Architecture. Manga? The two terms seem wholly unrelated. And worth a closer look. In Part 1, we took a look at how the architecture in Osamu Tezuka's Barbara provided a neutral canvas for the artist to subtly express how he felt about his craft. In this post, we'll examine Tezuka's thoughts on architecture itself, as expressed in Barbara.
Through an odd coincidence, this chapel stands outside Loos, Province of Limburg, Belgium; while the German
Bishopric of Limburg is being rocked by a financial scandal involving the Bishop's lavish new palace. Economics 1: Artificial ScarcityI love Carl Barks. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest storytellers in the history of comic books, and an institution of my childhood. In this series of posts, I want to honor an aspect of his legacy that I feel is under-appreciated: Carl Barks the teacher. Lesson One: creating artificial scarcity is a double-edged sword. Why is the architecture in a Manga important? Most people who read Osamu Tezuka's Barbara don't read it for the architecture, but I do, for two reasons. One, because it provides a neutral canvas for the artist to express how they feel about their work. Two, because it reveals how the artist feels about architecture. In Part 1, we'll take a look at this first aspect.
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