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Views of an Imaginary City 33: View of Orepi Tower

Posted on July 26, 2021 by julian peters comics

Orepi Tower is perhaps Sensuka’s most iconic building. Even those foreigners who know next to nothing about the city may recognize it as “that barber’s pole tower.” The tower was built under the empress Nanéh as a monument to her … Continue reading →

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“La città radiosa” (“The Radiant City”) by Vincenzo Mascolo

Posted on July 11, 2020 by julian peters comics

My adaptation of comics of a poem by the Italian poet Vincenzo Mascolo. The poem represents a section of a long poetic cycle (still in progress) titled “Orphée,” which is in turn inspired  by the modern classical album of the … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon! “Fifty-two Views of an Imaginary City”

Posted on August 4, 2013 by julian peters comics

This summer, mostly during the course of an artistic residency at the Maison Gai Saber in Leigné-sur-Usseau, France, I began work on a long series of watercolours depicting the sights of interest, neighbourhoods and inhabitants of an imaginary city called Sensuka. Inspired by Ando … Continue reading →

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