Sketch from piles of paper, origin unknown. Probably late 90's. Pen and ink.
The Artful Readers Club for March
The Walking Dead Compendium One by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard { and some other folks} Charlie Adlard recently admitted in an interview that he often makes up his characters on the page. A fact which can cause any serious character designer to bow in admiration. As you can see the likeness of the graphic novel with the AMC show is very close. Tweet Review: A long, arduous display of how a few people can entertain the masses. Since I am reading and watching The Walking Dead simultaneously, I am constantly comparing the two. Fans of the television series will be pleased to know that the graphic novel is just as interesting, if not more so. The details are very different in the first 48 issues of the graphic novel, for example, Carl is a lot younger and has a playmate Sophie..whose fate in the television series is quite astonishing. There are endless differences, but the overall storyline remains consistent in both versions which is; what happens to people during a...
I've been looking at this one for a little while. I've got to say that it's quite a mysterious image for me. If I were to guess I'd say it was classically influenced and Dionysian...
ReplyDeleteI can see a few things happening. The whole body seems to be contorting in a sort of spin in the air, I would imagine. This matches with the spirals on the arm and the square spirals on the skirt.
The explosive quality of the dance move is captured in the tails, which look like the dancer is rocketing through the air...
There's a few distortions in the body which are quite striking. The curved foot first of all. This foot may also be curled, so mirrors the spirals, perhaps. The portal into the leg with the chessboard - very 3D. It matches the bit that seems carved out of the foot - an exploration of space and being through images?
Whatever the meaning, interesting exploration of different types of hatching and tonal effects, contrasts of white and black to create space and movement.