INVISIBLE CITIES
I have always been fascinated by the books of Italo Calvino. As an illustrator, every time I read them, I wonder how I might bring them to life through my drawings.
Illustrating Invisible Cities has always seemed like an impossible challenge, as its magic lies in the abstract, ambiguous, and suggestive descriptions; by making them concrete, that magic might fade.
In these drawings, I haven’t tried to represent any of the cities described in the book, and they aren’t even cities. I’ve simply tried to capture some of the images and sensations that, at some point, this wonderful book has conveyed to me.
The "Invisible Cities" project was meticulously developed through a careful iterative process using artificial intelligence techniques.