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Wendy is an aspiring contemporary artist whose adventures have taken her to galleries, art openings, and parties in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Toronto. In 'Wendy, Master of Art', Walter Scott's sly wit and social commentary zero in on MFA culture as our hero hunkers down to complete a master of fine arts at the University of Hell in small-town Ontario. Finally Wendy has space to refine her artistic practice, but in this calm, all of her unresolved insecurities and fears explode at full volume usually while hungover. What is the post-Jungian object as symbol? Will she ever understand her course reading or herself? What if she's just not smart enough? As she develops as an artist and a person, Wendy also finds herself in a teaching position, mentoring a perpetually sobbing grade-grubbing undergrad. Scott's incisively funny take on art school pretensions isn't the only focus. 'Wendy, Master of Art' explores the politics of open relationships and polyamory, performative activism, the precariousness of a life in the arts, as well as the complexities of gender identity, sex work, drug use, and more. At its heart, this is a book about the give and take of community about learning to navigate empathy and boundaries, and to respect herself. It is deeply funny and endlessly relatable as it shows Wendy growing from millennial art party girl to successful artist, friend, teacher and Master of Art.… (más)
Oh joy. Another satirical graphic novel about art school.
All the usual stuff? Let's see . . . Angst and self-doubt about the artist's value as an artist. Mocking evaluations of art and discussions of the value of art in general. Colorfully weird classmates. Cranky old teachers. Personal friendships strained to the point of breaking. Twisted up romantic relationships. Substance abuse and related cringeworthy behavior. Godawful hangovers. Self-destruction. Vague and muddled self-realization.
Yeppity, yep, yep, yep. It's all in there.
I was unaware when I asked my library to purchase it due to its appearance on the Publishers Weekly 2020 Graphic Novel Critics Poll that this is the third book in a series, but I doubt reading the first two would really have done much to improve my opinion of this volume.
If this does something for you, be sure to check out the even more wretched Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten. (And see how I managed to unwittingly plagiarize my own review nearly two years down the road. I need to develop a new schtick, apparently. Or stop reading books about art schools.) ( )
Wendy is an aspiring contemporary artist whose adventures have taken her to galleries, art openings, and parties in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Toronto. In 'Wendy, Master of Art', Walter Scott's sly wit and social commentary zero in on MFA culture as our hero hunkers down to complete a master of fine arts at the University of Hell in small-town Ontario. Finally Wendy has space to refine her artistic practice, but in this calm, all of her unresolved insecurities and fears explode at full volume usually while hungover. What is the post-Jungian object as symbol? Will she ever understand her course reading or herself? What if she's just not smart enough? As she develops as an artist and a person, Wendy also finds herself in a teaching position, mentoring a perpetually sobbing grade-grubbing undergrad. Scott's incisively funny take on art school pretensions isn't the only focus. 'Wendy, Master of Art' explores the politics of open relationships and polyamory, performative activism, the precariousness of a life in the arts, as well as the complexities of gender identity, sex work, drug use, and more. At its heart, this is a book about the give and take of community about learning to navigate empathy and boundaries, and to respect herself. It is deeply funny and endlessly relatable as it shows Wendy growing from millennial art party girl to successful artist, friend, teacher and Master of Art.
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All the usual stuff? Let's see . . .
Angst and self-doubt about the artist's value as an artist.
Mocking evaluations of art and discussions of the value of art in general.
Colorfully weird classmates.
Cranky old teachers.
Personal friendships strained to the point of breaking.
Twisted up romantic relationships.
Substance abuse and related cringeworthy behavior.
Godawful hangovers.
Self-destruction.
Vague and muddled self-realization.
Yeppity, yep, yep, yep. It's all in there.
I was unaware when I asked my library to purchase it due to its appearance on the Publishers Weekly 2020 Graphic Novel Critics Poll that this is the third book in a series, but I doubt reading the first two would really have done much to improve my opinion of this volume.
If this does something for you, be sure to check out the even more wretched Cannonball by Kelsey Wroten. (And see how I managed to unwittingly plagiarize my own review nearly two years down the road. I need to develop a new schtick, apparently. Or stop reading books about art schools.) (