Tales from the Loop

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In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world s largest particle accelerator The facility was complete in 1969, located deep below the pastoral countryside of M lar arna The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop These are its strange tales.Simon St lenhag s paintings of Swedish 1980s suburbia, populated by fantastic machines and strange beasts, have spread like wildfire on the Internet The 2015 Kickstarter for the English version of the book raised over 320,000 St lenhag s portrayal of a childhood against a backdrop of old Volvo cars and coveralls, combined with strange and mystical machines, creates a unique atmosphere that is both instantly recognizable and utterly alien.In this top quality artbook, Simon St lenhag s first set of paintings are collected in book form together with texts that tell the stories of the youth who lived in the shadows of the machines In addition, three separate prints format 260 230 mm as well as a full color map format 520x340mm of the land of The Loop are included in the book. New Download Books Tales from the Loop By Simon Stålenhag – kino-fada.fr I d like to think this book LOOKS like my novels FEEL What do I mean by that I m not precisely sure TALES FROM THE LOOP is an art book, a handsome matte collection of a dreamy alternate 80s There s a bit of text, but the text is mostly besides the point Really, TALES FROM THE LOOP is about the images hyper realistic paintings of Swedish life with decaying robots, inquisitive dinosaurs, rundown hovercraft, and well worn androids It feels like our world, but just a little strange Sometimes I d like to think this book LOOKS like my novel...I got this on the strength of St lenhag s paintings, which I d seen online and made up a completely different backstory for standard dystopian scifi What he actually does is muchinteresting it s very much a young boy s fantasy but told well enough to be an engaging rea...Simon St lenhag never grew up He kept his imagination and creativity from his childhood and created these beautiful and mysterious paintings about retro futuristic Swedish landscapes How about that for a niche His paintings are collected in this book and have a short narrative which explains just as much as it fills you with new mystery The book really takes you into Simon s fantasy world and leaves you wishing you never grew up as well This book is well worth the price and deserves a nice Simon St lenhag never grew up He kept his imagination and creativity from his childhood and created these beautiful and mysterious paintings about retro futuristic Swedish landscapes How about that for a niche His paintings are collected in this book and have a short narrative which explains just as much as it fills you with new mystery The book really takes you into Simon s fant...Would give this a thousand stars if I could Breathtaking This is one the books that you can easily read in one sitting There is not story as such, it is a series of paintings with explanatory notes about the author s childhood in Sweden around The Loop, with all of the bizarre sci of machinery and peculiar dimensional disturbances associated with it However, I fully expect to revisit this book countless times to pore over the images again and again The depth and realism of such an alternati Would give this a thousand stars if I could Breathtaking This is one the books that you can easily read in one sitting There is not story as such, it is a series of paintings ...In an alternate world, a huge particle accelerator has been created called the Loop The author weaves in a crafty narrative along with compelling, out of this world artwork to tell a tale of weird technology and how the citizens interact with it Huge ships running on magnetic waves, disca...I loved both books in this series I read them out of order but I don t necessarily think that affects the experience Both books tell great stories about growing up and the mysteries inherent in that but book 2 Things From the Flood I found to hit me harder Both emotionally a...I St lenhags bilder r det inte i f rsta hand de spektakul ra robotarna och maskinerna som ger mig svindel, utan ist llet r det enkelheten i det svenska landskapet vassen som bryter upp genom tunn is, n gonstans en r d ladug rd med vita knutar, en kylig sol p v g ner i en alltf r tidig vinterskymning Tystnad Stillhet Trygghet Och mitt i detta barnen, vittnen till kvarlevorna av ett magnifikt projekt som de vuxna misslyckats med Upproriska och sturska pojkar och flickor konfronterar dessa I St lenhags bilder r det inte i f rsta hand de spektakul ra robotarna och maskinerna som ger mig svindel, utan ist llet r det enkelheten i det svenska landskapet vassen som bryter upp genom tunn is, n gonstans en r d ladug rd med vita knutar, en kylig sol p v g ner i en alltf r tidig vinterskymning Tystnad Stillhet Trygghet Och mitt i detta barnen, vittnen till kvarlevorna av ett magnifikt projekt som de vuxna misslyckats med Uppro...A collection of beautiful digital paintings of rural Sweden in the eighties, crossed with science fiction buildings, robots, vehicles, and the occasional dinosaur A past that never was.The paintings themselves are stunning, and evoke a peculiar feeling of a nostalgia and awe.Some of the paintings are accompanied with short text vignettes When I first heard of that concept, I was a bit apprehensive, as I was worried that the text would remove the mystic feeling of the pictures Fortunately, the A collection of beautiful digital paintings of rural Sweden in the eighties, crossed with science fiction buildings, robots, vehicles, and the occasional dinosaur A past that never was.The paintings themselves are stunning...This makes me feel nostalgic for a childhood I never had but at the same time it s the childhood all of us had, in a way.Seguo da alcuni anni il lavoro di Simon St lenhag su internet, dove condivide generosamente la maggior parte delle sue illustrazioni Qual dunque il senso di investire nell edizione a stampa anche se non mancano comunque le immagini inedite Il senso sta nel fatto che Loop non solo una raccolta di ottimi dipinti digitali, il racconto di un infanzia immaginaria narrato attraverso frammenti di ricordi, come pagine di un diario scritte a posteriori Se lo St lenhag illustratore ormai ha poc Seguo da alcuni anni il lavoro di Simon St lenhag su internet, dove condivide generosamente la maggior parte delle sue illustrazioni Qual dunque il senso di investire nell edizione a stampa anche se non mancano comunque le immagini inedite Il senso sta nel fatto che Loop non solo una raccolta di ottimi dipinti digitali, il racconto di un infanzia immaginaria narrato attraverso frammenti di ricordi, come pagine di un diario scritte a posteriori Se lo St lenhag illustratore ormai ha poco da dimostrare, lo St lenhag narratore una piacevole sorpresa, che riesce ad aggiungere, anzich tog...

Tales from the Loop
  • English
  • 01 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 128 pages
  • Simon Stålenhag
  • Tales from the Loop