For the very first time, Portugal is organizing an exhibit committed to Tintin’s developer, the multi-talented Belgian musician Georges Remi, much better called “Hergé” (the noise of his initials, turned around).
The event at the Calouste Gulbenkian Structure in Lisbon has actually been co-produced with the Hergé Gallery of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
The event discloses the numerous various other aspects of the musician by uniting a vital choice of papers, initial storyboards, paints, as well as pictures by Tintin’s developer, where site visitors can analyze the art behind his imaginative wizard.
Motivated by a number of creative activities of his time– from pop art to abstract art with to minimalism– the self-taught musician was likewise curious about old civilisations as well as the supposed “primitive arts”.
” Right here it’s shocking to see various other personalities due to the fact that we are all so consumed as well as indoctrinated by Tintin, as well as instantly we’re challenged by various other tales. Yet it’s excellent to shock the site visitor,” stated Nick Rodwell, manager of Moulinsart S.A., previously the Hergé Structure, the firm that has actually taken care of the civil liberties to the Belgian musician’s job because 1987.
” We’re speaking about posters for tourist, we’re speaking about his layouts for publication covers, pictures for publications as well as, this will certainly shock individuals, due to the fact that most individuals remained with Tintin as well as could not perhaps envision that RG obtained associated with all that, however he was so respected as well as he was searching for various courses to comply with as well as he required to be promoted, he required to be motivated, so he entered into advertising and marketing,” Rodwell included.
The Belgian musician passed away in 1983, aged 76.
The event runs up until 10 January 2022.
