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Art Spiegelman
was born in Stockholm, Sweden and then later immigrated with his family to the
United States in 1951, settling in Queens, New York. Spiegelman attended
Manhattan’s High School of Art and Design, and he began a career as a
professional artist selling illustrations. He was inspired by the artwork and
rebellious humour of Mad magazine. From 1965 to 1968, Spiegelman attended the State University of New
York and majored in Art and Philosophy. After college, he joined the underground
commix movement. Following
that, within a few years Spiegelman became a regular contributor to a variety
of underground publications. Some of those publications included; Real Pulp,
Young Lust and Bizarre Sex. Besides his cartooning career, Art Spiegelman was
also editing several commix magazines. His experiences led him to start his own
magazine, called Raw with his wife Francoise Mouly in 1980. His career succeeded with the
publication of ‘Maus’ in 1972. He expanded the idea into an advanced graphic novel
from 1980-1986. The success of ‘Maus’ gained Spiegelman the most fame during
his career. As for his
life in the 1990s, Spiegelman did illustrations for books and covers for The
New Yorker, and used his skills to put together a children’s book magazine,
containing comics for both children and adults. Since the tragedy of September
11, 2001, he has made a Sunday page format story about the terrorist assault on the World Trade Center in New York, called ‘Into the Shadow of No Towers’. At the age of 67, he is currently working on the story and sets for a new opera, "Drawn to Death: A Three Panel Opera".
“Art
Spiegelman has been of great importance for the re-appraisal of the comics genre
as an adult artform.” - Comic Book DB, 2015
References:
Ray,
Michael. (2013, October 10). Art Spiegelman. American author and illustrator.
Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/681048/Art-Spiegelman
Art
Spiegelman. (2015). Comic Book DB. Retrieved from http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=5328
Smith,
Christopher, Monte. (2014). Indie Bound. Retrieved from http://www.indiebound.org/author-interviews/spiegelmanart
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Here again, making a create post of the author. I like how you added quotes and an image and how you covered all the history of Art.
ReplyDeleteI find his illustrations to be so thought provocative, he utilizes the elements of darkness, roughness, and a certain unsettled feeling that all together contrives a sympathetic connection towards the meaning of his work. The work of a true artist.
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