Blankets- Graphical breakdowns
In this post I will show you how I have attempted to find some basic underlying patterns within the content and structure of my canon.… Read More »Blankets- Graphical breakdowns
2013 Diary Comics
Brainflash
Inspiration strikes at last! ‘Twas a brisk autumnal afternoon and all the students were stressed with the realities of study. Whilst attending a confirmation seminar… Read More »Brainflash
Mimicry pt 2
In the spirit of exploration and growth I have here a couple more ‘honest copies’ of work I consider to be masterful and visually distinct.… Read More »Mimicry pt 2
Dialectical ontology, idealist methodology
The following material references a 2013 lecture by Dr. George Petelin titled Refining the research question, at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art in Brisbane, Queensland. … Read More »Dialectical ontology, idealist methodology
I am He is Me
It’s all about me. Autobiography, that is. So how then do I represent me? There is a lot of talk about the narrating ‘I’ and… Read More »I am He is Me
Mimicry pt1
At the behest of my supervisor I have done something I have honestly never even considered before, and that is copying other people’s work.. what… Read More »Mimicry pt1
Refining the research question
The following material references a talk by George Petelin in 2013 entitled Refining the research question, . At the moment my research question is not a question… Read More »Refining the research question
Chester Brown- I Never Liked You (2002)
Chester Brown’s I Never Liked You (2002) was originally serialized in issues 26 through 30 of the comic book series Yummy Fur under the title… Read More »Chester Brown- I Never Liked You (2002)
Deconstructing Art
The following material references the following. Petelin, G., 2013, Form and Context, PowerPoint presentation, Griffith University, Brisbane. As I progress back into the depths of study I… Read More »Deconstructing Art
Smooth Space / Striated Space
We had the pleasure of a guest speaker come to our seminar on 26 March 2013 to (attempt) to explain Deleuze and Guattari’s complicated theory… Read More »Smooth Space / Striated Space
Week 5 Supervisor Meeting
‘Re·flex·ive’ Adjective- Denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used, e.g.,myself, themselves. Reflexivity refers to circular relationships between… Read More »Week 5 Supervisor Meeting
Craig Thompson- Blankets
At 582 pages, Craig Thompson’s graphic novel Blankets is a weighty beast of a graphic novel. My haptic sense was daunted upon first discovering it, the contents… Read More »Craig Thompson- Blankets
Ontological Epistemology
The following material references the following. Petelin, G 2013, The context survey, PowerPoint presentation, Griffith University, Brisbane, found at https://bblearn.griffith.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_3_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_7500_1%26url%3D In the interests of fair and equitable record… Read More »Ontological Epistemology
Week 4 Supervisor Meeting
Whew- there is so much I need to be working on. Who would have thought pursuing a doctorate would be so much work! Below is… Read More »Week 4 Supervisor Meeting
Danny Gregory- Everyday matters (2003)
Danny Gregory- http://dannygregory.com/ Danny Gregory’s Everyday Matters is a “Graphic Memoir” (The National Post, back cover) that opens with him living in Greenwich, New York,… Read More »Danny Gregory- Everyday matters (2003)
Personal canon
This is an initial listing of memoir writers that I will be looking at. This list will grow and no doubt change as I learn… Read More »Personal canon
Post-it-note comics
I made these during spare moments in my previous office job. The challenge was to tell a story in the limited space of a post… Read More »Post-it-note comics
Let’s get cracking- Week 2 Supervisor meeting
Last Tuesday I had the first official DVA meeting with my extraordinary Principal Supervisor, Ms Andi Spark. We laughed, we cried, we made plans. I… Read More »Let’s get cracking- Week 2 Supervisor meeting