{"id":15349,"date":"2022-07-05T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=15349"},"modified":"2022-07-05T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:22:22","slug":"episode-493-joe-ciardiello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-493-joe-ciardiello","title":{"rendered":"Episode 493 – Joe Ciardiello"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 493:
\nJoe Ciardiello – LIVE!<\/a><\/p>\n

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“A blank piece of paper is still the most intimidating thing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s our first live episode since The Before Time! The great illustrator Joe Ciardiello<\/a> rejoins the show for a conversation at ArtYard in Frenchtown, NJ! We talk about ArtYard’s exhibition of his art<\/a> from A Fistful of Drawings<\/a> (Fantagraphics), the conversation with his grandfather that led to that book, the new directions his art is taking beyond illustration (and how Beckett can turn into Andre the Giant), what westerns say about the times in which they’re made, why he still draws with a Rapidograph, and the joy of scarabocchio<\/a> and exploring lines! Plus, the audience gets in on the fun, asking him about how he looks at faces, where he starts with his drawings, how the improv\/jazz-like nature of his drawings evolved, and more. Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read A Fistful of Drawings<\/a>!
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\n(And go listen to my 2017<\/a> and 2019<\/a> conversations with Joe!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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“It’s not illustration anymore; it’s something else. It may just be another collection of drawings stuffed into my flat file, but it’s kind of fun right now and I’m looking to explore this.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n