Word: penwork
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...backseat to an in-depth examination of Schulz's line, both as he originally drew it and as it reproduced in newspaper print. One page has just Charlie Brown's head in extreme close-up, the better to see the attack and fade of Schulz's elegantly simple penwork. So here's my mea culpa for the "crudely drawn" comment. The book makes it clear that Schulz was a cartoonist's cartoonist. His dedication and natural talent for the daily gag strip format has no equal...
...cover: a trompe l'oeil reproduction of an old-fashioned radio with the title all but hidden as a manufacturing label. Not your usual comix cover. Flipping it open you expect to find a catalogue of radio parts, but instead get sucked in by the new-old-fashioned penwork of Matt Kindt. He relies on just a few, expressive strokes and flat blocks of black ink to create the art deco world of "Pistolwhip." Nearly abstract slashes and squiggles organize themselves into characters and place, often seen from wild points of view. One panel uses a briefcase perspective, a gigantic...
...substantial part of the Abrams' collection. An exhibition tag written by the Curator of Drawings William W. Robinson says that in the 1630s, Rembrandt developed his technique by creating hundreds of studies and drawings. His style juxtaposes "summarily indicated areas" in the subject's body with "intricately detailed penwork" that creates an expressive face. Rembrandt's pupils Doomer, Backer and Flinck reflected their mentor's style in their work. The exhibit contains six similar works by these artists--sketchy yet expressive chalk figure drawings on blue paper...
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