This interview with French artist Jean Giraud also known as "Moebius" gives some sense of who he was and what his motivations really were. I think he was one of only a few great 20th century illustrative artists that had a distinct and unique imagination and buckets of creative talent. Jean Giraud remained unknown to me as an identity until recently and known only through his contributions to films like, "Alien", "The Fifth Element" and "Tron".
I admire his ability to use colour in such a subtle manner. I don't make any distinction in art about creative ability or what medium(s) artists choose to work in. What i'm looking for is that common point of intersection between their work and mine. When i saw the colour schemes in Jean Girauds drawings there was a resonance with what he was attempting to do. Any artist will tell you how difficult colour can be to understand and manage. Colour is a universe unto itself so the challenge is always there for me personally to get it right over and over again.
Whether you like comics or graphic art or not, Jean Giraud's art deserves respect and praise for both his process and his development of concepts. I hope you'll investigate his work a little more after watching this short video.
(I've chosen not to talk about Sylvain here as he wasn't part of my objective for writing this page. This in no way belittles him as an also significant creative artist).
Some tribute videos can be viewed at http://youtu.be/ZYZLuObrL1s and http://youtu.be/CiNsc2UjoqI
I admire his ability to use colour in such a subtle manner. I don't make any distinction in art about creative ability or what medium(s) artists choose to work in. What i'm looking for is that common point of intersection between their work and mine. When i saw the colour schemes in Jean Girauds drawings there was a resonance with what he was attempting to do. Any artist will tell you how difficult colour can be to understand and manage. Colour is a universe unto itself so the challenge is always there for me personally to get it right over and over again.
Whether you like comics or graphic art or not, Jean Giraud's art deserves respect and praise for both his process and his development of concepts. I hope you'll investigate his work a little more after watching this short video.
(I've chosen not to talk about Sylvain here as he wasn't part of my objective for writing this page. This in no way belittles him as an also significant creative artist).
Some tribute videos can be viewed at http://youtu.be/ZYZLuObrL1s and http://youtu.be/CiNsc2UjoqI
