![]() American painter and photographer Jude Harzer said: I was always impressed by the rawness and forwardness of a woman as a dominant character. ![]() She may have angered some feminists while encouraging others. Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with either Valentina’s fantasies or speedy undressing. They approved of her sexual emancipation and Trotskyite politics, but were less taken by her fantasies and the speed with which she peeled off her clothes. Philip Willan wrote in the obituary of Guido Crepax: Inspired by the silent movie actor Louise Brooks, and by Crepax’s own wife, Luisa, Valentina presented something of a dilemma for Italian feminists. Considering the dreams she has, who should care about reality? Not me. In Valentina’s world, theīoundaries between reality and dream are blurred or non-existent in any case, her “reality” hardly makes more sense than her dreams. How come I wasn’t aware of this artist before?Ĭrepax’s wild imagination, encyclopaedic influences/cultural references and exquisite Beardsleyesque drawings had won me over from the first few pages. I came across this book in our library a few weeks ago. ![]() ![]() Translated by Carlos Sampayo, Marcelo Raboni and María Fernández ![]()
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