tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post6937456737096589646..comments2024-03-09T04:06:47.712-05:00Comments on Abstract Comics: The Blog: An Interesting QuestionAndrei Molotiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400106944822618816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-39358734444058203242009-11-12T03:36:11.089-05:002009-11-12T03:36:11.089-05:00i would say that this is a defined sequence featur...i would say that this is a defined sequence featuring reconizable and defined concepts. we wouldn't say a norman rockwell painting is absract even though that way of life may seem foreign to us. You drew a train. even to someone who has never seen a train they live in the same world as trains, trains don't purely exist as a concept or theory they exist in reality, therefore i don't see how this is possibly an abstract comicMelvin Mannheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162579553535511024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-10598667943157843352009-11-08T14:10:46.066-05:002009-11-08T14:10:46.066-05:00"Being an artist is as good a cover story as ..."Being an artist is as good a cover story as any" as my friend Richard once said, and I believed him. I am a fan of all art that has no place to call home. I thought I'd found my niche with "comics" and now I discover the added distinction of "abstract comics." I recently posted a "Homage to Jack Hamm" on my blog, http://confessionsofagutterartist.blogpsot.com.<br /><br />First principle: I cannot escape the boundaries of reality by getting out of my body and "knowing" what is REAL. I cannot ignore the incoming sensations through eyes, ears, touch, taste, and smell. I cannot escape the culture into which I was born. I cannot escape the imprinting from early childhood. We write and we draw. As Scott McCloud pointed out in "Understanding Comics," some images (icons) are more representational; some are more symbolic. Finding a definition for God has proved problematic. I am not holding my breath about "Abstract." Every artist must choose the ultimate liberation of finding one's own true voice. I'm with Oscar Wilde, who said, "We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."The Gutter Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405473150188932106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-75836333829043595522009-11-08T13:24:09.375-05:002009-11-08T13:24:09.375-05:00I liked it, and I think it may be called "par...I liked it, and I think it may be called "partially abstract" or "kind of" abstract, if we follow your own thoughts on the matter.diego cumplidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033104257927433913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899946063697780510.post-21665880423193259622009-11-08T09:41:50.732-05:002009-11-08T09:41:50.732-05:00I think that without the title, the drawing is qui...I think that without the title, the drawing is quite abstract, and allows the viewer to imagine the context of the imagery. The large title, when included as part of the work, somewhat prevents speculative looking and makes the piece much more of a specific illustration.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.com