Photo by a journalist who documented the encounter
between Indonesian and Israeli comics artists
during the opening of Actus Tragicus exhibition in Haarlem
between Indonesian and Israeli comics artists
during the opening of Actus Tragicus exhibition in Haarlem
She apparently has moved on much further since that day. Her book Exit Wounds was just published (May 2007) by Drawn & Quarterly, and her column at The New York Times has just come to its last edition. It's the latter work that put me into an awe. The stories are personal yet almost anyone can relate to them; they flow smoothly and are riddled with humor, without compromising their deeper meanings. The drawings contain single lines, human gestures are depicted naturally and objects appear not less lively. The timing between text and graphics is perfect. The soft, warm colors grace the whole compositions, adding charms to the ambience. The entire stories expose a simplicity that indicates intelligence. I sure hope to see much more of her works and be immersed in them again!
An extract from one of her NYT columns
Kolomnya gak bisa dibuka Ta?
ReplyDeletelha? coba lagi: http://modan.blogs.nytimes.com/
ReplyDeleteOooooh!! That's a bloody good column!!! *hik..hik..*
ReplyDeletebisa bikin hehe sekaligus hik hik banget deh.. *sniff*
ReplyDeletei wish i could draw like you ta :D
ReplyDelete*secara aku gak bakat nggambar blas !* :))
ah kamu kan pernah dapat piala juara menggambar bertema "lingkungan hidup" yang aku nggak pernah dapet itu :) *huggss*
ReplyDeleteHUAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
ReplyDeleteitu karena kejagoan mengarang bebas, bukan kejagoan menggambar =))
*pialanya kemana ya ?*
dibalikin ke panitia. kan aturannya harus menang 3x berturut-turut baru boleh di-HM :D
ReplyDeleteada 1 piala bergilir sama 1 piala tetap. nah yang tetap ini yang gak tau kemana. kalo yang bergilir udah dibalikin..ngemeng2 lomba gambar ini udah nggak ada lagi ya ?
ReplyDeletehahaha jadi ngebahas lomba gambar. nggak pernah denger lagi tuh ttg itu, padahal dulu perasaan tiap taun ada ya. nah yang piala tetap tauk tuh ke mana.. liat terakhir jaman kamu masih di sambas *lama bangeeettt*
ReplyDeleteLebih bagus, lebih original gambar elu menurut gue mah...
ReplyDeletehihi thanks makplon.. gue merasa belom bisa bikin isi dan alur cerita sebagus dia
ReplyDeletegue baca di NYT... keren banget! :D
ReplyDeletewah iya nih, pembaca NYT ;)) lebih sering baca versi online atau versi cetaknya, kuc?
ReplyDeletehadooh.. blog-nya awesome!
ReplyDeletetapi gw suka kok karya lo Ta. punya keunikan sendiri juga
ReplyDelete:"> terima kasih
ReplyDeleteI wish I could draw like you...:sigh:
ReplyDeleteGue baru baca sisanya... kalo baca2 gitu, semua keluarga sama aja yah :)). Yg soal mobil tuh.. babe gue bener :)) :)). Bener kata elo, personal yet universal :)).
ReplyDeleteOne day... you'll do something like this :D
eropah sekaliih
ReplyDeleteroel: lha elu lagi.. gue malah mau minta ajarin ngewarna ;))
ReplyDeleteven: haha iya bener, yg mixed feelings itu nenek gue juga ("aku paling pinter, aku paling disayang guru") hahaha.. *ihik* thanks ven, I will! ;;)
bert: liat deh, gayanya berubah dari tahun ke tahun.. tapi tetep tokcer!
hahaaa.. yang masaaaaaa :D
ReplyDeleteaku suka stylenya..warnanya juga unik :)
ReplyDeleteya keren banget.....
ReplyDeletebut i wish i could draw like .......... you!
wishing to be able to draw like you is too much deh kayaknya...
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have 50% of you drawing talent... yah 20% juga boleh deh...
Kolomnya bagus bener... I can easily relate to some of them.. heheh...
ReplyDeletewaw..iya bagus banget loh...ah Tita mah bisa dong :D ganbatte!
ReplyDeleteiya, keren Ta. Mencerminkan 'lah pokoknya...
ReplyDeleteroel: hahaaaa.. he-eeuuhhh
ReplyDeletesindyju: terlihat sederhana tapi sarat informasi :D
mer: if I'm granted three wishes, one of them is having just a bit of your musical talents :D
dmertani: hauww.. :"> *flattered*
yik: haha iya ya, langsung *tring!* teringat sama orang2 di sekeliling kita ;))
escoklat: semangat! :))
ramok: enya' lah.. polll..