zine review - all skewed up
July 17th 2008 22:52
All Skewed Up: Musings on Cold Hands Dead heart and selections from #1-14, Mike Twohig: All Skewed up is a compilation of the work of Mike Twohig and his zine. It has some incredible artwork that would put most tattoo artists to shame and makes excellent use of blacks and whites and a lot of straight ink work. The first few pages are heavy along the lines of Vaughn Bode' and similar artists of the era, but alter on, as Mike works his way through college, we can see the power and impact his work has. In some
ways it's like looking at the evolution of Albrect Druer, particularly some of the life sketches. I like a lot of his exaggeration of work, especially striking is a simple portrait of a guitar player from Volume six, where the electronic knobs and wide end of the guitar has been foreshortened in a domineering manner. These effects are Mike's gift, and he uses them well. I was very happy to acquire this zine and it will definatly be a part of my
permanent collection. I was able to find a link to his work here: Really Long Link
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