Tag: visual arts
![Sculpture: As Mask or Caricature or Both?](https://www.thewoventalepress.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Daniel-Wiener-Video-FI.jpg)
Sculpture: As Mask or Caricature or Both?
SCULPTURE: AS MASK OR CARICATURE OR BOTH? Daniel Wiener as represented on https://mozumbo.com Daniel Wiener recently was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. Wiener’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in both group and one-person shows, notably at Bravin/Post Lee Gallery in New York and at Acme Gallery in Los Angeles. Presently, he is affiliated with…
![Part 2: Creating a Comic Character](https://www.thewoventalepress.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Karl-Dixon-Character-2-FI.jpg)
Part 2: Creating a Comic Character
By Karl Dixon Read Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 My first post dealt with my comic character Captain Alzheimer from a rough sketch to fully fleshed-out character. For this post, I’ll be drawing Captain Alzheimer in a variety of poses. I do this purely to see how versatile he can be, how he looks from different angles and performs with different…
![Part 1: Creating a Comic Character from Scratch](https://www.thewoventalepress.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Karl-Dixon-characters-FI.jpg)
Part 1: Creating a Comic Character from Scratch
By Karl Dixon Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 Cartooning is by no means an exact science, but very much hit or miss; I can never tell if I’ve invented another Snoopy, or a Titanic that will sink ingloriously without trace. The only constant in this inconsistent world of mine, is that I keep…
![Art of Comics: Drawing a Cartoon Page](https://www.thewoventalepress.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Karl-Dixon-Art-of-Comics-FI.jpg)
Art of Comics: Drawing a Cartoon Page
By Karl Dixon Karl Dixon has been drawing cartoons professionally for over 15 years. He has worked for Dandy, the world’s longest running comic, and is the co-creator of Dandy’s leading comic character Ollie Fliptrik. Dixon is the author of two cartoon book collections, in addition to the three graphic novels series, Brabbles and…
![Sculpting: The Stone Reality](https://www.thewoventalepress.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Gerry-Aldridge-FI.jpg)
Sculpting: The Stone Reality
By Gerry Aldridge When I embark on a new sculpture, its inception is usually an accumulation of ideas, and the start of the process may date back many years. As I become more adept, I am able to incorporate more ideas into my work, many of which were first conceived back in my teens.…