Hi Mark:
Let me ask you a few questions.
Many of the pieces in my collection include pieces like my Alex Raymond
illustrations which were done for non-comic venues.
I have always thought of them as comic-related artwork, even though they are
not comic art. Should such pieces be banned from discussion in this group?
I have recently commissioned Neal Adams to do portraits of several comic
artists. These are not comics si nce they are not sequential, nor do they mix
drawing with a narrative. Should such pieces be banned from discussion in this
group?
Malcolm recently commissioned Sanjulian to do a marvelous portrait of actor
Sean Connery based upon his role in THE UNTOUCHABLES. Should such pieces be
banned from discussion in this group?
Should paintings by Frank Frazetta done for pocketbook covers be banned for
discussion since they are not sequential, nor do they mix drawing with a
narrative?
Do you have objections to folks discussing comic artist convention sketches
which are clearly not "comic" art since they are not sequential, nor do they
mix drawing with a narrative?
Should sketches such as the ones you have posted by Julie Doucet or Roberta
Gregory be banned from discussion in this group since they are not sequential,
nor do they mix drawing with a narrative ?
It seems to me that there are multiple issues invoked in such a discussion.
Best wishes!
- Ray Cuthbert
From: "Mark Nevins" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "comicartl" <comicartl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 12:24:16 PM
Subject: [comicart-l] Re: Art Days - James Martin!
Miki,
That’s a really superb collection of SF illustration art. Kudos!
(I’m a big Michael Whelan fan. Whatever happened to him? And Don Maitz too?)
Just to be clear: I love illustration art—my occasional complaint on this
mailing list notwithstanding. It’s just that illustration a different thing
than comic art. Comics are fundamentally about sequential narration.
Illustration is not. This is not a critique of anyone’s taste or collecting
preferences, it’s just a fact.
And yes, I certainly understand cases where “this is an illustration by a
comics artist,” but that’s not really the point. Michael Jordan played both
baseball and basketball professionally: that doesn’t mean those two sports have
anything in common. There are not many NBA players in Cooperstown.
Obviously I’ll deal with it. But I just really don’t see a place for painted
copies of photos of actresses in a comic art gallery, just as I wouldn’t see a
place for fresh vegetables or women’s clothing in a hardware store.
Sorry to be cranky. I guess for me it’s about signal-to-noise ratio. If I want
to look at comic art I’d rather not have to wade through not-comic-art to do
it.
Apparently I’m in the minority.
Cheers,
Mark Nevins
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 15, 2021, at 12:37, Miki Annamanthadoo <mik1surf1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Here’s the link to my illustration gallery in CAF
[ https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=155962 ;|
https://www.comicartfans.com/galleryroom.asp?gsub=155962 ] ;
The first piece is legitimately comic art but I included it in the illustration
gallery because the artist is more recognized as an illustration artist.
Miki A
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On Jan 15, 2021, at 11:04 AM, phillipdanielanderson@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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Is it officially cool to have an illustration section of your CAF now? I missed
that. I don’t have a ton, but am happy to put up what little I have.
On this specific topic. Cool piece Ray!
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Besides Illustration is now a component of CAF including a lot of work by
illustrators who did not work in comics (and while there is a lot of crossover
there are also many who worked solely in illustration.) George
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