Wednesday, September 14, 2011

"Times I Tried Bo be A Hipster" by Lev Yilmaz from his Tales of Mere Exitstence


Times I Tried To Be A Hipster - Tales of Mere Existence - by Lev Yilmaz 
"For anyone who ever joined a counterculture because they were looking for something, and didn't find it. (Part two of the mini series "Perpetual Identity Crisis")"

Lev Yilmaz is the creator of Tales of Mere Existence comic series. Lev draws his cartoons on paper attached to glass and places the camera on the other side. The paper is back lit to make the cartoons show through. This allows the audience to see the comic appear without seeing Lev's hand or pen. Well sort of. I have been able to see hits of his hand. Lev got the idea for the technique from the 1956 movie “The Mystery Of Picasso”. In this film Picasso's paintings appear from the other side. Lev writes, draws, films, edits, and narrates his videos. The themes often touch on various aspects of his life. Some are somewhat bleak but he offers a gentle humor.

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