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Monday, October 26, 2009
♥ Maurice Sendak
(Interviewer) What do you say to parents who think the "Wild Things" film may be too scary?
Sendak: I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate.
(Interviewer) Because kids can handle it?
Sendak: If they can't handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered. [...] This concentration on kids being scared, as though we as adults can't be scared. Of course we're scared. I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep. It never stops. We're grown-ups; we know better, but we're afraid.
(Interviewer) Why is that important in art?
Sendak: Because it's truth. You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. I saw the most horrendous movies that were unfit for child's eyes. So what? I managed to survive.
Full interview can be read at: Newsweek.com
Definitely worth the read.
Sendak: I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate.
(Interviewer) Because kids can handle it?
Sendak: If they can't handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it's not a question that can be answered. [...] This concentration on kids being scared, as though we as adults can't be scared. Of course we're scared. I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep. It never stops. We're grown-ups; we know better, but we're afraid.
(Interviewer) Why is that important in art?
Sendak: Because it's truth. You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. I saw the most horrendous movies that were unfit for child's eyes. So what? I managed to survive.
Full interview can be read at: Newsweek.com
Definitely worth the read.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Michael Wm. Kaluta and Madame Xanadu
I read a lot of comics, but I'm very picky about what I read. A couple of months ago my pull list got a little bit empty, and I needed something new to read. I went through the shelves in the comic book store, I was going back and forth and didn't know what to do... then I noticed a woman with black hair, surrounded by mystical *stuff*.
I went back home with my new purchase, and read it. The story was intriguing and most of all, the art was beautiful. The 5-issue storyline "Exodus Noir" was drawn by Michael Wm. Kaluta, who was an unknown name to me, I don't know how he has managed to stay under my radar. I have to admit that I fell in love with his detailed, but somehow very expressionist line-work. And I fell in love with Madame Xanadu, and I am now hunting down all the past issues.
Here is some more of his work:
I went back home with my new purchase, and read it. The story was intriguing and most of all, the art was beautiful. The 5-issue storyline "Exodus Noir" was drawn by Michael Wm. Kaluta, who was an unknown name to me, I don't know how he has managed to stay under my radar. I have to admit that I fell in love with his detailed, but somehow very expressionist line-work. And I fell in love with Madame Xanadu, and I am now hunting down all the past issues.
Here is some more of his work:
Check out his website for more: Kaluta.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dusty Attic
Monthly for the childrensillustrator club in DevianArt:
It is a tribute to my grandma's attic and its wonders, which faced an unfortunate destiny when my uncle renovated the house around 10 years ago. All the books, clothes, toys, burned, and gone.
I don't remember much about the attic, I remember it was warm, the walls made out of wood, the floor covered in old rugs. There were a bunch of dusty old cardboard boxes lying around, books, shoes (you can find my favorite pair of red high heel shoes from the drawing as well), anything that you can image. I used to stumble around in the red high heels when I was a little girl.
I also remember that the daylight colored the attic with a warm yellow tone, that made everything seem as if they were almost the same color, especially the stuff that was covered in dust.
Every night I spent at my grandma's place, I heard *things* going on in there. I used to wonder what it was. Most of the sounds were too loud to be mice, even though that was my grandma's explanation when I asked. I always considered the attic to be the "kingdom of spiders", and that a huge spider woman lived there, and was responsible of the loud bangs and clicks.
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pen & ink on Bristol, 11x14
It is a tribute to my grandma's attic and its wonders, which faced an unfortunate destiny when my uncle renovated the house around 10 years ago. All the books, clothes, toys, burned, and gone.
I don't remember much about the attic, I remember it was warm, the walls made out of wood, the floor covered in old rugs. There were a bunch of dusty old cardboard boxes lying around, books, shoes (you can find my favorite pair of red high heel shoes from the drawing as well), anything that you can image. I used to stumble around in the red high heels when I was a little girl.
I also remember that the daylight colored the attic with a warm yellow tone, that made everything seem as if they were almost the same color, especially the stuff that was covered in dust.
Every night I spent at my grandma's place, I heard *things* going on in there. I used to wonder what it was. Most of the sounds were too loud to be mice, even though that was my grandma's explanation when I asked. I always considered the attic to be the "kingdom of spiders", and that a huge spider woman lived there, and was responsible of the loud bangs and clicks.
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pen & ink on Bristol, 11x14
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Anyone like Jónsi & Alex?
They are having a wonderful coloring competition. :D
I already dug out my crayons!
http://jonsiandalex.com/gallery/competition
I already dug out my crayons!
http://jonsiandalex.com/gallery/competition
Monday, August 31, 2009
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