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Contact: gerzmail [at] yahoo [dot] ca
(from Go Read, Gerhard Profiled, 9 November 2015)
This profile
of the very talented, one-time Cerebus background and settings specialist Gerhard brings up a lot of things worth noting. One is that Gerhard talks a lot
about his frugal lifestyle, both its realities and the fact that he
enjoys the fruits of the choices he's made. Another is that this comes
with a slight feeling of doom and gloom, a worry for Gerhard and his
loved ones that I think applies to his generation of cartoon-makers
generally. These are men and women that did not enjoy a working-class
living during an era for reasonably affordable housing as those that
came before them may have.
Yet another thing worth noting is his very real gratitude towards Wizard
for having him to one of the shows, and explaining all that they
recently did on his behalf. Wizard does that kind of thing more than
they're given credit for doing, as much as I'm certain I'll be attending
their shows in hell. And I think that's a good thing. There's an
argument to be made about the inclusivity of shows that gets wonky
really quickly, but the idea that we may not be doing as much as we can
to give older creators access to a vital marketplace is something we
should probably explore.
Gerhard can be found online at Gerhard Art and Gerz Blog...
...along with details of Gerhard's prints for sale.
...along with details of Gerhard's prints for sale.
2 comments:
In case you haven't been checking out Gerhard's blog, you really should....
http://www.gerhardart.com/apps/blog
There's something really wonderful, unusual that Gerhard intuitively brings to so many of these sorts of projects.
So here's a Prime Minister, a position of dignity, social and cultural importance - but the chap's sitting on the stairs like some commoner with his hand on his chin.
Which is exactly what Cerebus would do - but is a pose / situation I don't think Dave ever put Cerebus in.
I get the feeling there's a State Dinner and The Wife (or perhaps more dramatically, the Mother In Law) is late.
Perhaps purposefully late, punishing Cerebus for some slight.
And the hilarity will ensue at half past nine.
(And the grey wash on Cerebus is perfect.)
Steve
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