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Today’s show: Diary Drawings and autobiographical comics
May 22, 2008
Strip!: Diary Drawings and autobiographical comics
Alex Fitch talks to curator Sarah Lightman and gallery director Andrew Hewish about the Diary Drawings exhibition at the Centre for recent drawing in Islington, London. Alex and Sarah discuss the various styles of diary drawing in the exhibtion from the most literal examples, to blog entries and gag strips while Alex discusses with Andrew the history of the gallery and the necessity to have an exhibition space that concentrates on artists’ drawings in particular. Artists in the group show being discussed include Gabrielle Bell, David Blandy, Oliver East, Alex Fox, Miriam Katin, Sarah Lightman, Lady Lucy, Mio Matsumoto, Rutu Modan, Ariel Schrag and Rebecca Swindell.
Alex also talks to a couple of small press comic book creators who work in autobiographical comics – Oli Smith and Sean Azzopardi – about their continuing success selling comics in Camden Market and beyond; about their recent diary work (Weekend Friends and the collected version of 12 Hour Shift respectively) and how they’re both now collaborating with other comic book artists to produce work in the fantasy genre.
Alex Fitch talks to curator Sarah Lightman and gallery director Andrew Hewish about the Diary Drawings exhibition at the Centre for recent drawing in Islington, London. Alex and Sarah discuss the various styles of diary drawing in the exhibtion from the most literal examples, to blog entries and gag strips while Alex discusses with Andrew the history of the gallery and the necessity to have an exhibition space that concentrates on artists’ drawings in particular. Artists in the group show being discussed include Gabrielle Bell, David Blandy, Oliver East, Alex Fox, Miriam Katin, Sarah Lightman, Lady Lucy, Mio Matsumoto, Rutu Modan, Ariel Schrag and Rebecca Swindell.
Alex also talks to a couple of small press comic book creators who work in autobiographical comics – Oli Smith and Sean Azzopardi – about their continuing success selling comics in Camden Market and beyond; about their recent diary work (Weekend Friends and the collected version of 12 Hour Shift respectively) and how they’re both now collaborating with other comic book artists to produce work in the fantasy genre.
Thursday 22/05/08 5pm, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com
If you can’t wait ’til 5pm to hear Alex’s interviews with Sarah and Andrew, they’re online now…
If you can’t wait ’til 5pm to hear Alex’s interviews with Sarah and Andrew, they’re online now…
Links: The Centre for recent drawing’s website
Time Out review of the exhibition
The drawing research network
Oli Smith’s website (warning: contains adult language!)
Sean Azzopardi’s blog
London Underground Comics website, where you can find info on buying Oli and Sean’s comics
<- Alex interviewing Oli Smith, photo taken by Sean Azzopardi…
Time Out review of the exhibition
The drawing research network
Oli Smith’s website (warning: contains adult language!)
Sean Azzopardi’s blog
London Underground Comics website, where you can find info on buying Oli and Sean’s comics
<- Alex interviewing Oli Smith, photo taken by Sean Azzopardi…
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