about the concrete comics anthology

what are concrete comics? well, perhaps comics that can be found around us, in the living world, something that is not a comic but looks like one. or perhaps these would be pictures of comics that appear somewhere (well, this would go more into metacomics perhaps :) ). I think the definition of concrete comics would be analogical to what can define conrete music or concrete poetry. or perhaps we should and can simply feel it, and let the theory be based on our works?

let's look at Wikipedia,
perhaps here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musique_concr%C3%A8te
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_poetry
not here, even though it also can be interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_(comics)

there are some concrete/found comics on our blog already, perhaps we should think about the details of the anthology. so this is what I suggest:

I would plan the anthology as a booklet A5 format, landscape oriented, black and white. it will have an ISBN. this is not a commercial project, it will be sent to the authors and some libraries (and perhaps to some other people or institutions that should have it), it will also be presented in the net in .pdf format.

so if you would like to participate, please email your work(s) to pszren(at)wp(dot)pl before October 15th. and please send me your mailing address, so that I can send you a copy of the anthology. (I don't keep the addresses from previous projects, so please don't get angry, just type the address again :) ). is that all right?

I'm leaving tomorrow for a week (karate course), but if you have any suggestions, please write them here, we can discuss it. I hope the project sounds interesting, and that a nice mini-anthology will appear :)

all the best to you,

Pszren

4 Colours 3

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The first in a series of comics looking at using one of the colours as the gutter/border.

Drawingsilence.com

There They Are - Let'em Have It!

Hello everyone,
Thank you all for having me and to pszren for inviting me to join. I'm glad to be here.

I've been thinking a lot about layering and superimposition lately. This piece is composed of five layers: a page from an old crime comic, some colorful abstract cartoons I drew, a photograph of myself pulling open my left eye, a distressed piece of old blank paper, and an extreme contrast photo of safety pins, wrenches, and screws.

new contributor - Paul Dwyer

I thought that from time to time we could just give links that may inspire us in some projects.

http://codexoptica.com
http://comexbooks.com/ce-preview.html#comexscrib

edit: I am pleased to announce, that Paul has joined our blog!

Look Inside

4x3 & 3x4

Concrete plastic comic

Grass, cut and wrapped

newspaper comic

concrete comics - 3 times 3 frames and 3 times 6 frames