BEST Interview yet!!:
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6329/the-art-of-comics-no-2-chris-ware
A few more from today's lecture:
1) slow time: The depiction of time is often discussed in CW's work and has been widely discussed.
EG in BALL, D. M., & KUHLMAN, M. B. (2010). The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing Is a Way of Thinking. Jackson, University Press of Mississippi. http://site.ebrary.com/id/10396000., Chapter 13, Chris Ware and the Pursuit of Slowness by Georgiana Banita
2) Clear line: This style of comics was developed by Herge in his Tintin books, and is discussed here:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/tintinandi/interview-on-cartooning/7/
4) Memory: CW comments A LOT about memory, especially here
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6329/the-art-of-comics-no-2-chris-ware: "Beyond that, by modulating repeated bits of color and by playing warm and cool moments and objects against each other, I try to link various parts of a story together, sort of like the way our memories rewrite our experiences to suit the person we’d like to imagine we are, cleaning things up to suit our tastes.."
Diagrammatic sequencing: Using a small square grid, describe a simple sequence of events in a diagrammatic form similar to “Quimby Mouse”. You can go in any direction, leave areas/squares blank and use a non-linear way of presenting the narrative.
1) slow time: The depiction of time is often discussed in CW's work and has been widely discussed.
EG in BALL, D. M., & KUHLMAN, M. B. (2010). The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing Is a Way of Thinking. Jackson, University Press of Mississippi. http://site.ebrary.com/id/10396000., Chapter 13, Chris Ware and the Pursuit of Slowness by Georgiana Banita
2) Clear line: This style of comics was developed by Herge in his Tintin books, and is discussed here:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/tintinandi/interview-on-cartooning/7/
"Incidentally, I stole this idea of using very carefully composed naturalistic color under a platonic black line more or less directly from Hergé, as there’s a certain lushness and jewel-like quality to his pages that also seems to hint at the way we gift-wrap our experiences as memories."
3) Use of type: CW has said " I try to use the rules of typography to govern the way that I “draw,” which keeps me at a sensible distance from the story as well as being a visual analog to the way we remember and conceptualize the world" (from PBS interview above)4) Memory: CW comments A LOT about memory, especially here
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6329/the-art-of-comics-no-2-chris-ware: "Beyond that, by modulating repeated bits of color and by playing warm and cool moments and objects against each other, I try to link various parts of a story together, sort of like the way our memories rewrite our experiences to suit the person we’d like to imagine we are, cleaning things up to suit our tastes.."
"The simple act of remembering means creating an edited, “colored” memory of something that was initially probably flabbergasting, messy, and confusing."
4) Cut-outs: 3D models to make, provided as a net, with detailed instructions
5) "ou-ba-po" comics such as "I Guess": use a comic (your own or any found comic) and substitute the words for an unrelated narrative; see what happens
6) Colour: Analyse the colours used by Ware ESPECIALLY from "Jimmy Corrigan". Use these colour schemes to influence a sequential narrative of your own.
Diagrammatic sequencing: Using a small square grid, describe a simple sequence of events in a diagrammatic form similar to “Quimby Mouse”. You can go in any direction, leave areas/squares blank and use a non-linear way of presenting the narrative.
Try to break free from the “constraints of linearity”: the “one
thing follows another” conception of time. Here is a link to a PDF of the Chris Ware monograph book:
https://contentstore.cla.co.uk/secure/link?id=024eada1-9880-e611-80c6-005056af4099
https://contentstore.cla.co.uk/secure/link?id=024eada1-9880-e611-80c6-005056af4099
Raccord Draw a scene that covers the whole grid. Divide the scene into areas of “time” while describing a simple narrative.
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| Example "raccord" by Frank King "Gasoline Alley"1930 |
Read this journal paper:
http://sjoca.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/SJoCA-1-1-Article-Bartual.pdf
Prepare some responses to this. Pull out some quotes. Prepare the referencing :
see the "referencing" tab for guidance.
or follow this tutorial:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/referencing/referencing%20skills/page_01.htm
Look at this definition of panel to panel transitions from Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics:
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| Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics |
https://contentstore.cla.co.uk/secure/link?id=64fc21bb-1880-e611-80c6-005056af4099
Consider : Music has been described as an art of "intervals" -the spaces between the notes. How do Chris Ware, Tom Gauld and other artists express intervals of time?
Look at some work by Chris Ware. There are some of his books in the library, and you can download the Jordan Lint cycle of stories from EbscoHost:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&bquery=(Jordan+AND+Lint)&type=0&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s1123095
or log into the Discovery Service and search for "Jordan Lint" , then download the PDF
If you can't get hold of a copy of Daniel Raeburn's monograph on CW,
this University library link will take you to the main text of the book: (you'll need to sign in.)
https://contentstore.cla.co.uk/secure/link?id=024eada1-9880-e611-80c6-005056af4099
or find an extract on the web, here's a good one!
http://books.google.co.uk/books/yup?id=vuVrHbM3n2IC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
This is a very good source of analysis, quotes and images. Expect an email in the week, see you on Friday for discussion, analysis and experiments based on Ware's process.
Interviews with CW:
http://thoughtcatalog.com/tara-wray/2013/06/untitled-chris-ware-interview/
http://classic.tcj.com/alternative/interview-with-chris-ware-part-1-of-2/
http://www.pw.org/content/the_color_and_the_shape_of_memory_an_interview_with_chris_ware
some related links & info:
http://uwindsorcomics.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/lettering-visualizing-sound-in-comics.html
http://blog.comicsgrid.com/2012/02/shade-raccord/
http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/pencil-panel-page/
http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2012/01/the-incident-at-nishibeta-village-a-classic-manga-by-yoshiharu-tsuge-from-the-garo-years/
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