SYLLABUS
Theoretical Part of the Course
Historical background in the art of illustrated stories, from antiquity to the present day.
In order student to understand the creation of a hero, perhaps the greatest visual heroine of Western art, Cleopatra, is chosen as an example, on which the first theoretical part of the exercises will be based. The references will be in images and texts for the understanding of the historical and aesthetic existence of this timeless heroine.
In the second theoretical part, the ancient god and hero of the villa of the mysteries of Pompeii, Dionysus, is chosen as an example. The iconographic program of the mural is analyzed (according to the texts of the art historian K. Kerenyi) and then synthetic design colors, iconographic to be compared with other depictions of it, such as the crater of Altamura (Ferrara), the goblet of Macron (Berlin) , the Attic pitcher of Naples, etc., to reach the illustration of Dionysus in the comic of Giannis Kalaitzis “the black idol of Aphrodite”.
Laboratory Part of the Course
The development of the laboratory part is an increasingly demanding course. A series of quick exercises are provided that will train the student in alternating heroes, different short narratives and illustrations.
The placement of the hero in his space and time. The use of text. The techniques of the exercises will be fast sketches with pencils and markers for the “story boards” and mixed techniques with colors, collage and computer processing for the final performance of the comics.
ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Kerenyi K. (2014), Dionysus. Estia.
- Kallas-Kalogeropoulou Chr. (2006), Script, The Art of Invention and Narrative in Cinema, pub. Douvitsas, Athens.
- Manovich L. (2016), The Language of New Media, ASKT-ELKE publications, Athens.
- Panofski E. (1991), Iconology Study, Nefeli publications, Athens.
- Gaumer P., Moliterni C. (1997), Dictionnaire Modiale de la Bande Dessinee, Larousse, Paris.
- Wiedemann J., Illustration Now, Taschen.
- McKean D., Morrison G. (1989), Les Fous d’ Arkham, Comics USA.
- Humorous woodcut by Jasper Issac of 1654, The busts of Cleopatra on coins of 51-30 BC.
- The works of the 16th century by Domenico Beccafumi, Jacopino del Conte, Giampetrino, Michele di Rodolfo del Ghirlandaio.
- The 17th century paintings by Nicolas Prevost, Allesandro Turchi, Pietro Berrettini, Jan de Bray, Denys Calvaert, Guido Cagnacci, Artemisia Gentileschi, Jacques Blanchard, Guido Reni, Guido Cagnacci, Luca Ferrari, Claude Vignon, Jan
- The paintings of the 18th century painters: Antoine Rivalz, Charles Joseph Natoire, Giambattista Tiepolo, Anton Raphael Mengs, Francesco Trevisani.
- The paintings of the 19th century by the painters: Eugene Delacroix, Alexandre Cabanel, Custave Moreau.
19th century art objects such as Jean Louis Viger fan. - The paintings of the 20th century painters: Adolphe Cossard, Jean André Rixens, Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema, Andy Warhol.
- Posters from the movie “CLEOPATRA” by Joseph Mankiewicz.
- Photos and posters from Shakespeare’s “Antonios and Cleopatra”, Etienne Jodelle’s “KLEOPATRE CAPTIVE”, Georg Friedrich Haendel’s opera “Julius Caesar”, Jules Massenet’s “CLEOPATRA”.
- The GOSCINNY – UDERZO comics “Asterix and Cleopatra”.
- Liberatore’s plans for the movie “Asterix and Cleopatra” etc.
Photos of Actors in the role of Cleopatra, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Colette, Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh.