Auckland: We interrupt the results of the 24 hour comics day reportage to give you this breaking bulletin: Look this Way: New Zealand writers talk about New Zealand artists
New Zealand writers and artists talk about their contribution to Look this way: New Zealand writers on New Zealand artists. Wednesday 29 October 2008 6.00pm Central City Library Whare wānanga, level 2 Free event. Welcome glass of wine from 5.30pm. In Look This Way Sally Blundell asked 17 New Zealand writers to discuss a New Zealand artist of their choice. Through anecdote, memory, opinion, perceptive curiosity and observation, the writers personalised and privatised the space between an art work and its interpreter. They captured the very personal sense of intrigue inspired by a body of work and the variable ways in which a work of art can play on the senses, the imagination and the memory of the viewer.
Auckland City Libraries invite you to come along and hear painter Jacqueline Fahey, comics artist Barry Linton, mixed media artist Lily Laita from the artists, and graphic novelist Dylan Horrocks and musician/author Chris Knox for the writers, talk about what it was like to take part in this remarkable book, a 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards finalist.
Books will be available for purchase and the speakers will be available for Q&As and book signing after the talk.
…is the first comic produced by Team: ComicsLifestyle on 24 Hour Comics Drawing Day, by Michael Fikaris (above) with special guest appearances from Rich Glorius, Nago Kunst, S. Cope, Cougar Flashy, Simon James, Q-Ray & Jo Waite!
And we are go! If you want to let us know what you’re up to, try Chat or Shoutbox on the left hand of the front page! Or comment on the 24 Hour Comics Group!
Michael Fikaris (above) takes the lead, with special guest appearances from James James (NZ) and Q-Ray!
Miromi is scouting out this San Francisco happening: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
On August 31st, 1990, Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), originator of the 24 Hour comic concept, completed his first creative marathon. On April 24th, 2004 Nat Gertler organized the first 24HCD bringing together legions of participants all over the world in this annual event. In the years since, thousands have tried and many have succeeded in creating their own 24 hour comics.
They still have room for 5 more artists, if interested, contact Doctor Popular.
Comics Lifestyle has been listed as a digital participant for International 24 Hour Comics Drawing Day this Saturday, October 18th. So far we have yours truly (Phnom Penh) Miromi(San Francisco), Che Gilson (Hanford, CA) and David Lasky (Seattle). Care to give it a try?
Comics Lifestyle has been listed as a digital participant for International 24 Hour Comics Drawing Day this Saturday, October 18th. So far we have yours truly, Miromi and David Lasky. Care to give it a try?
[Courtesy An Island Art] – Australia: There’s the wonderful Jo Waite, curator of the exhibition ‘Ugly, Drunk and Stupid’ that she, and I, and Matt, and Susan, and Rose, and Joseph, and Georgia, and Zebedee, took down yesterday at the Town Hall Gallery at the Hawthorn Town Hall. And next to her is Mr Smiley, who Jo drew and was our exhibition mascot.
Mardi Nowak, who’s the curator of the space and a great booster for local zine and comics culture, took a whole bunch of photos of the exhibition, and of the ‘Ugly Draw-Off’ comics jam that we held on Saturday arvo after I gave a talk about the Ugly Tradition in comics art, focussing on Basil Wolverton, Ralph Steadman and Peter Bagge: a great discussion, much drawing, and, yes, sherry drinking ensued.
Thanks Mardi! See you at next year’s Fringe comics exhibition, eh?
