Tag: House of Illustration

June 29, 2017 · 0 comments

Anime Architecture

Anime Architecture

By Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. If you were hoping for Anime Architecture at the House of Illustration to show a futurists’ view of architecture, you’ll be disappointed. It’s the subtitle, Backgrounds of Japan, where the show’s true focus lies. This is not an exhibition of design, but rather of scenery, highlighting the background illustrator’s craft. It is […]

April 7, 2016 · 0 comments

The World of Japanese Girls’ Comics

The World of Japanese Girls’ Comics

Lee Brimmicombe-Wood looks for the mojo in shojo. The touring exhibition of shojo manga, which finishes its run at London’s House of Illustration in June, is not so much about comics as about the shojo aesthetic. The exhibition presents a world of slender, beautiful men, of flowers, of soft-edged pastels. If you knew nothing of […]

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