I saw a documentary about Art Speigelman at the Jewish Film Festival on Monday. I read Maus years ago, and i was intrigued to see a documentary about this author. For better or for worse, this documentary brought Speigelman to life.
Art Speigelman is the child of holocaust survivors who was born in Sweden after the war. He grew up reading Mad Magazine and became a comic artist himself. When he wrote Maus , Steven Speilberg's An American Tail was set to come out. Speigelman was not ready for the whole work to be published but he wanted to publish it before An American Tail. He did not want any confusion between his book and Speilberg's film. Speigelman / Speilberg and two Jewish stories about mice. Oy vey.
When Speigelman is going through something emotionally he expresses it through his art. He wrote a book about 9/11 and the twin towers called In The Shadow of No Towers.
Speigelman designed wacky packs and garbage pail kids cards. He also has drawn a lot of controversial New Yorker magazine covers.
The Art of Spiegelman was not the most prolific documentary about its subject but it was an enjoyable journey down memory lane.
Art Speigelman is the child of holocaust survivors who was born in Sweden after the war. He grew up reading Mad Magazine and became a comic artist himself. When he wrote Maus , Steven Speilberg's An American Tail was set to come out. Speigelman was not ready for the whole work to be published but he wanted to publish it before An American Tail. He did not want any confusion between his book and Speilberg's film. Speigelman / Speilberg and two Jewish stories about mice. Oy vey.
When Speigelman is going through something emotionally he expresses it through his art. He wrote a book about 9/11 and the twin towers called In The Shadow of No Towers.
Speigelman designed wacky packs and garbage pail kids cards. He also has drawn a lot of controversial New Yorker magazine covers.
The Art of Spiegelman was not the most prolific documentary about its subject but it was an enjoyable journey down memory lane.
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