article on joe kubert in the new york times.

read it!

this school, with all its old-fashionedness and quirky students, meant a lot to me. the pure hard work, in-depth focus on few skills as opposed to browsing over a lot of different stuff, and the fun of breathing cartooning 24/7 has definitely been the most formative experience ive had. it gave me a platform from which to depart.

although i only talked to mr. kubert on one or two occasions, his work and mentality continues to influence me - and many many many hundreds of professional cartoonists out there. without him i might not have understood how to do this type of work.

h.

Hype: Bokbad med Levi Henriksen.

Kategori:
Musikk/kunst - Konsert
Nettverk:
Globalt

Dato:
19. november 2009
Tid:
19:30 - 21:30
Sted:
Kolben Kulturhus
Beskrivelse

Bokbad og konsert.
Møt Levi Henriksen i samtale med bibliotekar Kristine Mesgrahl.
Bokpraten fortsettes med konsert med Levi Henriksen og Thomas Mårud.

Duoen Levi Henriksen og Thomas Mårud har gitt ut to plater sammen. Den siste ”Bang bang rett ned” kom i 2007, her medvirket blant andre Åge Aleksandersen og albumet fikk en meget god mottagelse. Blant annet så skrev Geir Rakvaag i Dagsavisen at «Denne plata er et levende bevis på hva det går an å utrette med norsk rock så lenge artistene har noe å melde.», mens Terje Eidsvåg i Adresseavisen konstaterte at Bang Bang rett ned hadde de beste tekstene i norsk rock hittil i år, framført med røff, maskulin sentimentalitet”. I disse dager er duoen aktuell med julesingelen ”Kom tilbake til oss Alf Prøysen” spilt inn med Frelsesarmeens blåsere, og de to skal også medvirke under Frelsesarmeens store julekonsert i Oslo Konserthus 29. november. Ny plate ventes neste år.

Forfatteren Levi Henriksen har skrevet 14 bøker, to av dem har kommet i år. Dokumentarromanen ”Mannen fra Montana” og”Alt det som lå meg på hjertet”, en samling julenoveller som er en oppfølger til suksessamlingen ”Bare mjuke pakker under treet”, som i disse dager blir en film av Bent Hamer med tittelen ”Hjem til jul”. Henriksens bøker er oversatt til åtte språk, og i mars neste år skal ”Snø vil falle over snø som har falt” gis ut i den største bokklubben i Frankrike. Det var denne romanen Henriksen fikk bokhandlerprisen for i 2004.

wip

alright. done a little bit more on the piece. for now im in doubt about how organic i should make the woods. im now blowing the sketch up to about twice as big so i can flush out more details. theres an underlying topic of organization vs. organism here. a possibility of making the real world cold, repetitive and such, and the sphere of light being something warm and enlightening. i dont really feel like i want to go there with the piece as i dont think that symbolism rings true.

if anything imagination is an elaboration - a consequence of the real world, no matter if the intent is escapism or criticism.

screenshot of the day.

commission in progress.

so ive been asked to do a large piece illustration of my own choosing for a client. this is something ive been wanting to set aside time for for awhile, but now im able to do it. it fits neatly into my schedule of finishing up the book as well since it has no deadline.

i havent decided on the scale yet, but it will be fairly large, mostly done in ink and watercolor and mounted on a piece of either wood or aluminium. the topic bugged me and kept eluding me for a bit, but ive finally found something im comfortable with. one of the things i mostly struggle with is my inherent need to do something that pushes the boundaries, wanting to make something that makes you stop for and cock your head a little. the easiest thing to get this is of course to be provocative or just do something flat out weird. but then at the same time with something like this it has to be decorative. and since things that are only decorative and pretty tend to get fairly dull after youve looked at it twice, then i spent some time throwing sketches back and forth.

heres where im at now. i think ill follow this idea. format will be square, btw.