When I think of what artists I've looked at and who is influencing my work, I think of Dykes To Watch Out For as the bed rock. Although it is not autobiographical really it is heavily informed by Bechdels experiences with the LGBT community. Fun Home is her crowning achievement, but I think is equally important as her it was basically her LIFE for so long.
I feel it doesn't get as much attention because it's "queerer" (even shows in the title, with the word "Dyke" being the first word) and made with a LGBT audience firstly. Alison Bechdel wanted to show the world the inner lives of a community of gay women, but a lot of the content is made to be understood and appreciated by LGBT people. When jokes are made, they're made in a nudge wink fashion. Fun Home I feel is for more a general audience.
How can I reflect the influence of DTWOF in my finals?
I feel it doesn't get as much attention because it's "queerer" (even shows in the title, with the word "Dyke" being the first word) and made with a LGBT audience firstly. Alison Bechdel wanted to show the world the inner lives of a community of gay women, but a lot of the content is made to be understood and appreciated by LGBT people. When jokes are made, they're made in a nudge wink fashion. Fun Home I feel is for more a general audience.
How can I reflect the influence of DTWOF in my finals?
- Everyday scenarios
- Mixture of humous and more serious content.
- Single Page strips.
- Black & White???? need to test that.
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