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Radio Interview: Shaun Tan
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
