Inspiration is everywhere in all instances of city life. In this visual diary of Barcelona a
real treat for sketchers and lovers of the Catalan capital urban sketcher Lapin creates a
graphic narrative of his metropolitan surroundings to communicate a highly expressive and
deeply personal vision of the city. Using vintage accounting books that he finds in flea
markets Lapin armed with nothing more than a sketchbook a fine liner pen watercolor paints
and his folding stool depicts the images and phenomena of everyday city life - busy streets
bustling cafes iconic monuments graffiti-splashed walls sidewalks thick with people. A
sketching technique that pays meticulous attention to detail his particular use of color and
striking und humorous perspective distortions define Lapin's journalistic-like visual style.
Telling evocative stories through his drawings he also provides a fresh look at some of the
urban transformations the city is currently undergoing including green hubs and squares parks
and gardens. The artist defines himself as a mobile illustrator a kind of modern-day itinerant
urban explorer and documentarian who immerses himself in his environment (in this case
Barcelona) and records what he sees. The result is a graphic reportage of the city's culture
from its emblematic architecture down to the ornamental concrete slabs used to pave many of its
sidewalks and nearly everything else in between.
