Sarah Lippett created this comic in memory of her Grandfather who passed away before she was born, and its beautiful. It documents his life, and flicks from past to present, which I think is an interesting technique to use within illustration, and something I want to try and achieve in the future.
In a way, I will be doing this, studying my Dads life, past and present.
This novel is a her way of learning about Stans life, and her systems of recording are included in the story, looking at old photographs etc
The reason I have been studying this comic is because Lippett has managed to make her audience feel emotive towards something that is clearly so personal to her.
I think she has managed this, because the subject is relatable to almost everyone. Loss. By changing her colour palette to suit particular memories, she takes her audience on a journey.
I need to continue researching contemporary illustrators that document events and stories effectively, and that create their audience to feel something and I need to try to feed this into my practice.
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