1.2.3. Woodman (Selected Works of Jimi Chen)

Author: Jimi
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: "1.2.3. Wooden Man," When you open the book, hold your breath and focus, because the wooden characters, the protagonists, are whispering to each other with unheard voices: "1.2.3, come play!" The book's title "Do.Re.Mi. Wooden Man" is also very appropriate, as it contains hidden musicality. In terms of visual arrangement, the flowing continuous notes are followed by varying-length rests. The continuous notes have length, light, darkness, joy, and sorrow. As for the rhythm of the rests, it depends on how long the reader's gaze stays. Even the rests have their own expressions; composers could surely create moving melodies based on this. Jimi, picture book writer. Starting in 1998, he began his personal picture book creation, demonstrating remarkable creativity and versatile narrative styles, sparking a picture book creation fever in Taiwan. Jimi's works have a strong personal style, presenting unique life landscapes, deep, and enchanting. His works are widely loved, with translations available in countries like the United States, France, Germany, Greece, South Korea, and Japan. "1.2.3. Wooden Man," with a stroke of Jimi's brush, the little people, the cats, the dogs, the elephants, the lions, and the penguins all become still. The laughter and joy—immediately—disappear into the book. This book lets us witness a temporal and spatial magic—naturally formed in the real world and wildly running in the fantasy world.