Mission Statement: to do very little, for very few, for not very long. Disappointing the easily pleased since 1819. Not as good as it used to be from Day One. History is Bunk - PT Barnum. Artificially Intelligent before it was fashionable. Fat camp for the mind! Nothing lasts, but nothing is lost. The Shock of the Old! Often bettered, never imitated. "Wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein" - Carrot Top.
From, I think, the early 'forties Just breathtaking, really. Jonik saw this drab, ordinary street corner for what it is - a part of the immense cosmic array of the galaxy which is our home. There's enough detail to make it real (the foot entering the picture at left is a nice touch) but he doesn't overdo it. Note expressionless-yet-enduring look of man waiting at the corner, common to many "everyman" cartoons. Note how detail lessens with distance - kartunists shorthand for photographic blur. Note genius.
ReplyDeleteNote also what used to be called "character line" - the wobbly technique that avoids a lifeless straight-edge. And note subtle lighting - the gray wash (very New Yorker) is brilliantly deployed, just enough to suggest a low, wintry light.
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