Over the past couple of years I have been posting my drawings to this website and to my facebook page. It's been great to get so much positive feedback. My brother-in-law, Tim, upon seeing a series of drawings suggested I create a book and thought I should look at Shaun Tan's work. I recently purchased Tan's graphic novel The Arrival, and haven't been able to put it down.
Unlike a novel using words, which I tend to read no more than two or three times, I keep coming back to these drawings time and again. In The Arrival, Tan tells the story of an immigrant through fantastical, surreal narrative. His control of tone is masterful. His images are compelling. The story is familiar yet full of visual surprises.
The following is from Shaun Tan's website:
(click on the red word above to link to Shaun Tan's website).
Shaun Tan grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the 'good drawer' which partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class. He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works as an artist and author in Melbourne.
Shaun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through surreal, dream-like imagery.
(click on the red word above to link to Shaun Tan's website).
Shaun Tan grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the 'good drawer' which partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class. He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works as an artist and author in Melbourne.
Shaun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through surreal, dream-like imagery.
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