Am 24. Juni 1935 verliert die Musik bei einem Flug-zeugunglück einen ihrer ersten Weltstars: Carlos Gardel, die wichtigste Persönlichkeit des Tango, die Stimme Argentiniens, ein Mythos bereits zu Lebzeiten. Seine Landsleute Carlos Sampayo und José Muñoz haben dem grossen Tangosänger und -komponisten nun einen Comic von unvergleichlicher Eleganz gewidmet, der die oftmals nüchternen Pfade der biografischen Graphic Novel weit hinter sich lässt. Atmosphärisch dicht, sinnlich, voller Leben und Musik, so zeigen sie den Aufstieg des geheimnisumwitterten Carlos Gardel in Buenos Aires und liefern darüber hinaus ein eindrucksvolles Sittengemälde Argentiniens im frühen 20. Jahrhundert.
Amazing works by José Muñoz. All excerpts from Alack Sinner. Find more on Gallerie Barbier & Mathon here . Also here .
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Politics, crime, and jazz with the master cartoonist.
Jose Luis Munoz Luque, born in Cordoba, 1969, graduated from the University of Seville in 1993 and has dedicated himself fully to the creative arts, mainly painting and engraving. In his compositions he seeks an update on universal symbols of classical mythology and literature from a contemporary vision. Moses Maimonides (1135-1204) was born in Cordoba, Spain. His Hebrew name was Mosheh ben Maimon. In Arabic, he was known as Musa bin Maymun. Also called 'Rambam", Moses Maimonides was one of the most prolific medieval Jewish philosophers. Besides that, he was both a rabbi and a physician. After his death in 1204, he was acknowledged to be one of the foremost rabbinical arbiters and philosophers in Jewish history...his copious work a cornerstone of Jewish scholarship. Jose Luis prefers his painting to look like painting. He usually places his characters on flat backgrounds with symbolic elements drawn and written with gold leaf. His paintings transport us to the past and allow us to discover worlds that we could only dream about. This photograph was taken at "Casa de Sefarad" (House of Spanish Jewry) on Calle Judios in Cordoba, Spain.
Argentina born José Muñoz creates stunning kaleidoscopes breathlessly walking the line between abstract an realism. In case you haven't read my previous post on José Muñoz, I'm a huge fan of his work. His dynamic compositions and really strong and detailed backgrounds shows off his strong grasp of the fundamentals of art. He knows how to make a picture. Though his strong technical grasp of picture making doesn't hamper the incredible looseness and freedom of his expressionistic work. Often Jose will depict faces in a distorted way reminiscent of Greek drama masks. In addition to his abstraction, he's got a wonderful quality to his ink lines. There is a visceral and almost nervous feeling to them that gives one the impression that he hacks at the page and drags his pen nib across the page. And the whole time he maintains an incredible attention to detail with his rich backgrounds, architecture, and neon signs. His chiaroscuro style is absolutely perfect for the moody film noir-ish stories that he often draws and is perfect for DC's anthology Batman Black and White. If you've never seen José Muñoz, you've got to check him out! Archie Goodwin's jazz infused story perfectly matches with Jose's stunning chiaroscuro art. As you read the story your other senses are evoked. One can almost here the smooth jazz and one almost feels the acrid smoke in your nostrils. It's a stunning job executed by two masters of the medium!
José Antonio Muñoz or simply Muñoz is an Argentine artist. He is most notable for his influential black-and-white artwork. His hardboiled graphic novels series ...
Argentina born José Muñoz creates stunning kaleidoscopes breathlessly walking the line between abstract an realism. In case you haven't read my previous post on José Muñoz, I'm a huge fan of his work. His dynamic compositions and really strong and detailed backgrounds shows off his strong grasp of the fundamentals of art. He knows how to make a picture. Though his strong technical grasp of picture making doesn't hamper the incredible looseness and freedom of his expressionistic work. Often Jose will depict faces in a distorted way reminiscent of Greek drama masks. In addition to his abstraction, he's got a wonderful quality to his ink lines. There is a visceral and almost nervous feeling to them that gives one the impression that he hacks at the page and drags his pen nib across the page. And the whole time he maintains an incredible attention to detail with his rich backgrounds, architecture, and neon signs. His chiaroscuro style is absolutely perfect for the moody film noir-ish stories that he often draws and is perfect for DC's anthology Batman Black and White. If you've never seen José Muñoz, you've got to check him out! Archie Goodwin's jazz infused story perfectly matches with Jose's stunning chiaroscuro art. As you read the story your other senses are evoked. One can almost here the smooth jazz and one almost feels the acrid smoke in your nostrils. It's a stunning job executed by two masters of the medium!
Dans le cadre de l'exposition (superbe) qu'elle consacre à José Muñoz (prolongée jusqu'au 6 mars), la Galerie Martel a produit deux très belles et très grandes sérigraphies à partir de cases des aventures d'Alack Sinner. Elles bénéficient de 4 passages couleurs et mesurent 68 cm sur 98 cm. Tirées à 100 exemplaires chacune, elles sont vendues au prix de 220 € la sérigraphie. On notera que les deux cases sont issues de deux planches distinctes qui ont été vendues à la dernière vente Artcurial de novembre 2009 et à la galerie Martel pour cette exposition en cours.
I'm really excited. I just got the graphic novel "Billie Holiday" by Argentinian writer Carlos Sampayo and artist Jose Munoz in the mail. I haven't heard anything about them in recent years but in the 80’s these guys were pretty big. They got a few pieces published in Art “Maus” Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly’s RAW Magazine. Mister Wilcox, Mister Conrad, from RAW Magazine #3 I always loved the look of Munoz’s art. It’s wild and messy while at the same time very strong and firm. He can draw faces that look like they belong in a 1930’s Felix the Cat cartoon and yet fit into this gritty realistic world. After being in RAW some of Munoz/Sampayo’s other work like Joe’s Bar, Sinner and this Billie Holiday were put out. I also recently discovered that Munoz did an 8 pager for 1996’s Batman Black and White #3 called Devil's Trumpet written by Archie Goodwin. Archie played to Munoz' strengths by making the story about a jazz musician, something he draws wonderfully, while having the Batman appear in all of 1 panels. It was a pretty fun story though I wouldn't have minded seeing Munoz' Batman more. Billie Holiday was really fun! It was a 49 page graphic novel and a pretty quick read. It contained images from Billie's life, mostly about being a black woman in a racist country and her drug addiction. She often finds herself abused by sadistic whites. Meanwhile modern day Sinner (Sampayo/Munoz' main protagonist detective) reminisces about the few times that he actually met this legendary jazz singer. It's an good narrative, but the art really makes it awesome! Check out these pages of her time making movies in Hollywood. This scene is in reference to a movie she and Louie Armstrong did called "New Orleans". It was truly breathtaking to see her perform though I found their "negro" portrayals, her a maid and him a bowing black musician, a little embarrassing to watch. And the hero turned out to be a WHITE jazz musician!!! This was NOT a great chapter in American history. I’ve seen many really great comic artists since my introduction to Munoz but I still find his work some of the most exciting comics ever made. José Muñoz official website
