Daniel Clowes- Eight ball (Like a velvet glove in cast iron)
This comic is about a man by the name of Clay, he goes to
watch a movie at a filthy cinema. Some sort of dominatrix type movie, the story
progresses by him borrowing a car from an acquaintance, and being arrested for
smelling like alcohol due to a drunken teller lady. Whilst he in the police car
the officers spot a prostitute, have her way with her, only to find out she is
some three-eyed alien who was the dominatrix character in the movie. The style
of art is graphically striking, strong use of high contrast values, this
creates a sense of dramatization and tension throughout the story, there value
shifts determine whether the movie is being shown of whether it is a view of
Carl. The simplified line work has an almost wood cut type appearance; in some
ways the style reminds me of Rockwell Kent. This piece has a strange ending in
that both suspects are released and the officers drive off. This is an interesting
piece of literature nevertheless.
Love
and Rockets- Hernandez Bros
The
imagery in this piece is very informative for the viewer, the words add accent
to the artwork. The story is about a promiscuous woman who has various
relations with men; part of the reason is that she just wants to live life
without having to worry about her children. She ends up with a serial killer
who dies whilst she is with him. The organization of visual elements is
simple yet theatrical by the use of high contrast even to make the mid value
areas apparent. This work was a great way to learn how to have simultaneous happenings
within a limited framework.
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