I don't think it's possible to teach a person to be an artist. But yet, I'm here, and I suppose this is what I'm expected to do. I teach a course called graphic narrative and one called digital studios, but no matter the topic, the basic principle underlying my "method" of teaching is that a properly prepared artist/creator must simply know everything. Not just how to draw, but how to see. Not just how to use a computer program, but what the word "penultimate" means. And the shape and orientation of a goat's pupil. And where Kentucky and Chile are, at least approximately.
The more you expose, the less personal it becomes - Phoebe Gloeckner
The more you expose, the less personal it becomes
- Phoebe Gloeckner
An artist's work is a synthesis of much more than the work of other creators. - Phoebe Gloeckner
An artist's work is a synthesis of much more than the work of other creators.
I spend quite a bit of time thinking about my students. I look at them, at their work, I listen to what they tell me, and try to figure out who they … - Phoebe Gloeckner
I spend quite a bit of time thinking about my students. I look at them, at their work, I listen to what they tell me, and try to figure out who they …
I am aware of existing in a nearly constant state of inner turmoil and argument. I become frustrated with my work when the solution to a creative imp… - Phoebe Gloeckner
I am aware of existing in a nearly constant state of inner turmoil and argument. I become frustrated with my work when the solution to a creative imp…
It's much better for an artist to know everything than to be limited by ignorance. - Phoebe Gloeckner
It's much better for an artist to know everything than to be limited by ignorance.
Whatever they are, can Comics be "Art"? Of course they can. The "Art" in a piece is something independent of genre, form, or material. My feeling is … - Phoebe Gloeckner
Whatever they are, can Comics be "Art"? Of course they can. The "Art" in a piece is something independent of genre, form, or material. My feeling is …
It always seems to people that I'm avoiding saying, 'It's autobiographical,' but I really do believe that human beings make stories and they make the… - Phoebe Gloeckner
It always seems to people that I'm avoiding saying, 'It's autobiographical,' but I really do believe that human beings make stories and they make the…
A character does seem to have a life of its own, but I have what I'd describe as a very fluid relationship with them - as I'm thinking of what they w… - Phoebe Gloeckner
A character does seem to have a life of its own, but I have what I'd describe as a very fluid relationship with them - as I'm thinking of what they w…
Most comics are not truly rebellious or creatively free. Most comics, paintings, music, etc., are derivative of other, more successful works. And it'… - Phoebe Gloeckner
Most comics are not truly rebellious or creatively free. Most comics, paintings, music, etc., are derivative of other, more successful works. And it'…
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