Venise Celeste

Moebius: Venise Celeste / Celestial Venice (1984)
Éditions Aedena

24.5 x 30.5cm, 104 pages

Moebius: Venice Celeste (Celestial Venice) collects work by Moebius made during his auspicious trip to Italy in the early 1980s that was to be an inspirational voyage that paved the way for a 9 page comic (that this art book takes it’s name from) and also one of the first works penned under Jean Giraud’s other nom de plume “Jean Gir” (see Moebius: Starwatcher).

Venise Celeste book, front
Venise Celeste book, inside
Venise Celeste book, title

Moebius: Venice Celeste is separated into the following sections:

Préface de Milo Manara (Preface by Milo Manara),
Les Fantasmes du vieux Mœb (The Fantasies of the old Mœb),
Les Merveilles de L’Univers (The Wonders of the Universe),
Jean Gir, le nouveau Mœbius (Jean Gir, the new Mœbius),
Internal Transfer,
Carnaval Vénitien (Venetian Carnaval).

Venise Celeste book, Préface de Milo Manara/Les Fantasmes du vieux Mœb
Venise Celeste book, Carnaval Vénitien
Venise Celeste book, Carnaval Vénitien
Venise Celeste book, Carnaval Vénitien
Venise Celeste book, Venise Celeste
Venise Celeste book, Venise Celeste
Venise Celeste book, back

At the time of writing there is an ongoing free exhibition of Moebius called “Les Beaux Voyages de Moebius” (The Beautiful Journeys of Moebius) taking place from 11th May – 24th November 2019 in Venice, Italy at the CA’ASI Architecture Studio as part of the Venice Biennale 58th International Art Exhibition that celebrates Moebius’ first visit to Italy and showcases part of Moebius’ oeuvre of the period.

CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
CA’ASI Venice, Italy
Venise Celeste book, Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs), Venice, Italy

The Art of Tron

The Art of Tron (1982)
Little Simon/Simon & Schuster
22.8 x 30.2cm, 64 pages

Released to coincide with the major motion picture Tron (1982) directed by Steven Lisberger, the enlightening book The Art of Tron written by Michael Bonnifer (a publicist who worked on Tron), offers a rare glimpse of the creative process behind this innovative and audacious film, featuring concept art by Moebius who worked on the storyboards, designed costumes and vessel design alongside a team of many other artists.

The Art of Tron book, front
The Art of Tron book, inside
The Art of Tron book, inside
The Art of Tron book, inside
The Art of Tron book, contents
The Art of Tron book, 1.Introduction
The Art of Tron book, 2.Evolution
The Art of Tron book, 2.Evolution
The Art of Tron book, 2.Evolution
The Art of Tron book, 2.Evolution
The Art of Tron book, 2.Evolution
The Art of Tron book, 3.Title Sequence
The Art of Tron book, 4.ENCOM
The Art of Tron book, 5.Flynn’s Arcade, 6.Flynn
The Art of Tron book, 6.Flynn (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 7.Flynn’s Transition
The Art of Tron book, 8.Painting With Light
The Art of Tron book, 9.Sark, 10.Guards And Cells
The Art of Tron book, 9.Sark (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 11.The Carrier
The Art of Tron book, 11.The Carrier (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 11.The Carrier
The Art of Tron book, 12.Disk Fights, 13.Tron, 14. Ring Game
The Art of Tron book, 15.Crom And Ram
The Art of Tron book, 16.Lightcycles
The Art of Tron book, 16.Lightcycles
The Art of Tron book, 16.Lightcycles
The Art of Tron book, 17.Effects Animation
The Art of Tron book, 18.Costumes
The Art of Tron book, 18.Costumes (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 19.Yori, 20.Solar Sailer
The Art of Tron book, 19.Yori (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 20.Solar Sailer
The Art of Tron book, 21.Recognizers
The Art of Tron book, 20.Solar Sailer (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 22.Dumont, 23.The Bit
The Art of Tron book, 22.Dumont (close-up)
The Art of Tron book, 23.The Bit
The Art of Tron book, 24.The Master Control Program, 25.Lingo
The Art of Tron book, outside
The Art of Tron book, back