TEXTURECULTURE » Clemént Baloup http://www.textureculture.com collecting visual goodness Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:42:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Clément Baloup http://www.textureculture.com/clement-baloup-2/ http://www.textureculture.com/clement-baloup-2/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:59:02 +0000 thespacewanderer http://www.textureculture.com/?p=1751
A comic artist from French, that also known as comic writer, founder of La Maison qui pue (A House that stink) comic collective, and pretty well known in France since he already gain some awards for his comic works. With great passion of Asian culture he was done some trip to South Asia that end up become inspiration for several of his comic.

Recently he visit Indonesia, invited by Centre Culturel Français Jakarta, to make workshop and exhibition of his works, and I took this chance to sent some short interview.

1. How to keep your creativity works?
Well, I try to get inspiration from the real world and the event or experience that moves me.

2. Favorite media?
water color on paper… but it may change (black&white ? computer ? who knows ? lol !)

3. What’s so captivating about Asia that influencing a lot of your work?
Difficult to say. but definitely there is in one hand a lot of beauty and in the other hand some drama in Asia that I want to tell and draw in my books.
4. Tips to creating such a detailed artworks?
Work hard, day and night… but don’t forget to go out, travel and see how the world can be wonderful.
5. And do you have any tips to keep the mood in creating comic keep flowing?
Work hard, day and night also ! and read some good indie comics of course !
6. What’s your future plan?
A graphic novel about the asian area inside the big american cities as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc.A comic book about my trip in Indonesia, with some other french artist. Some exhibitions in France (Paris, Aix-en-Provence)
7. How to reach you?
My blog: http://electricblogbaloup.over-blog.com/
And to know him better, and see his collection of works, and list of comics you can also visit that blog.
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Clemént Baloup a comic artist from France will share his knowledge and skill in a workshop for Indonesian comic artists, that held by Culture Centre Francais de Jakarta, from 9-14 February at their headquarters in Salemba, Jakarta.
Meanwhile there would be also a joint exhibition by Akademi Samali & Clemént Baloup in Galeri CCF Jakarta that open in 8 February 2010 – 19.30 wib,
8 > 21 Februari (Salemba)
April (Wijaya)

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