Comic Arts Brooklyn

Over the weekend I and a (graphic designer) friend of mine attended one of the network events that was posted by Professor Goetz on Open Lab. It was the Comic Arts Brooklyn exhibit hosted by Desert Island and Forge Art Magazine and was held at Pratt Institute. When we got there we discovered the event specifically took place in the Art Recreation Center on Pratt’s campus rather than the Memorial Hall as was specified in the email blast I received. It took about 15 frustrating minutes of navigating desolate hallways and staircases before we found a poster of the event directing us to the correct location. The event took place in the gymnasium of the Art Recreation Center which I initially found disappointing for an exhibit however, there was a huge turnout and the place was packed with people, so I guess that was a good choice of location after all. When we got there my friend didn’t seem very interested so I discussed some of the artwork with a lost and cofused couple that we bumped into at Memorial Hall. Generally I felt that the artwork should have been presented on a grander scale but the artists were allotted limited spacing for their display. I wish my girlfriend had gone with me because there were some cute face cut-out displays that we could have taken some fun and silly pictures with. There were so many tables and booths and people that I wasn’t able to see everything but, in my opinion much of the artwork, concepts, and designs were amazing! As an illustrator myself I have a great appreciation for artists who still draw and create things by hand even with so much technology available to us. I was able to chat with a few artists in regards to their ideas and stories used for the comics they’ve created. I was very impressed with the quality of paper and printing used for these books, so a good portion of those conversations were spent discussing the printing process and services that I may find beneficial in the future.