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The Young Woman and the Sea

by Catherine Meurisse

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Catherine Meurisse once again draws upon her memories. Her stay in a far-off, strange-yet-familiar land, at the Japanese villa Kujoyama in 2018, provides the artist with another opportunity to pursue her creative quest, this time where the West and Far East meet. In the manner of Lewis Carroll, the young artist lets characters out of legend lead her through pictorial landscapes. Imagination and dialogue are key to penetrating the secrets of this strange territory and discovering why the young explorer finds it so fascinating. This Alice daydreams and wonders, returning every now and then to reality and nature, that dynamic dictator of events and situations. After The Great Outdoors, Catherine Meurisse continues her pursuit of beauty in an unknown land, between mountain and sea, illustrating landscapes that reflect the seasons and the artist's progress. Truly splendid!… (more)
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«Me gustaría pintar la naturaleza», confiesa una joven dibujante francesa al poner un pie en Japón. Por su parte, un artista japonés intenta «pintar una mujer». ¿Qué naturaleza: la que apacigua o la que desborda? ¿Y qué mujer? ¿Nami, quizá, que regenta la posada de baños termales en la que ambos artistas se hospedan? Catherine Meurisse vivió durante varios meses en Villa Kujoyama, una residencia para artistas en Kioto, donde quiso inspirarse y retomar su labor bajo una nueva perspectiva, sumergida en los ricos paisajes japoneses, con el fin de darle un nuevo sentido a su obra y redescubrirse a sí misma.
  bibliotecayamaguchi | Dec 9, 2022 |
Catherine Meurisse a résidé dans une résidence d’artistes au Japon, juste au bord de mer. Elle se trouvait également au Japon lors d’un tsunami.

Elle en a tiré ce récit en y mêlant sa fascination pour les paysages et les personnes, la mer et la nature, les forêts et leurs habitants.

Oscillant entre humour, poésie et fantastique, avec certaines planches splendides entrecoupées de pages plus discutables, La jeune femme et la mer ressemble à un conte graphique au message quelque peu sibyllin ( )
  noid.ch | Mar 10, 2022 |
"Je regarde la nature, mais c'est elle qui semble me regarder."

Catherine Meurisse nous raconte son expérience japonaise. L'environnement luxuriant, les traditions et légendes du pays l'inspirent. Hokusai et Miyazaki sont ses références. Ainsi nous offre-t-elle des planches d'une grande beauté, paysages maritimes ou étendues végétales. Aussi rencontre-t-elle des êtres mystérieux, des esprits frappants qui parlent une langue qu'elle ne comprend pas toujours. Sa propre caricature tranche avec la majesté de l'ensemble tout en exprimant non sans humour l'altérité de l'étranger. Au risque de susciter la frustration, son récit est une histoire sans fin, suspendue tel un haïku.

Sous la forme d'un haïku :

Croquer la nature ?
Le tanuki a raison,
C'est elle qui nous croque. ( )
  PaFink | Jan 20, 2022 |
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Catherine Meurisse once again draws upon her memories. Her stay in a far-off, strange-yet-familiar land, at the Japanese villa Kujoyama in 2018, provides the artist with another opportunity to pursue her creative quest, this time where the West and Far East meet. In the manner of Lewis Carroll, the young artist lets characters out of legend lead her through pictorial landscapes. Imagination and dialogue are key to penetrating the secrets of this strange territory and discovering why the young explorer finds it so fascinating. This Alice daydreams and wonders, returning every now and then to reality and nature, that dynamic dictator of events and situations. After The Great Outdoors, Catherine Meurisse continues her pursuit of beauty in an unknown land, between mountain and sea, illustrating landscapes that reflect the seasons and the artist's progress. Truly splendid!

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