
Portrait of a Body
by Julie Delporte
Title:
Portrait of a Body
Author:
Julie Delporte
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
268 pages, Full-colour illustrations throughout
Publisher:
Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN-13:
9781770466807
EAN:
9781770466807
Publication Date:
16/01/2024
Classifications:
Graphic Novels, Comic Books, Manga, Cartoons
Weight (g):
666
Dimensions (mm):
210 x 160 x 20
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A portrait of flourishing desire in a body ever-changingAs she examines her life experience and traumas with great care, Delporte faces the questions about gender and sexuality that both haunt and entice her. Deeply informed by her personal relationships as much as queer art and theory, Portrait of a Body is both a joyous and at times hard meditation on embodimenta journey to be reunited with the self in an attempt to heal pain and live more authentically.Delporte''s idyllic colored pencil drawings contrast with the near urgency that structures her confessional memoir. Each page is laden with revelation and enveloped in organic, natural shapesrocks, flowers, intertwined bodies, women''s hair blowing in the windcaptured with devotion. The vitality of these forms interspersed with Delportes flowing handwriting hold space for her vivid and affecting observations.Skillfully translated by Helge Dascher and Karen Houle, Portrait of a Body provokes us to remain open to the lessons our bodies have on offer.











