Frye Art Museum exhibition Genius / 21 Century / Seattle features Frank in the 3rd Dimension by Jim Woodring. This 3-D video exhibition of illustrations is on view September 26—October 18, 2015.
This series of anecdotal tableaus was created to develop and refine concepts for use in various projects involving the generic anthropomorph Frank. Like the luminous discharge tubes of the nineteenth century, these drawings were made to be stared at and pondered over. When 3-D maestro Charles Barnard agreed to convert the drawings into anaglyph images, I knew the resulting dioramas would be more expressive of the images’ meaning and intent. And so it proved to be.
—Jim Woodring
Jim Woodring’s groundbreaking use of cartooning to express personal and metaphysical experiences has earned him worldwide recognition as a master of anecdotal drawing. He works in pen and ink, watercolor, oil, charcoal, machinery, and the written word. His art has appeared in publications, exhibitions, and performances across much of the world, including Carnagie Hall, The Walker Art Center, The Sydney Opera House, and The Louvre. He is the author of numerous award-winning books; his wordless graphic novel FRAN received the 2014 Lynd Ward Book Prize.
