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Aurélie Neyret illustration 16 May 2012, 12:37 pm CEST
Finally something personal !
I wanted to try to make the lines more smooth.
Colors are inspired by the work of my friend Véronique Meignaud
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Notes sur la Valadonie
Sergio Aquindo illustrations and cartoons 16 May 2012, 10:00 am CEST
Pour un exercice moderne et révolutionnaire
« L’effort physique doit échapper à la normalisation
politique et hygiénique de la société (capitaliste), qui l’a
transformé au fil des siècles en une pratique militaire.
Si, à l’origine, l’effort physique était un besoin élémentaire
de l’homme, qui devait s’adapter à son milieu, […] l’effort
physique moderne et révolutionnaire ne doit rien être de plus
qu’une déconnaissance de l’environnement immédiat de l’homme
d’aujourd’hui, de ce qui est fabriqué par l’homme, des règles
imposées par la société des hommes modernes. Oublier notre
culture : déconnaître un escalier. Désapprendre une
chaise. S’asseoir, sans savoir comment. S’asseoir, en redécouvrant
à chaque fois ce geste : ce n’est pas un sport, mais un
exercice physique, un jeu, et un apprentissage philosophique. Une
chaise : j’ignore tout de cet objet. Je ne respecte aucune
règle préétablie, je traite l’objet chaise comme un
complément de mon corps, qui n’a besoin que d’efforts et de
connaissance. (Voir photographie)
[…] Soyons originaux à l’égard de notre corps et de notre
monde environnant, déconnaissonstout de chaque marche, de
chaque rue […]. Un bon révolutionnaire l’est jusque dans sa manière
de prendre son bain ou de marcher dans la rue : nous n’avons
que faire d’espaces dédiés à l’exercice, de routines, nous avons
besoin de voir dans toute situation la possibilité d’un effort
inattendu. »
Nilo Keratza, Pour un
exercice moderne et révolutionnaire, Imprimerie Nationale de
Valadonie, 1926.
Aurore valadonienne
« Des chaises dans le petit matin valadonien, dressées ou
agitées par des bras inconnus dans l’obscurité de campagnes sans
nom. Défilant à la fenêtre de mon wagon, le ballet de chaises
surgit de quartiers périphériques et rend la capitale impraticable
avant dix heures du matin, inonde les transports publics, les bars
automatiques, les administrations. Oui mon cher, on pratique la
déconnaissance dans tout le pays et dans toutes sortes
d’endroits. Même la place de la Révolution, avec ses majestueuses
silhouettes ministérielles et son monument inachevé, est un lieu de
prédilection pour les Valadoniens qui aiment s’adonner à cet
exercice en société. Le premier ministre lui-même se joint à
la liturgie populaire le mardi ; il apparaît au balcon qui
domine la place, exhibe l’ancien trône du roi Edmond et procède à
sa déconnaissance en public. Les gens applaudissent à en
avoir mal aux mains et chacun tourne autour de sa chaise.
Dans l’avenue de la Discorde, j’ai voulu porter secours hier à
un homme qui semblait mourir d’une crise d’épilepsie, mais qui
était simplement en train de « déconnaître le
trottoir ». Et, que voulez-vous que je vous dise, je l’ai
félicité. Comme lui, beaucoup de citoyens innovent chaque jour,
s’entraînant sur des véhicules, des voisins ou des animaux de
compagnie. Cette pratique hasardeuse est à la fois encouragée et
déconseillée par les autorités, qui se méfient de l’image chaotique
qu’emportent avec eux les sporadiques visiteurs étrangers qui se
sont aventurés dans la capitale, et que se chargent de diffuser les
journalistes et correspondants des journaux occidentaux, qui
abhorraient la Révolution bien avant ses
chaises. »
Alfred Seemann, Carnets
valadoniens, Münchner Illustrierte Presse, Munich,
1927-1930.
...
Vous pouvez retrouver d'autres notes sur
la Valadonie dans le (dernier) numéro de la revue
Tango,
qui fêtera sa parution le samedi 19 mai à 18h, chez Tango
Bar éditions, 26, rue Eugène Sue, Paris
18e.
Dispatch from the Bottom of the Sea
Project Waldo 12 May 2012, 6:37 pm CEST
Come on, Blogger. I know it's been a while since my last post, but do you really have to rub it in by turning into a completely different website while I was away? Seems kind of passive-aggressive.
A lot has happened in the past six months.
I got a day job. I now work at PopCap, the company that makes
Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies. Easily the nicest place I've ever
worked -- good people, fun projects, and so far there hasn't been
any crunching. I've met a few astonishing artists there, as well.
Times have been hard in the games industry, and one effect of this
is that casual games (which are thriving) have become the new
WPA
for digital artists. There are some very intimidating art muscles
on display at PopCap.
What does this work situation mean for Nonplayer? Well, things
certainly haven't gotten easier. If you're an employed person who's
trying to make progress on a personal project, this blog probably
got a whole lot more relevant. I'm trying to carve out thirty hours
per week to work on the book. Weekdays go: wake up at 6:30, get to
work by 8, leave work at 5, start drawing by 6, take a break for
dinner at 8 (which is also my only hour of TV/leisure), back to
drawing at 9, keep pushing till midnight, then sleep. For my
sanity, Saturdays are family fun days. Sunday, I draw. If I ever
get to work full-time on the comic again, I'll probably use the
memories of this period as a goofing-off deterrent.
I have discovered one major workflow aid, and it's called the
Samsung Series 7 Slate. I won't get into the specifics here --
suffice it to say that the portable Cintiq finally exists. It runs
both IllustStudio and Photoshop CS5.1 without lag. It has a
pressure-sensitive Wacom screen. Now I can work on Nonplayer at
coffee shops, in libraries, and most importantly, on the
sofa.

If you get one of these, you'll also want to download and
customize
PaintDock, which creates a touch-sensitive set of shortcuts on
the edge of the screen while making the rest of the screen
stylus-only. And don't forget to install the most recent Wacom
drivers.
Also, in an astonishing display of compassion, my wife has
learned how to do
color flatting. She loves the Slate. She can kick back in front
of the TV and color away in comfort. It's a cool device.
So. What else? I've seen some really nifty art lately. May I
share?
This guy Mike Bear
works at PopCap's San Francisco office. We really want to abduct
him and bring him up to Seattle. Then we will boil and eat him,
because that's the only way you can absorb another artist's
powers.
Then there's David Ryan Paul, one of my new coworkers. He has
an epic beard, in which he stores six technical pens, two Cintiq
styluses, and an unknown number of replacement nibs. He's got a
very pretty new sketchbook out right now. Daddy like.
Here's another gem from James Harren. I am so annoyed
by how good he is. Freakin' 25 years old.
And finally, there's this guy Alex Kosakowski. He's a game guy
trying to fund his
first graphic novel, but for reasons that baffle the
rational mind, his Kickstarter campaign went fizz. I am really
bummed about this, because:

and

and

and

What can we do to fix this? The guy needs a measly $7500. Is
there a way we can cajole him into starting another Kickstarter and
then force all of our friends to pony up?
Please don't give up, Alex. Because dang.
Bristol Comic Expo
W J C 12 May 2012, 7:01 am CEST


Perec mode d'emploi
Sergio Aquindo illustrations and cartoons 11 May 2012, 9:51 pm CEST
J'ai eu à dessiner Georges Perec pour Le Monde il y a
quelque temps; quoi de plus facile, à priori: Perec avait cultivé
lui même (presque) la caricature dans sa figure d'écrivain. Mais je
ne suis pas pour autant arrivé à grand chose. J'ai buté contre
quelque chose, je ne sais pas bien quoi (voir la photo ci
dessus).
Par contre, en cherchant de photos sur internet, je suis tombé
sur cette caricature de Perec par le grand David Levine. Quel
esprit de synthèse! Quelle liberté! Décourageant.
Alter Ego opening.
W J C 11 May 2012, 4:44 pm CEST
I had a high old time at the Alter Ego opening last, lots of great people and it was amazing to be exhibiting along some fantastic artists. More pictures on the FB site.
Comic Comiket Live drawing and interviw
W J C 10 May 2012, 1:01 pm CEST
A couple of weeks ago now, I was at the Comica Comiket event. It was a pretty light day for sales for me but as usual I had a cracking time seeing all the people and talking an every opportuntity. I did also get to be part of the 'Drawing Parade' which was an exciting and unusual experience. Here's a brief run through of events, including the following day when I redrew the fella. Happily the picture was bought on the day, proceeds went to Comica.
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| View from the Drawing Parade table. |
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| Partial Paul Gravett and my finished pic. |
A view of the actual thing
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| Re Drawn the next day |
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| Coloured in |
It is important to point out I was panicking about what I was
to draw coming up to my allotted time, so put out a call for help
on twitter, the superb Lizz
Lunney suggested a bear (THANKS LIZZ!) so I went with this
fella.
After the drawing was an interview with Dan Fish for Panel Borders. I'll let
you know when it is available BUT I had done an interview with
Dickon Harris a while earlier. (shamefully, the release for Gungle
remains much the same) That is
here.
Shameless Self Promotion, Part 73
A Sketchy Past, The Art of Peter de Sève 8 May 2012, 6:47 pm CEST
The New Yorker has apparently sent out a little email blast with a link to a page spotlighting my work and providing an opportunity to purchase prints of many ( but apparently not all) of my covers. So why not post it HERE, too?
Alter Ego Exhibition
W J C 6 May 2012, 7:20 pm CEST
I am dead pleased to be part of The Alter Ego Exhibition. It opens on thursday, details above. I'll be struggling to hold my own amongst some incredible talent in the show. An amazing variety of artists. 'The exhibition brings 7 artists from various cities in the UK delivering an exhibition of brand new artwork with a variety of styles and techniques. With work from Cottonmouth, Guy McKinley, Klingatron, Robert Ball, Smug, Wasteand WJC. From photorealistic graffiti to illustration with each artist studying the theme of a second personality through a mutual influence of popular culture comic books with the artists transforming the Red Bull Studios exhibition space into a comic inspired vault. The opening preview is a guest list event and Alter Ego is open to the public until the 16th May 2012.' I have 6 pieces for the show, i'll post them in full after, but for now, here are screen pics.
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