 ("袘褍屑泻薪懈谐邪" 胁 械谐芯 泻薪懈谐邪褏 锌懈褕械褌, 褔褌芯 锌械褉械胁芯写 褋 薪懈写械褉谢邪薪写褋泻芯谐芯), 懈 褌芯谢褜泻芯 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉褟 "挟斜械褉褍" 懈 袘械薪褍 啸械泄褋械屑邪薪褋褍 褍蟹薪邪谢, 薪邪泻芯薪械褑, 褔褌芯 薪邪 薪懈写械褉谢邪薪写褋泻芯屑 (褌芯褔薪械械, 薪邪 械谐芯 褎谢邪屑邪薪写褋泻芯屑 写懈邪谢械泻褌械) 褉邪蟹谐芯胁邪褉懈胁邪褞褌 械褖褢 懈 胁 袘械谢褜谐懈懈, 锌褉懈褔褢屑 60% 薪邪褋械谢械薪懈褟. 袝褋褌褜 芯锌褉械写械谢褢薪薪褘械 薪邪褋褔褢褌 褌芯谐芯, 褋褔懈褌邪褌褜 谢懈 懈褏 芯褌写械谢褜薪褘屑懈 褟蟹褘泻邪屑懈 (薪邪 屑芯泄 胁蟹谐谢褟写, 褋褌芯懈谢芯 斜褘 褋褔懈褌邪褌褜, 褌械屑 斜芯谢械械 褔褌芯 泻薪懈谐懈 懈蟹写邪褞褌褋褟 锌褉懈 锌芯写写械褉卸泻械 肖芯薪写邪 褎谢邪屑邪薪写褋泻芯泄 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉褘).
袩芯 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈褞 泻芯屑懈泻褋 锌褉褟屑 写谢褟 屑械薪褟, 谢褞斜谢褞 褌邪泻懈褏 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘褏 褉械斜褟褌. 袨写薪邪泻芯, 邪胁褌芯褉 锌懈褋邪谢 薪械 写褉邪屑褍 (芯薪邪 蟹写械褋褜 械褋褌褜, 薪芯 褋芯胁褋械屑 薪械斜芯谢褜褕邪褟), 邪 褋泻芯褉械械 褝写邪泻褍褞 胁懈蟹褍邪谢褜薪褍褞 锌芯褝蟹懈褞 (锌芯 褌懈锌褍 "袣芯褉芯谢械胁褋褌胁邪" 袛卸芯薪邪 袦邪泻薪芯褌邪) 鈥� 蟹邪褉懈褋芯胁泻褍 懈蟹 卸懈蟹薪懈, 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔械褋泻懈 斜械蟹 褋褞卸械褌邪, 薪芯 褋 芯锌褉械写械谢褢薪薪褘屑 锌褉芯褋褌褉邪薪褋褌胁芯屑 写谢褟 褋懈屑胁芯谢懈蟹屑邪. 袧邪褉懈褋芯胁邪薪芯, 胁锌褉芯褔械屑, 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 褏芯褉芯褕芯, 褏芯褌褜 褟 懈 薪械 锌芯薪褟谢 褋屑褘褋谢邪 胁 褋褌褉芯谐芯屑 薪邪泄薪谐褉懈写械 鈥� 锌邪薪械谢懈 蟹邪褔邪褋褌褍褞 薪械 褋泻谢邪写褘胁邪褞褌褋褟 胁 械写懈薪褍褞 褋褑械薪褍, 邪 屑薪芯谐懈械 褌邪泻 懈 胁芯胁褋械 锌芯褔褌懈 锌芯胁褌芯褉褟褞褌褋褟.
袙 芯斜褖械屑, 泻芯屑懈泻褋 胁芯 胁褋械褏 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟褏 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘泄, 薪芯 薪械 斜械蟹 写芯谢懈 芯褔邪褉芯胁邪薪懈褟. 袗胁褌芯褉, 泻褋褌邪褌懈, 褋邪屑 写芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 屑芯谢芯写芯泄, 1989 谐芯写邪 褉芯卸写械薪懈褟, 邪 "挟斜械褉" 鈥� 械谐芯 写械斜褞褌薪邪褟 褉邪斜芯褌邪 2014 谐芯写邪 (褌.械. 邪胁褌芯褉褍 斜褘谢芯 褌芯谐写邪 25). 袙 泻薪懈谐械 锌芯褔褌懈 薪械褌 写懈邪谢芯谐芯胁; 写邪卸械 胁 褉邪蟹屑械褉械薪薪芯屑, 胁薪懈屑邪褌械谢褜薪芯屑 褌械屑锌械 芯薪邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌褘胁邪械褌褋褟 谐写械-褌芯 蟹邪 褔邪褋, 懈 锌褉懈 褋褌芯懈屑芯褋褌懈 胁 790 褉褍斜谢械泄 (薪邪 锌褉械写蟹邪泻邪蟹械) 胁褘褏芯写懈褌, 褋褔懈褌邪泄, 泻邪泻 邪褉褌斜褍泻 (懈 薪械芯卸懈写邪薪薪芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 褎芯褉屑邪褌 锌芯谢褍褔邪械褌褋褟 胁 褌械屑褍). 袩褉懈泻谢邪写褘胁邪褞 芯蟹薪邪泻芯屑懈褌械谢褜薪褍褞 .
P.S. 袟邪斜邪胁薪芯. 袙褋械谐写邪 写褍屑邪谢, 褔褌芯 袘褉械褏褌 协胁械薪褋 鈥� 谐芯谢谢邪薪写械褑 ("袘褍屑泻薪懈谐邪" 胁 械谐芯 泻薪懈谐邪褏 锌懈褕械褌, 褔褌芯 锌械褉械胁芯写 褋 薪懈写械褉谢邪薪写褋泻芯谐芯), 懈 褌芯谢褜泻芯 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉褟 "挟斜械褉褍" 懈 袘械薪褍 啸械泄褋械屑邪薪褋褍 褍蟹薪邪谢, 薪邪泻芯薪械褑, 褔褌芯 薪邪 薪懈写械褉谢邪薪写褋泻芯屑 (褌芯褔薪械械, 薪邪 械谐芯 褎谢邪屑邪薪写褋泻芯屑 写懈邪谢械泻褌械) 褉邪蟹谐芯胁邪褉懈胁邪褞褌 械褖褢 懈 胁 袘械谢褜谐懈懈, 锌褉懈褔褢屑 60% 薪邪褋械谢械薪懈褟. 袝褋褌褜 芯锌褉械写械谢褢薪薪褘械 薪邪褋褔褢褌 褌芯谐芯, 褋褔懈褌邪褌褜 谢懈 懈褏 芯褌写械谢褜薪褘屑懈 褟蟹褘泻邪屑懈 (薪邪 屑芯泄 胁蟹谐谢褟写, 褋褌芯懈谢芯 斜褘 褋褔懈褌邪褌褜, 褌械屑 斜芯谢械械 褔褌芯 泻薪懈谐懈 懈蟹写邪褞褌褋褟 锌褉懈 锌芯写写械褉卸泻械 肖芯薪写邪 褎谢邪屑邪薪写褋泻芯泄 谢懈褌械褉邪褌褍褉褘).
January 9, 2020
"His drawings, washed out but somehow lush, too, are so tender and telling, from the doleful curve of Hubert鈥檚 back to the workaday treads of the stairs 鈥� up and up they go 鈥� in his apartment building. The interiors make you think of Larkin鈥檚 poem Home Is So Sad (鈥淚t stays as it was left,/Shaped to the comfort of the last to go/As if to win them back鈥�). Hubert鈥檚 tiny flat is his shell, protecting him from the world. But it鈥檚 also a mark of a certain kind of failure, what the poet called 鈥渁 joyous shot at how things ought to be/ Long fallen wide鈥�. These walls can鈥檛 talk, but they seem to judge him, all the same."Rachel Cooke's for the Guardian says more than I can say. A delicate and heartbroken book, absolutely lovely. Beautiful art work, simple and intimate story.
December 24, 2014
Ben Gijsemans bewijst met zijn debuut (dat tevens zijn eindwerk was voor 't Sint-Lukas in Brussel) dat hij oogstrelend mooi kan tekenen, dat hij als geen ander een sfeer op papier tot leven kan brengen. Ik denk niet dat ik veel stripalbums bezit waarin er zo weinig gebeurt, die zo'n traag tempo aanhouden,... maar het werkt wonderwel. De auteur leidt de lezer naar een perfect eindpunt. Heb me gewillig ondergedompeld in dit bad van weemoed met als geluidsbehang Miles Davis' soundtrack voor 'Ascenseur pour l'茅chafaud'.
Gijsemans heeft in mij een bewonderaar gewonnen. Hopelijk slaagt hij erin het niveau van zijn eersteling aan te houden. De lat is hoog gelegd.
Gijsemans heeft in mij een bewonderaar gewonnen. Hopelijk slaagt hij erin het niveau van zijn eersteling aan te houden. De lat is hoog gelegd.
September 15, 2021
Wiem, 偶e "Hubert" mo偶e kogo艣 wynudzi膰 (a to zaledwie 85 stron i 艣ladowe ilo艣ci tekstu), wiem, 偶e ludzie cz臋sto oczekuj膮 fabu艂y i przygody, a tu smutny go艣膰, kt贸rego okre艣laj膮 s艂owa: milczenie, wstyd, samotno艣膰, 艂azi po galeriach i my艣li. Wiem, 偶e nie ka偶dego rusza sekwencja prawie identycznych kadr贸w, przy kt贸rych trzeba si臋 chwil臋 skupi膰, by wy艂apa膰 szczeg贸艂y. To by膰 mo偶e nie jest rzecz dla ka偶dego, ale akurat ja bardzo ceni臋 i lubi臋 takie komiksy. To jak Jimmy Corrigan pozbawiony historii w tle. Mi臋dzy kadrami jest cisza, a z kadr贸w pozornie wype艂nionych tre艣ci膮 bije pustka. Ten komiks nie opowiada ci膮gu wydarze艅, a raczej pewien stan. Rzecz wielokrotnego u偶ytku.
April 1, 2016
A few weeks ago I acquired a graphic novel being published by Jonathan Cape, by a young Belgian artist named Ben Gijsemans. It鈥檚 unintentional, but apt, that this novel is set in Brussels, which was so violently attacked a few days ago. It鈥檚 also unintentional but apt that I should have read it after reviewing Olivia Laing鈥檚 new book, The Lonely City. Hubert functions as a case study for the phenomenon that Laing describes: isolation in an urban environment, a lonely human finding solace in art but unable to connect to another human, even one as lonely as he is.
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September 17, 2016
Een prachtige graphic novel over een treurig mannetje dat van schilderen en musea houdt. Heel mooi getekend door Ben Gijsemans die met dit boek een grote onderscheiding in zijn masterjaar wist te bemachtigen. Het feit dat het verhaal zich traag opbouwt maakt dat je meer op de details in de prenten gaat letten. Kijken is een must bij het lezen van 'Hubert'. Zoals The Herald terecht stelt: 'It is a graphic novel that rewards those who take their time. It is a book that asks you to look closely'.
Gekregen van mama en papa op mijn proclamatie. Dankjewel!
Gekregen van mama en papa op mijn proclamatie. Dankjewel!
October 2, 2021
sad but cute 鉁� best to be read on one of the autumn days, when you don鈥檛 feel like doing anything, maybe just binge-watching a tv series, maybe scrolling down your newsfeed, maybe drinking a cup of tea, maybe snuggling under a blanket, this graphic novel can be 鈥渞ead鈥� in one go.
- 3 stars out of five, as it certainly isn鈥檛 groundbreaking and its not supposed to be. glad to have in my bookshelf and will surely re-read repeatadly.
- 3 stars out of five, as it certainly isn鈥檛 groundbreaking and its not supposed to be. glad to have in my bookshelf and will surely re-read repeatadly.
January 28, 2023
More of an experience than a book to be read. The reader joins Mr Hubert鈥檚 life almost in real time. Even though much is going on: the grandest of art and seduction, he appreciates beauty yet keeps his world small and inconspicuous as he possibly can, as being noticed is hard to bear. Beautifully rendered and paced.
April 9, 2025
4,5 *
Czy sztuka mo偶e by膰 remedium na samotno艣膰?
Hubert to m臋偶czyzna, w kt贸rego 偶yciu nie ma fajerwerk贸w. 呕yje sam, porusza si臋 utartymi 艣cie偶kami, od ludzi z krwi i ko艣ci woli tych na p艂贸tnach wielkich mistrz贸w. Sta艂y bywalec 艣wi膮ty艅 sztuki - muze贸w i galerii - 偶eby popatrze膰 na ulubione dzie艂o jest w stanie po艣wi臋ci膰 w艂asny komfort i wyj艣膰 ze 艣wiata porz膮dku i ciszy, kt贸ry zbudowa艂. 呕yje sztuk膮, ale nie chce si臋 ni膮 tylko zachwyca膰, chce tworzy膰 dla samej przyjemno艣ci obcowania z p艂贸tnem i p臋dzlem.
Szczeg贸lnie interesuj膮 Huberta kobiety, studiuje je bardzo wnikliwie na obrazach, ale to podgl膮dactwo przenosi si臋 te偶 do realnego 艣wiata. Obserwowanie przez okno s膮siadki z naprzeciwka jest creepy, ale czy bohater interesuj臋 si臋 ni膮 jak 偶ywym cz艂owiekiem, czy to tylko kolejna scena, kt贸r膮 studiuje? Odpowiedzi膮 mo偶e by膰 rozw贸j wypadk贸w w momencie, kiedy pojawia si臋 mo偶liwo艣膰 nawi膮zania prawdziwej relacji damsko-m臋skiej.
Czy Hubert jest samotny i nieszcz臋艣liwy? Czy mo偶e jest introwertykiem zamkni臋tym we w艂asnym 艣wiecie, kt贸ry w zupe艂no艣ci mu wystarcza? Czy podgl膮da ludzi na obrazach, bo t臋skni za kontaktem z 偶ywym cz艂owiekiem? Czy to sztuka jest dla niego 偶yciem? To pytania, kt贸re zadawa艂am sobie zag艂臋biaj膮c si臋 w jego histori臋.
Chocia偶 fabularnie nic nie sugeruje, 偶e bohater cierpi, warstwa graficzna wydaje si臋 prawdziwym studium samotno艣ci. W niemal poklatkowych kadrach czas ci膮gnie si臋 jak guma. Roz艂o偶enie ka偶dej sceny na czynniki pierwsze sprawia wra偶enie jakby艣my ogl膮dali 偶ycie bohatera w slowmotion. Pot臋gowa艂o to wra偶enie jakiej艣 pustki, braku - mo偶e nudy? Chocia偶 zn贸w, czy to jest o Hubercie, czy o mnie i tempie, w kt贸rym tocz臋 swoj膮 kulk臋?
Wizualnie dzie艂o Bena Gijsemansa jest zjawiskowe. Pozornie ascetyczny, z przygaszon膮 palet膮 kolor贸w, powtarzaj膮cymi si臋 kadrami, 鈥濰ubert鈥� porywa detalami, kt贸re mo偶na odkrywa膰 na nowo. To one tworz膮 prawdziw膮 opowie艣膰. Detal to te偶 spos贸b patrzenia na dzie艂a sztuki i ich prze艂o偶enia na j臋zyk komiksu. A偶 chce si臋 odwiedzi膰 jak膮艣 wystaw臋!
Ten spokojnie p艂yn膮cy, prawie niemy, belgijski komiks oczarowa艂 mnie estetyk膮, wyciszy艂 i przyni贸s艂 chwil臋 m膮drej zadumy.
Zupe艂nie niespodziewany zachwyt 馃枻
Czy sztuka mo偶e by膰 remedium na samotno艣膰?
Hubert to m臋偶czyzna, w kt贸rego 偶yciu nie ma fajerwerk贸w. 呕yje sam, porusza si臋 utartymi 艣cie偶kami, od ludzi z krwi i ko艣ci woli tych na p艂贸tnach wielkich mistrz贸w. Sta艂y bywalec 艣wi膮ty艅 sztuki - muze贸w i galerii - 偶eby popatrze膰 na ulubione dzie艂o jest w stanie po艣wi臋ci膰 w艂asny komfort i wyj艣膰 ze 艣wiata porz膮dku i ciszy, kt贸ry zbudowa艂. 呕yje sztuk膮, ale nie chce si臋 ni膮 tylko zachwyca膰, chce tworzy膰 dla samej przyjemno艣ci obcowania z p艂贸tnem i p臋dzlem.
Szczeg贸lnie interesuj膮 Huberta kobiety, studiuje je bardzo wnikliwie na obrazach, ale to podgl膮dactwo przenosi si臋 te偶 do realnego 艣wiata. Obserwowanie przez okno s膮siadki z naprzeciwka jest creepy, ale czy bohater interesuj臋 si臋 ni膮 jak 偶ywym cz艂owiekiem, czy to tylko kolejna scena, kt贸r膮 studiuje? Odpowiedzi膮 mo偶e by膰 rozw贸j wypadk贸w w momencie, kiedy pojawia si臋 mo偶liwo艣膰 nawi膮zania prawdziwej relacji damsko-m臋skiej.
Czy Hubert jest samotny i nieszcz臋艣liwy? Czy mo偶e jest introwertykiem zamkni臋tym we w艂asnym 艣wiecie, kt贸ry w zupe艂no艣ci mu wystarcza? Czy podgl膮da ludzi na obrazach, bo t臋skni za kontaktem z 偶ywym cz艂owiekiem? Czy to sztuka jest dla niego 偶yciem? To pytania, kt贸re zadawa艂am sobie zag艂臋biaj膮c si臋 w jego histori臋.
Chocia偶 fabularnie nic nie sugeruje, 偶e bohater cierpi, warstwa graficzna wydaje si臋 prawdziwym studium samotno艣ci. W niemal poklatkowych kadrach czas ci膮gnie si臋 jak guma. Roz艂o偶enie ka偶dej sceny na czynniki pierwsze sprawia wra偶enie jakby艣my ogl膮dali 偶ycie bohatera w slowmotion. Pot臋gowa艂o to wra偶enie jakiej艣 pustki, braku - mo偶e nudy? Chocia偶 zn贸w, czy to jest o Hubercie, czy o mnie i tempie, w kt贸rym tocz臋 swoj膮 kulk臋?
Wizualnie dzie艂o Bena Gijsemansa jest zjawiskowe. Pozornie ascetyczny, z przygaszon膮 palet膮 kolor贸w, powtarzaj膮cymi si臋 kadrami, 鈥濰ubert鈥� porywa detalami, kt贸re mo偶na odkrywa膰 na nowo. To one tworz膮 prawdziw膮 opowie艣膰. Detal to te偶 spos贸b patrzenia na dzie艂a sztuki i ich prze艂o偶enia na j臋zyk komiksu. A偶 chce si臋 odwiedzi膰 jak膮艣 wystaw臋!
Ten spokojnie p艂yn膮cy, prawie niemy, belgijski komiks oczarowa艂 mnie estetyk膮, wyciszy艂 i przyni贸s艂 chwil臋 m膮drej zadumy.
Zupe艂nie niespodziewany zachwyt 馃枻
August 28, 2024
3.5
gorgeous art. another review calls this not a graphic novel, but an experience, and i have to agree. it was an interesting execution and a look into one solitary man鈥檚 life and his relationship to art
art was gorgeous, story is super slow-paced and very standard. definitely not an exciting novel by any means but a nice little reflection
gorgeous art. another review calls this not a graphic novel, but an experience, and i have to agree. it was an interesting execution and a look into one solitary man鈥檚 life and his relationship to art
art was gorgeous, story is super slow-paced and very standard. definitely not an exciting novel by any means but a nice little reflection
June 28, 2023
Pi臋kna opowie艣膰 graficzna - g艂贸wnie zachwyca obrazem, bo dialog贸w czy tekstu, jest w niej bardzo malutko. Niesamowita jest ta kreska.
December 23, 2024
Voor lezers die houden van verstilde verhalen, eenzame personages en tekeningen om naar te blijven turen. Prachtig debuut!
February 21, 2017
De po毛zie van het kijken vertelt in beelden van proza. Verstilling en contemplatie ontmoeten afzondering en twijfel in Hubert. Voor de kunstliefhebber, tekenaar, schilder, fotograaf of dichter die in ons verscholen zit.
October 15, 2017
Simple and sad. About a man who prefers to connect with paintings rather than people.
February 5, 2017
Reading "Hubert" is like observing a man observing things. In that, the experience feels more like being in front of a painting rather than reading a book/story. Which is pretty cool, because the main theme in the book is also arts. Hubert stays, for the most part, in front of a painting. And we kinda do the same thing, simultaneously.
June 12, 2018
Beautifully composed little story. Sepia tones and infinitesimal differences between many of the panels draw the eye forward in a way that gives an overall impression of a Zoetrope bound into a book.
August 3, 2020
um quadrinho 铆ntimo e lento que examina a personalidade de um homem solit谩rio enquanto nos mant茅m 脿 dist芒ncia. o ritmo faz com que as pequenas rupturas no cotidiano de Hubert ganhem a magnitude de uma explos茫o. muito bom.
February 6, 2017
Beautifully Tragic
As much art as the pictures in the panels. Sad. Not in sad events. But, some unseen tragic sadness is below the surface. Very well crafted.
As much art as the pictures in the panels. Sad. Not in sad events. But, some unseen tragic sadness is below the surface. Very well crafted.
February 20, 2017
陌lk bak谋艧ta Louvre M眉zesi i莽in haz谋rlanan serinin bir par莽as谋 sand谋m. Fakat, de臒ilmi艧. Bence biraz fazla so臒uk. Sadece, bir -ilk kitap- i莽in iyi say谋l谋r diyebilirim.
August 8, 2019
Its a short and quiet graphic novel with very few words. However, the artwork and illustrations are the driving force in the story. A beautiful and quick reading that I enjoyed.
October 8, 2024
Hubert is a deeply meditative piece on a lonely man who uses art as a form of escape. Lonely and somewhat troubled, Hubert often visits art museums between Paris and Brussels to simple wander the exhibits and soak in the various pieces in the gallery. When he reaches home, he spends his free time painting with the subject of his more recent piece being the women who he sees on a balcony across his building. It's a clear fixation but Ben Gijsemans' framing of Hubert's gaze is depicted as relatively harmless given his very reclusive and shy nature. In a sense, Hubert explores the isolating nature of crafting artwork without it being too masturbatory and surprisingly contemplative. There is fairly minimal dialogue as Hubert rarely initiates conversations, and rather is more reflective of the sparse few characters seen here. Gijsemans does a spectacular job cultivating Hubert's lonely existence with numerous repeating panels to depict the mundane quality of his life. A very retro art style captures the simplicity incredibly well, with his delicate lines seemingly working as an homage to artists like Winsor McCay. It's a beautiful and simply executed little comic that is worth checking out for the artwork alone.
June 27, 2021
The illustrations in this book are as good as it gets, they are expressive and simple, elegant and precise... However, the storyline is what makes me give this book 3/5 stars.
Mr Hubert is a lonely man, obsessed with female beauty: that of the women portrayed in art and also that of his young neighbour. It is when he takes a surprise photograph of this young girl through his window, without her consent, that remorse starts to consume his days.
He stops painting, he doesn't enjoy his visits to the museum as much and even gives into his landlady's continous efforts to flirt with him and invite him over for drinks.
The part that bothered me about the book is that Hubert doesn't learn a lesson. His remorse is vanished once he decides to connect his camera to his computer and sees the picture of the beautiful girl... And starts painting her in a canvas.
As a young female this struck me the wrong way... Pity and loneliness don't cover up for the lack of accountability and inappropriate behavior of Hubert.
The overall feeling I felt while reading this book was discomfort... Almost every character made me feel that way.
Mr Hubert is a lonely man, obsessed with female beauty: that of the women portrayed in art and also that of his young neighbour. It is when he takes a surprise photograph of this young girl through his window, without her consent, that remorse starts to consume his days.
He stops painting, he doesn't enjoy his visits to the museum as much and even gives into his landlady's continous efforts to flirt with him and invite him over for drinks.
The part that bothered me about the book is that Hubert doesn't learn a lesson. His remorse is vanished once he decides to connect his camera to his computer and sees the picture of the beautiful girl... And starts painting her in a canvas.
As a young female this struck me the wrong way... Pity and loneliness don't cover up for the lack of accountability and inappropriate behavior of Hubert.
The overall feeling I felt while reading this book was discomfort... Almost every character made me feel that way.
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