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FUMETTO - INTERNATIONALES COMIX-FESTIVAL LUZERN

14. - 22. April 2018

Comics as an experience – five panel discussions in collaboration with Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst. Free admission.

CONCEPT IN ART AND COMICS

Conceptual art describes an art form which puts ideas in the forefront of craftmanship. The Greek Ilan Manouach questioned conventional schools of thought by meddling with color and figure concepts of well-known comics. In Shapereader he replaces all commonly used tools of expression in comics and challenges the tactile senses. Artist Wasco (Haarlem NL) demonstrates in his stories that concept art can be minimalistic, imaginative and humorous.

Maskenliebhabersaal
Sun. April 2, 12 pm

  • Language: English
  • Sabine Gebhardt Fink (CH), professor of fine arts; Ilan Manouach (GR), artist & comic author; Wasco (NL), comic artist
  • Host: Lars von Törne (DE), journalist

VIRTUAL REALITY & STORYTELLING

One look through the glasses and the adventure unfolds over 360 degrees. We literally get caught up in the middle of the story and our eyes steer the course. Virtual reality (VR) opens up new possibilities of storytelling. The comic artist Sutu (AUS) virtuously plays with this technology and still remains a passionate comic-storyteller. Sutu discusses with VR-designers and artists the experiment field of this sequential art form in the virtual space.This discussion is aimed at all interested in art and technology, stories in gereneral and who want to participate in co-creating same.

Maskenliebhabersaal
Sat. April 8, 12 pm

  • Language: EnglishPeter Bäder (CH), lecturer; Manu Weiss (CH), animation & digital artist; Remco Vlaanderen (NL), Submarine Channel; Sutu (AUS), VR-pioneer
  • Host: Lars von Törne (DE), journalist

MY COMIC SELFIE

Comics that go under the skin are often infused by the author’s life. Autobiographies in comic form are popular. Characters which are cleverly built from the unaltered ego captivate the reader – and often lead them astray. However, the use of one’s own person is risqué. Once the unaltered ego is out there, there’s no turning back. Artists talk about their motivation to draw biographically, experts inform what autobiographical comics entail.

Maskenliebhabersaal
Sun. April 9, 3.30 pm

  • Language: German / English
  • ANDA (CH), Fumetto-Schleuder; Anette Gehrig (CH), Director Cartoonmuseum Basel; Kati Rickenbach (CH), comic author; Caroline Sury (FR), artist; Judith Vanistendael (BE), comic artist; Anja Wicki (CH), comic author
  • Host: Lars von Törne (DE), journalist
    (simultaneous translation by notherwords.net)

 




TEACHING DRAWINGS AND DRAWING TEACHERS

It might be easy to draw a simple comic strip, but how to create visual literature? Professionals from all around the globe meet up to discuss how they teach drawing – be it at prestigious universities, a Pakistani prison for women, freelance – or at Fumetto. These different approaches and goals in comic teaching are going to inspire the Fumetto audience who is asked to accompany the discussion with live drawing!

Maskenliebhabersaal
Sun. April 2, 1.30 pm

  • Language: English
  • Steve Michiels (BE), comic artist & lecturer; Sam Peeters (NL), comic artist & lecturer; Chris Rainbow (RU); Sharad Sharma (IND), comic artist
    & founder World Comics Network; Pierre Thomé (CH), comic artist & lecturer
  • Host: Lars von Törne (DE), journalist

MY LIFE AS A COMIC WARRIOR

Persistent and tireless they must be, the comic warriors, on their way to Mount Olymp in the world of language and image. The fortune of having a first publication rewards skill, patience and concentration. But then what? What’s life like as a comic-artist in Switzerland? Comic artists and representatives of Swiss art funding institutions talk about drawing as a profession – without frills. This panel gives a preview of a series of events at Fumetto in 2018 manual on surviving as a comic artist.

Maskenliebhabersaal
Sat. April 8, 1.30 pm

  • Language: German
  • Luca Bartulovic (CH), winner comic grant; Marianne Burki (CH), Pro Helvetia, Manager Visual Arts; Jared Muralt (CH), winner comic grant; Lika Nüssli (CH), winner comic grant; Eva Rust (CH), illustrator; Luca Schenardi (CH), artist & illustrator
  • Host: Lars von Törne (DE), journalist