En Construcción. Una Historia Real: Work in Progress
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ISBN13: 9798890986344
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Published: Dec 8 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.81
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Published: Dec 8 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.81
Language: Spanish
Las inspiradoras memorias de Devon Rodriguez narran, descarnadamente, el camino que recorrió desde una infancia marcada por el abuso hasta convertirse en el artista con más seguidores en las redes sociales del mundo. Todo mientras descubrÃa el poder transformador de ver y ser visto. La edición incluye nuevas ilustraciones en grafito de las personas y los lugares que marcaron su vida. «En sus cautivadoras memorias, Devon transforma una infancia marcada por la pobreza, el abuso y la supervivencia en algo crudo, hermoso y profundamente humano. --Mel Robbins, autora del éxito de ventas número uno del New York Times The Let Them Theory y anfitriona de The Mel Robbins Podcast Cuando era niño, Rodriguez se preguntaba por qué vivÃa hacinado con su familia en una habitación, por qué su hogar era investigado con frecuencia por los Servicios de Atención a la Infancia. Pero, a pesar de las difÃciles circunstancias, nunca dejó de creer que serÃa un artista de éxito. En noveno grado, su profesor de arte lo invitó a recorrer el metro de la ciudad de Nueva York con un único propósito: perfeccionar su técnica dibujando a los pasajeros sentados frente a él. Una página en blanco era algo que Devon podÃa controlar, incluso en medio de una vida caótica. En estas extraordinarias memorias, explica cómo el arte, su abuela y su inquebrantable determinación lo salvaron de circunstancias desgarradoras y lo llevaron a reinventar un retrato realista, fresco y casi mágico, estilo que muchos consideraban pasado de moda. Rodriguez escribe con ritmo, energÃa. Su mirada es la del artista capaz de trazar un vÃvido retrato de su Bronx natal, de los tatuajes y grafitis que lo fascinaban de niño, y de los maestros que supieron reconocer su talento y lo ayudaron a desarrollarse. Retratar a personas comunes en toda su complejidad es el don de Devon Rodriguez y su manera de hacer bien al mundo. Ese gesto lo ha convertido en estrella de una nueva era. Work in Progress es el retrato más preciso y conmovedor que ha pintado hasta ahora: el suyo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This inspiring, raw memoir traces the path Devon Rodriguez took from an abusive childhood to becoming the most followed artist on social media worldwide, as he discovered the transformative power of seeing and being seen--featuring new graphite illustrations of the people and places that shaped him. In his captivating memoir, Devon turns a childhood marked by poverty, abuse, and survival into something raw, beautiful, and deeply human.--Mel Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Let Them Theory, host of The Mel Robbins Podcast As a child, Rodriguez wondered why he lived in a single cramped room with his family, which was often under investigation by the Administration of Child Services. But despite difficult circumstances, he always believed he was going to be a successful artist. When he was in the ninth grade, his art teacher invited him to ride the New York City subway, with one destination in mind: the development of his craft, by drawing the commuters sitting across from him. A blank page in his sketchbook was something Rodriguez could control in an otherwise chaotic life. In this astonishing memoir, he explains how his art, his grandmother, and his own relentless drive saved him from heart-wrenching circumstances and led him to redefine out-of-fashion realist portraiture as fresh and magical. Rodriguez writes with rhythm, verve, and an artist's POV, painting a vivid picture of his native Bronx, the tattoos and rooftop graffiti that mesmerized him as a kid, and the teachers who saw his potential and nourished it. Painting regular people in all their complexity is Rodriguez's gift and his offering to the world, an old-school act that has made him a new-school star. Work in Progress delivers Rodriguez's most precise and moving portrait yet: of himself.
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