Before I shower up to head on over to the Tezuka exhibit I thought I'd drop a plug of AdHouse's new PulpHope book.
On the short list of artists who inspire me to create the instant I glimpse their work Paul Pope is close to, if not on, the absolute top. There's something about his work that just mainlines the urge to create directly into my brain. All I want to do when I see his work is make some of my own, even when I felt otherwise completely drained. It's vibrant, beautiful, and takes influence from sources way beyond anything in the comic book medium. It's probably way those folks in The Mainstream (SEE: Diesel, Wired, among many others) hire him out on a regular basis.
AdHouse recently released an art book/manifesto covering Paul's entire career. It's big, beautiful and completely inspiring. There are not a lot of people I'd care to read their opinions on 18th century Japanese wood prints, but Paul does it all in a way that is an engaging as his art. He's truly someone who will have a lasting impression on both the comic and art world years after he's no longer around.
I can't suggest the book enough. I'm pretty sure it's on stands already, but not positive since I grabbed it at a con. Either way, stop by your local Sweet Art Supplier or head on over to one of those Internet stores.
On the short list of artists who inspire me to create the instant I glimpse their work Paul Pope is close to, if not on, the absolute top. There's something about his work that just mainlines the urge to create directly into my brain. All I want to do when I see his work is make some of my own, even when I felt otherwise completely drained. It's vibrant, beautiful, and takes influence from sources way beyond anything in the comic book medium. It's probably way those folks in The Mainstream (SEE: Diesel, Wired, among many others) hire him out on a regular basis.
AdHouse recently released an art book/manifesto covering Paul's entire career. It's big, beautiful and completely inspiring. There are not a lot of people I'd care to read their opinions on 18th century Japanese wood prints, but Paul does it all in a way that is an engaging as his art. He's truly someone who will have a lasting impression on both the comic and art world years after he's no longer around.
I can't suggest the book enough. I'm pretty sure it's on stands already, but not positive since I grabbed it at a con. Either way, stop by your local Sweet Art Supplier or head on over to one of those Internet stores.
mck:
I'm getting that (and his new THB thing) from AdHouse at San Diego. Can't wait.