Larry Hama the multi-talented storyteller is comming to AIB!
Artist talk is Friday April 6, from 6pm-730pm
at AIB 700 Beacon St - Room 215.
Hama is a: Comics writer (14-years on G.I. Joe and 7 years on Wolverine), comics editor (8 years at Marvel Comics), comics artist (Marvel Premiere, G.I. Joe, and Daredevil), freelance illustrator (Esquire, National Lampoon), storyboard artist (Activision’s X2: Wolverine’s Revenge video game and HBO’s The Sopranos), and currently, NYU’s 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence.
Students and alumni are invited to an informative artist’s talk on visual storytelling. This is a great experience for students and alumni to hear about first hand experience in a wide variety of formats dealing with the world of comics!
Come check it out!
Year of the Dragon Group Show
March 9-April 8. Opening reception Friday, March 9th 6-9pm.
FOE celebrates the first of their second year of art openings with the “Year of the Dragon” group show. Dragons and dragon mythology have inspired artists for over 2000 years. Come out to see works by local and international artists, including AIB's Illustration faculty Ryan Maguire (shown below), as they interpret the legendary, mythical creature. Eastern dragons are characterized as a benevolent force bringing good fortune and prosperity. They adorn temples and are depicted in artwork, literature and film. In the 2012 year of the dragon we should all try to channel our positive power to radiate goodwill and blessings, or at least, look at some cool dragon art. The show will remain up through Sunday, April 8th.
Shown Above: AIB Illustration Faculty Ryan Maguire,
New York Knicks Jeremy Lin 'Year of the Dragon', digital collage, 2012
FOE Store & Gallery
28 Pleasant St
Northampton MA 01060
www.shopfoe.com
Rachel Strutt of Somerville Community Access (SCATV) and the Somerville Arts Council interveiws AIB's very own Tim Finn, as well as: cartoonist Liz Prince, and children's book author Jef Czekaj! During the episode of "Culture Club", Tims new comic store, Hub Comics, is discussed, as well as Tim's new book, featurinng G.I Joe.
Check it out!- the end of the video also features the three artists collaborative "jam" comic that they started during the interveiw.
For more info on Tim's "A Real American Book!" - check out the Blog
Also, be sure to check out Tim's website for updates!
For more info on cartoonist Liz Prince and children's book author Jef Czekaj, check out the links below!
Liz Prince: http://lizprincepower.com/
Jef Czekaj: http://www.czekaj.com/
Dig Boston's Tak Toyoshima's upcoming show, Asian Americana, will be displaying new works featuring his comic strip character Secret Asian Man. Come see Tak's Secret Asian man standing in for iconic American figures including: Michael Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Captain America and More!
Opening Reception will be on Monday March 5th, 2012 at ZuZu bar and lounge in Central Square. The reception starts at 8pm until 10pm. The reception will be followed by a live musical performance by Viva Viva's Chris Warren at 10 pm. Check it out!!
For more information on the show visit the shows event page on Facebook.
For more work by Tak Toyoshima, check out his Blog!
AIB Illustrators Tegan Harmonay and Mike Centeno have been hard at work. These senior illustrators are currently displaying final pieces, as well as process work on the second floor of 700 Beacon.
Shown above: (Left) Tegan Harmony, ink on paper, "Lost Someone" (Right) Tegan Harmony, ink on paper, "Don't You Know?"
During Tegans senior year she is focused on developing a series of character illustrations inspired from her roots in NY, more particularly the MTA North in NYC. "Since taking Junior studio last semester I've realized how much I love creating characters, most of them are derived from past experiences and relationships, but this project is going to be a little different." Tegan hopes to complete the series by the end of April 2012.
You can also see Tegan's sketchbook, which is featured as part of the Sketchbook Project 2012. The tour begins April 14th at the Brooklyn Art Library.
Shown above: (Left) Mike Centeno, digital, "Cleveland Circle" (Right) Mike Centeno, digital, "Young"
For Mikes final semester he is transitioning his school projects into the real world! For the rest of the semester Mike plans to write the basic structure of his first foray into graphic novels. Mike is set to have final pages done by May, his current focus is "diving deep into defining who these characters are and where the story is going to go."
Since January Mike has also been interning at DigBoston doing the weekly illustration for Oh Cruel World!; a reader based column where people write in to complain about different aspects of the city. As for other future projects, Mike is planning on submitting a strip for the Hellbound comic compilation being produced by the Boston Comic Round Table. Since taking Alternative Comics and The Graphic Novel class last semester, with Tim Finn, this artist has found himself more proactive in exploring the medium. " I've always been obsessed with this medium, yet always found excuses not to work on." Get to it Mike!
Head over to 700 Beacon, and check whats On The Wall out!
For more information visit their websites: Tegan Harmonay and Mike Centeno
If you need another reason to submit your work to the AIB Illustration & Animation Blog and Flickr sites - then check out the recent feature on BostInno.com: A Snapshot of The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University!
BostInno is New England’s fastest growing online media property, providing the view from inside the place that Oliver Wendell Holmes famously called “the hub of the universe.”
Created in 2008 as a community startup blog hosted on WordPress, BostInno went through brief stints as a wiki and then a Twitter aggregator. On December 7, 2009, BostInno was re-launched as an online news platform focused on creating original content covering Boston’s innovation ecosystem. In the early fall of 2010, the team behind what is now Streetwise Media (BostInno’s owner), started focusing full time on BostInno and reinventing city news online. Learn more here
Thanks BostInno.com!
Boston Comics Roundtable is seaking submissions for Hellbound 3! The theme this year is Darkness. What darkness means is different for each of us. We encourage creators to be imaginative and push the envelope as far as it can go in terms of the understanding of Darkness, what it means to us, and what it means in the horror genre. When submitting ideas, scripts, and any artwork let us know your thoughts on the theme and how your project works with it.
The page count this year is shorter than past edition page counts, this was decided upon based on the larger book format. We believe that working in this larger format will allow creators to get more story onto each page.
About the Boston Comics Roundtable
Formed in 2006, the Boston Comics Roundtable brings together local cartoonists and writers to collaborate, workshop, and socialize. Among BCR’s publications are “Inbound,” an anthology of Boston-area independent comics; “Outbound,” a science-fiction comics anthology; and “Hellbound,” an annual collection of horror comics. All comics creators, critics, and curious fans in metro Boston are welcome at the BCR’s weekly meetings. Visit www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com for more information. --
hellboundboston@gmail.com [ Hellbound ]
AIB would like to annouce the 2012 Winter College Courses for High School Students. Classes are starting Febuary 18th!
2012 is a great year to meet the Boston Comics Roundtable, if you don't know already!
The Boston Comics Roundtable meets most every Thursday night at 7:30 in Harvard Square. An informal get together, the evening is spent talking shop and sharing ideas. People are encouraged to bring their work for group discussion. Newcomers are strongly encouraged to attend. Learn more here.
Follow BCR on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/BostonComics
MoCCA Fest 2012
April 28 – 29
NYC
Details: http://www.moccany.org/content/mocca-festival
Stumptown Comics Fest 2012
April 28 – 29
Portland, OR
Details: http://www.stumptowncomics.com/
