Bonom - 2

@Paul : I've always loved minimalism an aphorism, in every art fields, music (more Webern pieces than phil Glass), litterature (Francis Ponge poetry), and visual arts.
I don't "let the whole idea evolve" by itselves : I did many trys for each idea before to find a satisfying rythm, and even until it works.
I don't try to be recognized as an original creator doing this : as I said, I honnestly love minimalism and to play with the media I use.
(I do the same in other domains)
I didn'd copy anyone : I began this work 15 years ago (and worked on over than 150 ideas) ! and then I didn't know any exemple of play with comics panel. I discoverd them later but I never inspire myself from any existing exemple. I rediscover some would you probably say...
I agree with you about criticism !

@paul : telling storys has been done a million of times too ! And sometimes the same story (think at any theater play...). Then we are interested in the way the story is told. It is the same for comic's panel gag. The fact that somebody allready experiment it doesn't ban other ones to continue. In each art field, artists have been working on their own domain rules and, and hopefully, they continue to do it, even if it has been done before ! This kind of research has no end !

You aren't the first one who react to Bonom as you did (some others, even very involved in the comic's field, do realy like it). Then I allways asked to give me exemples of this kind of work. I allready knew a lot of them, like Gotlieb, Fmur, Fred, ... windsor mac kay ! But those comic's artists, that I really appreciate, don't play with the panels as a mean purpose. It is much more peripheral. Anyway, I'd be glad you indicate me the art works you are thinking about.

You even seem to be upset ! Are you upset by all the cartoons, storys or graphic styles (some we can see on this website for instance), that are obviously NOT original ? Bonom might affect you in a very specific way ! I'm honoured !

Bonom tends to explore panels gags in the most minimalist way it is possible (or I can), and through many ways and variations.
But it's also and maybe mostly a research on time an space, in other words rythm.

The style is clean to make it more readable. The character is round for to contrast whith the panel's squares. He has a big nose because it's an archetype of european classical character. Mainly, all the design trys to disappear behind the idea and the rythm of the gag.

@Leichnam and Made : ich verstehe doch etwas Deutch, aber English ist besser für mich (oder Fransoze !), danke sehr !

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