Opening Reception: Thursday, July 19th, 5:30 -8:00pm
Show Dates: July 19th – September 8th
Gallery Hours: Wed – Fri, 10am – 4pm, Sat 12pm – 4pm
This Summer, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is proud to present GRAPHIC: The Counter Culture of Cartoons, Comics and Graphic Novels in Northeast Ohio.
The exhibition will feature a diverse survey of work by regional artists from the 1930’s until present day and will illustrate Northeast Ohio’s influential role in the development of this ... view more »
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 19th, 5:30 -8:00pm
Show Dates: July 19th – September 8th
Gallery Hours: Wed – Fri, 10am – 4pm, Sat 12pm – 4pm
This Summer, the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is proud to present GRAPHIC: The Counter Culture of Cartoons, Comics and Graphic Novels in Northeast Ohio.
The exhibition will feature a diverse survey of work by regional artists from the 1930’s until present day and will illustrate Northeast Ohio’s influential role in the development of this uniquely American art form. On display will be the work of such pivotal artists as Robert Crumb, Derf, Gary Dumm, Laura Dumm, James Giar, Archived Artist Marvin Jones, Jake Kelly, Gerry Shamray and Siegel & Shuster.
GRAPHIC will be co-curated by Gary Dumm and Laura Dumm, two Cleveland artists with long histories in comics and commercial art. For over 35 years, Gary collaborated on American Splendor and published his cartoons in Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, the VillageVoice and France\’s le Monde. Laura owned her own graphic arts business for over 20 years, and has widely exhibited pop-art style of pattern-based painting.
Laura explains that though comics have faced discrimination from the high-art establishment, the possibilities of the genre are meaningful and infinite.
“Comics fall somewhere in the twilight zone between fine art and the cinema… they are basically finished storyboards for movies of the mind. The artwork has no rules… Although there may be a commercial aspect to their creation…there is often the commonality of creative inspiration and dedication that is evident in the work, as long as the viewer does not dismiss it out of hand as low-brow… Any art that the viewer enjoys IS ‘fine’ art.”
During the exhibition, select comic books and graphic novels will also be available for purchase. The show is FREE and open to the public, with amble free parking available in our adjacent lot and on East 123rd Street
For more information and an exhibition preview, please visit our website: http://www.artistsarchives.org/
Image: Harvey Pekar/Gary Dumm/Robert Crumb, Detail from \”What Superman Means To Me\”, American Splendor – Ink and markers
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