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Secondhand Hardcover in Very Good Condition
The book of Schuiten is a biography of François Schuiten by Benoît Peeters. Published in 2004 by Casterman
The Book of Schuiten by Benoît Peeters is a comprehensive retrospective art book and biography that chronicles the life, creative process, and diverse artistic career of renowned Belgian graphic artist and architect of the fantastic, François Schuiten.
François Schuiten was born in Brussels in 1956, as the son of two architects. He studied at the Saint-Luc Institute where he met Claude Renard. Together, they created the comics ‘Aux Médianes de Cymbiola’ and ‘Le Rail’, as well as three volumes of ‘9ème Rêve’. François also collaborated with his brother Luc on the series ‘Terres Creuses’ which was published in the legendary Pilote magazine. His final breakthrough into the mainstream of comics came with his transfer to the more adult Métal Hurlant magazine. In 1980, together with Benoît Peeters, he created the series ‘Cités Obscures’, in which his love of architecture is magnificently visible.









