Cartoon

Nessa minha última estadia em Chicago, observei, mais uma vez, quanto espaço os jornais reservam para os cartunistas. No Chicago Tribune são quase duas páginas inteiras dedicadas às tirinhas.

Um dos cartunistas que mais chamou minha atenção foi Harry Bliss.



Recomendo prá quem gosta, que se cadastre no site do cartunista, para receber por email " Bliss cartoon of the day".

www.harrybliss.com

Bliss on his process:

"What I try to convey in my panels is a human truth. Rarely do I begin with a caption or idea. I begin by drawing something -- anything, say, a couple watching TV. Maybe there's a dog on the floor and the couple is arguing -- pretty common, right? Next, I try to imagine a narrative which led up to this 'frame.' Perhaps, even a narrative beyond what I've drawn. What are these two people fighting about? Politics? Love? Sex? Children? A Mother-in-law? What is the motivation for their actions? In short, what's the story behind the drawing? Investigating the characters both before the drawn panel and after will fuel potential for dialogue. One or both of these narratives will inform a caption. If this doesn't work, I get my girlfriend, Sofi to write a caption -- she's very good."

Harry Bliss is an internationally syndicated cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker magazine.