Artes Visuales
(M. Jackson en la portada de la versión argentina de RS, 2009)
La revista Rolling Stone Argentina acaba de salir a la calle con esta portada. La ilustración pertenece a la artista canadiense Anita Kunz que la hizo para la Rolling Stone USA, en 1987, en medio de la fiebre por el Jackson más negro de Bad. Con ella charlamos sobre la ilustración, donde encontró su inspiración, y qué pasó cuando decidió hacer del rey del pop un personaje más del universo Disney.
1) When you look at your illustration of Jackson recognizes certain style influences. In what inspired you?
Because Michael Jackson at that time was such a cartoon figure (for example sleeping in an oxygen chamber and having a monkey as a best friend) we decided to make him into a Disney character. I worked with the great art director Fred Woodward on this one. I got a Disney book and tried to utilize the way Mickey Mouse for example was drawn.
2) What personal issues you recognized the figure of Jackson to make the picture?
Well again it was just to make a playful image of him as a fantasy character.
3) You told RS that Jackson had been behaving in strange ways. How you managed to translate that view to drawing?
Well at that time it was strange but it was also cartoon like..sort of fantasy like. That's why the Disney reference. It wasn't meant to be mean in any way but rather playful.
(M. Jackson en la portada de la versión norteamericana de RS, 1987)
4) Which technique used to draw a Jackson?
I sent Fred a lot of sketches which we went over. The trick was trying to make a Disney character but still have it look like him, so I had to utilize the distinctive hair and glove. I painted it in watercolors as I usually do, and then simply added a thick black line around the image.
5) When you did the drawing, Jackson still had his dark skin. Drew, ever, in Jackson with skin clearer?
Yes, I believe I did draw him one or more times later with lighter skin, and a different nose.
6) What you recognize artists as teachers who have influenced?
Oh so many. I think the biggest credit has to go to Marshall Arisman the great artist who really helped me early in my career. And my favorite artist of all time Ralph Steadman.
(Autoretrato de A. Kunz)
7) The picture was published, was the only one that you suggested to Fred Woodward?
Well we did go through quite a few sketches to get the finished result. But I worked with Fred regularly for many years, at Rolling Stone and at the other publications he worked at
8) Remember to have received any reaction or any comment from readers about your drawing?
It was so long ago...I don't really remember...sorry. People usually write letters ONLY if they're angry at something. If they like an image they rarely comment!
9) Over the years, Jackson has changed several times. You would draw as it did in 1987 or change something.
Oh no! I definitely would have drawn him differently. His nose changed, his whole face and hair changed. The important thing when doing a caricature is making sure the likeness is good.
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Artes Visuales
Exclusivo: Anita Kunz dibuja a Michael Jackson como si fuera Mickey Mouse
(M. Jackson en la portada de la versión argentina de RS, 2009)
La revista Rolling Stone Argentina acaba de salir a la calle con esta portada. La ilustración pertenece a la artista canadiense Anita Kunz que la hizo para la Rolling Stone USA, en 1987, en medio de la fiebre por el Jackson más negro de Bad. Con ella charlamos sobre la ilustración, donde encontró su inspiración, y qué pasó cuando decidió hacer del rey del pop un personaje más del universo Disney.
1) When you look at your illustration of Jackson recognizes certain style influences. In what inspired you?Because Michael Jackson at that time was such a cartoon figure (for example sleeping in an oxygen chamber and having a monkey as a best friend) we decided to make him into a Disney character. I worked with the great art director Fred Woodward on this one. I got a Disney book and tried to utilize the way Mickey Mouse for example was drawn.
2) What personal issues you recognized the figure of Jackson to make the picture?
Well again it was just to make a playful image of him as a fantasy character.
3) You told RS that Jackson had been behaving in strange ways. How you managed to translate that view to drawing?
Well at that time it was strange but it was also cartoon like..sort of fantasy like. That's why the Disney reference. It wasn't meant to be mean in any way but rather playful.
(M. Jackson en la portada de la versión norteamericana de RS, 1987)
4) Which technique used to draw a Jackson?
I sent Fred a lot of sketches which we went over. The trick was trying to make a Disney character but still have it look like him, so I had to utilize the distinctive hair and glove. I painted it in watercolors as I usually do, and then simply added a thick black line around the image.
5) When you did the drawing, Jackson still had his dark skin. Drew, ever, in Jackson with skin clearer?
Yes, I believe I did draw him one or more times later with lighter skin, and a different nose.
6) What you recognize artists as teachers who have influenced?
Oh so many. I think the biggest credit has to go to Marshall Arisman the great artist who really helped me early in my career. And my favorite artist of all time Ralph Steadman.
(Autoretrato de A. Kunz)
7) The picture was published, was the only one that you suggested to Fred Woodward?
Well we did go through quite a few sketches to get the finished result. But I worked with Fred regularly for many years, at Rolling Stone and at the other publications he worked at
8) Remember to have received any reaction or any comment from readers about your drawing?
It was so long ago...I don't really remember...sorry. People usually write letters ONLY if they're angry at something. If they like an image they rarely comment!
9) Over the years, Jackson has changed several times. You would draw as it did in 1987 or change something.
Oh no! I definitely would have drawn him differently. His nose changed, his whole face and hair changed. The important thing when doing a caricature is making sure the likeness is good.
- Exclusivo: Hablamos Con Christian Wildgoose
1. Why did someone think about you for drawing the True Grit Comic Book? I got the job on True Grit because of a sketch i put up on my Blog of Jeff Bridge's Rooster Cogburn (this is the sketch on my blog: http://christianwildgoose.blogspot.com/2010/11/true-grit-first-of-sktches.html)...
- Lo Mejor Del 2010: The Style Of Music De James-alexander Mathers
(photo: Alex Browne / EZASA2B) Hablamos con el artista canadiense James-Alexander Mathers, responsable de una serie de afiches que trata de mostrar los distintos estilos de música a través de su estilo de vestimenta. Una experiencia muy cercana a...
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(photo: Alex Browne / EZASA2B) Hablamos con el artista canadiense James-Alexander Mathers, responsable de una serie de afiches que trata de mostrar los distintos estilos de música a través de su estilo de vestimenta. Una experiencia muy cercana a lo...
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Hoy se inauguró en Los Ángeles la exposición Michael Jackson: Before He Was King, con el material logrado por el fotógrafo Todd Gray. Él fue retratador personal durante una década, pero su trabajo se aleja notablemente de lo que podría querer...
- Cuando Michael Jackson Se Convirtió En Mickey Mouse
Acaba de salir la versión argentina de la revista Rolling Stone con una portada muy rara, para su estilo actual, hiperfotográfico. Es que la portada que uno puede encontrar hoy en los kioscos pertenece a la edición norteamericana de 1987. La ilustración...