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Burlesck
They are familiar comic images: a man on a psychiatrist's couch, confessing his sins; lecherous men ogling a buxom server at a cocktail party; a man and woman in tattered clothing, bickering on a deserted island the size of a living room. They are the adult cartoons popularized in literary and men's magazines and collected in pulp digests—single panels with one-sentence gag lines running along the bottom. Sardonic, quick-witted, at times sexist, these images are part of an artistic tradition of humorous illustrations that can be linked to the satirical engravings of William Hogart, Goya's Capricho, as well as the Ashcan School, whose painters were devoted to depicting modern every-day subject matter.
In "Burlesck," painter Neil Wedman re-invents these cartoons to create a startling and imaginative wordless narrative—drawings that resurrect the iconographical images of the modern social cartoon, loosely based on material produced in magazines and books between 1945 and 1965. His interpretations, produced in a different format and without their running gags, allow readers to see these familiar figures in an entirely new light—an urban world populated by loners and obsessives, sharing common gestures and concerns. "Burlesck" explodes old notions of the social caricature while creating an entertaining, stylish, and often funny narrative; a novel told in pictures.
In "Burlesck," painter Neil Wedman re-invents these cartoons to create a startling and imaginative wordless narrative—drawings that resurrect the iconographical images of the modern social cartoon, loosely based on material produced in magazines and books between 1945 and 1965. His interpretations, produced in a different format and without their running gags, allow readers to see these familiar figures in an entirely new light—an urban world populated by loners and obsessives, sharing common gestures and concerns. "Burlesck" explodes old notions of the social caricature while creating an entertaining, stylish, and often funny narrative; a novel told in pictures.
93 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1999
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October 16, 2019
I guess I just love words too much. I'm not quite getting what the plot is in this little volume, but must confess to really trying hard to understand what the characters were up to. (Although I fear they're up to no good.) This was entertaining, like a little puzzle.
But no words. And alas, that is where I place my value.
Gigi, do you want this back?
But no words. And alas, that is where I place my value.
Gigi, do you want this back?
Displaying 1 of 1 review