Cover news reporter Zhang Jie and intern Li Xinyue
Should I be happy for having chosen such a life, or should I regret not having chosen such a life? Everyone has their own opinions, but for Sangbei, who has created thousands of paintings, he believes in his heart that he is more willing to be a musician, and everything convinces him.
In December 2021, “Sangbei: A Painting Musician” was published by Shanghai Translation Publishing House. The graphic document was written and painted by Jean Jacques Sangbe, translated by Li Yizhi. This book contains a large number of unpublished works on musical themes by Sangbei, and is accompanied by an interview with a length of 30,000 words. He talked about his beloved musicians, Debussy, Duke Ellington, Ravel… He recalled playing Gershwin’s “Lover” for the first time, and the first time he discovered that a magical record could be used. Putting “the whole band down”, for the first time, I invited Gosini, the author of “Little Naughty Nicola”, to come to the house to listen to a song.
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Sangbei is a French national treasure manga master and has long contributed to magazines. Born in poverty, he was self-taught and used his spare time to contribute to different newspapers and magazines, gradually growing into a top illustrator. The “Naughty Nicolas” series that he and René Gossini created are popular all over the world, and 15 million copies have been sold all over the world. Therefore, Sangbei is also affectionately called “the one of “Naughty Nicolas”. father”. The Sangbei series of works “Childhood”, “Sangbei in New York”, “Raul’s Little Secret”, and “Autumn Wind Rise on the Ground” have been published. Sangbei’s painting style is fresh and natural, innocent and lovely.
In this book, Sangbei tells about his indissoluble bond with music. Sambe, who is now famous for his paintings, actually loves music most. It’s just that he is young and poor, and his parents have no money for him to learn musical instruments. In contrast, drawing is much easier. As long as a piece of paper and a pen, Sangbei can show off his artistic talent. The story starts with the radio at home in my childhood. Through the radio, he discovered the magical jazz and the most interesting jazz musicians. Even if his parents were arguing, he didn’t think it mattered, because in the world he imagined, he became a member of a jazz band, going north and south to perform. He uses music to soothe his sensitive soul and get rid of his unhappy childhood. Sambe eventually became a cartoonist, but music gave him countless inspirations. Therefore, during his life’s creative career, he painted all kinds of people playing musical instruments, such as the famous Duke of Wellington, Schubert, etc., children who are unhappy in piano practice, and find the joy of life in music. Of men, women and children. Every painting is entrusted with Sangbei’s love for music. He recalled the first time he played Gershwin’s “Lover”, the first time he discovered that the magical record could actually fit the “whole band”, and the first time he invited Gosini to listen to a song at home.
The painter Jimmy admires Sangbei’s work very much, and thinks that it “shows a sophisticated French humor”, “Sangbei’s work is not only the dramatic effect he deliberately created, but it is worth savoring slowly.” The attitude of life captured in his simple or complex paintings, the joking of human nature, the nostalgia and love for old times. Many time-consuming backgrounds and seemingly unnecessary details are all talking about story.”Return to Sohu to see more
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