Radio Interview: Shaun Tan
In an insightful interview, Shaun Tan discusses various elements that inspire his work, including his affinity for origami, an interest sparked by his father and childhood books. He reflects on the symbolic nature of the pigeon, which represents separation and connection to family.
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Stone Radio Interview: Shaun Tan Asked about favorite illustrations The Land of the Giants took a lot of time to make look like suction and Tan was pleased with the result No favorite picture, but the most difficult ones like as in characters interacting or odd angled objects pleases him the tree showing time passing was a good device that pleased Tan Prior to The Arrival, did not have a great knowledge of comics Tan also did a lot of research on the work of Scott McCloud looked at a lot of silent comics-- especially Manga Influenced by Raymond Briggs', The Snowman Air Ship On-going theme in Tan's books Tan's work often gives a nod to Australian art One major influencing artist is Tom Roberts Bird Letter box is a bird type item in itself/balloon mail Food Sharing a meal with strangers infers compassions despite probable language barriers Food is a metaphor for fitting in gives character an optimistic experience, as in real life when the help of others is often how this occurs make friendships with food Origami/folk art Pigeon= symbol of separation Tan's own father was very good at origami a favorite childhood book was one of origami, and the pigeon was in that book, which influenced Tan a small idiosyncratic feature that makes this everyman more personal and connects him to his family Vast v. Close Influence: Zoom and Re-Zoom, books: everything is connected--philosophical Long pullbacks to give a film-type experience the book started out as a series of vast landscapes, so to get into the shoes of the character, needed to get close up started out as landscape painter Tales from the Suitcase 4 main reasons for leaving: choice, for educational reasons, to escape prejudice, and refugee situations Human's relation with animals Tadpole character Buildings Fascist, idealized but warped, movie film-like, as in Nosferatu Secondary Stories Subtopic influenced from film and comics Land of Giants Vacuuming Migrant Story, Romanian Woman: Communism sucking life out of birds, 1 eyed prohibition, warped ideal wordless no words: move more slowly, interpret more deeply words can hurry you along and demand more attention Photo Album worn, well loved slipped to us from alternate past color choice warm colors, high emotion
