Chris Ware in "Chicago" - Season 8 | Art21

[@nevilleattkins586]

A Chirs Ware book is like a present you don't feel worthy to receive.

[@justingoers]

Chris Ware is a genius. So glad he's here on this earth.

[@4000Wiggins]

I was completely captivated and moved by Rusty Brown. For me,one of the best graphic novels ever created. It has just stuck with me.

[@kabulozoo3359]

Beautiful! I'm crying...🥰

[@taylorandrew9196]

I was gifted Building Stories one christmas and it's the best gift i think I ever received. Completely changed the way I consumed a story. A rare talent and a giant in comics

[@Jamesharveycomics]

Completely changed it in what way?

[@russell2165]

taylor, i was similarly fortunate as well. i received building stories from a friend who was decluttering and giving away her excess stuff. and now chris ware is one of my absolute favourite human beings.

[@josephantoniello349]

Chris Ware is an absolute master and this is one of the great profiles of his work.

[@Metaphysicaljournal]

Chris Ware is one of those storytellers I feel like is such a treasure. His artwork is amazing and panel pacing/rhythm seems unparalleled. Stories are poignant and touching. I always recommend his comics to people.

[@gjr72]

I just finished Rusty Brown. I enjoyed every single page of it. It was very nice to see those pages when they were just blue pencil, and how they transformed into the actual page. I'm so grateful that we have artist like Chris Ware who provide this nourishment to our souls. Chapeau Maestro!

[@markgrudzinski914]

This needs to be viewed by more people. I've known of Ware's work back when he was doing comics in The Chicago Reader. Amazing draftsman and storyteller. I lived in Chicago my entire life, then spent a few years in Oak Park before relocating to Minneapolis 4 years ago. I love the lack of sprawl and congestion in Minneapolis and really embrace that nature is close by, this video made me miss Chicago.

[@the_joe_reynolds_foundation]

it's always the most amazing of artists who don't they ARE artists.

[@danielartist123]

What a wonderful short documentary on Chris Ware!

[@RLuxton]

This is such a well made piece on Chris Ware... criminally under viewed...

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

And too short!!!

[@lwazihlophe8955]

I am in complete agreement with you.😊

[@autofocus4556]

It’s only 12 days old. Chill.

[@lodgechant]

What a wonderful documentary. Thank you! With greetings from Cape Town.

[@RonaldGosses]

AWESOME! Thanks for showing.

[@LambentOrt]

Chris Ware!!! One of my favorite graphic novelists - his works are amazing!!!

[@guyamado9855]

he DOES exists in flesh. Thanks for that, Art21. 😍🤩

[@1mrcomix8]

Brilliant, a word that is often used to describe Chris Ware’s stories and art, it’s really worth repeating: brilliant.

[@uk3dcom]

A strange calm came over me watching this video, I unintentionally became a fan of Chris's work some years ago and have collected ever since. His work gives me hope for books, comics and story telling, may they go on forever.

[@jondowee]

Just bought a copy of Rusty Brown. Irresistible art.

[@jx3gallery]

I see Chris around my town ( Oak Park ) once in awhile. Always friendly, such a Talent!

[@lukasbarwald986]

This was a perfect marriage of content, audio and video, all sharing the same style and so creating one perfect little movie. Thanks so much - and now please do it again and make it two hours long 😊

[@danielartist123]

Agree 100 percent!

[@cha5]

I love Ware's work, Anything that he puts out I'll buy it. A man who can create something on the scale of Jimmy Corrigan and Building Stories is a true treasure.

[@coyharlingen]

one of the best to ever do it. So much awe for chris ware's art

[@shanes5671]

Thank you so much for this beautiful peak inside his world! 🙏

[@girlishgrrl]

Being an artist is much less glamours than we think!

[@fergal2424]

absolutely beautiful

[@graysimpson]

Great stuff. Chris Ware is a credit to the human race.

[@joaomarceloperdigao5386]

as an artist, one of the most confusing sensations is being HAPPY of finding someone so talented you feel you could never even get close. chris makes me feel that way.

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

I adore his work and always longed for being able to afford his books.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Absolutely brilliant and unique artist. Total respect.

[@alarifejhfc]

Beautiful work! I always loved Chris Ware drawings and stories

[@gokhanersan8561]

That is one steady hand.

[@douglasfink131]

His stuff is amazing

[@Theomite]

I've always wondered how he did his unimaginable art. Knowing he doesn't use computers for his lines gives me strength. I've tried to make sure I collect everything he's ever done so I can have a complete works library. I imagine it'll be worth quite a pretty penny in 150 years.

[@luvaday]

I love this guy

[@Carl-ni1op]

I came across jimmy Corrigan wen I was in my 20s , I read it through multiple times, his art is a massive inspiration to me

[@colleenmulrooney]

Absolutely loved this! What a beautiful piece 😻

[@reiniergamboa]

He's amazing!

[@matthewkopp2391]

I remember Chris Ware when I was in undergraduate school. I remember him selling an extraordinary box art comic piece made of wood, he sold for a mere $1000. I wish I had the means to buy it, it was really a great piece.

[@hughcards]

You at UT? I was there with him too. Lovely fellow.

[@BidyaSahani-gs5wj]

Xh😮😢🎉u❤😢,🎉🎉*😂इ😂🎉😂😂

[@EddyTheChump]

Each page takes 40 hours - "A lot of that is me walking around hating myself..." - I've never liked someone so fast in my entire life

[@alejandroovalles4823]

His drawings are so perfect that looks like vectors

[@posthocprior]

This is beautiful. Thanks for making this.

[@tres5533]

Oh my God! What a wonderful person!

[@DJCoffman]

An incredible master cartoonist and storyteller.

[@japhy6536]

so good. thank you

[@mayormccheese6171]

It's funny. I used to watch these videos envious of the artists' skills, but these days I think "wow. He's got his own place! So lucky!"

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

we love your art please keep doing it

[@marcgenevey]

I admire this man beyong words

[@hugomartinsphoto]

This was fantastic!

[@HimanshuKumar-b2n]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@unamor]

A genius.

[@deoclicianookssipinvieira5858]

Beautiful work!

[@loklobo]

thank you for this

[@evilldead6824]

I love the honesty about how the 40 hours are used to finish a page. Its what most people who don't created art don't understand why it takes so long to make something the artist is happy with LOL

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

8:20 ... when I was a kid in the '60's the Sunday comics were a treasure trove of stories!! STORIES!! I couldn't wait from week to week to see what was going to happen in Gas Alley, Steve Canyon (I had a crush on Poteet Canyon!), Dick Tracy (the best story arcs involved Moon Maid, Magnetic Space Coupe, murders on the Moon etc!!), Apt 3G, Mary Worth, etc. Even years later before Lynn Johnsonn was wrapping up For Better Or Worse it was interesting to read about the kids growing into adults. Today the Sunday comics are largely abysmal, recycled jokes... Garfield should have been killed with an ice pick to the head decades ago (R Crumb fans will get the reference) and the hack that does Close To Home should never have been allowed near pen and paper (anybody who saw the genius of The Far Side and said "hey, that looks easy, I could do that!" should be slapped upside the head and told, "No! It's not and you can't!")... I love his work and respect his perseverance in doing it amidst the doubt and worry, but I find it hard to read, visually hard to read! The panels are sometimes so small and dense I need a magnifying glass to get through it... bittersweet, I love it and I hate it it!!

[@LilaCruz]

What a precious video

[@zackcahill7966]

There’s something incredibly aesthetically pleasing about non photo blue under ink

[@terrencecoccoli524]

Pure genius

[@zlatko216]

Excellent art info ,thanx!🎨

[@siddhantparwani4886]

I wish he would know that I haven’t indeed taken 3-4 hours to read rusty brown, I stare at each page for hours because they’re works of art themselves, and haven’t finished it in a year of owning it because I want to the best I can

[@JamieSheehan-j9h]

An all around unbelievably talented man and also one of the nicest I've had the pleasure to meet. He deserves everything he has and so much more!! Congrats Chris. Your work still makes my heart sing. And your use of colour is second to none.

[@ojnj]

One day someone will make a 4-hour long documentary about this amazing artist. 13 minutes seem so little to talk about his work. Nevertheless, thank you Art21 for making this.

[@DanielleA2023]

We owe Gary Groth and Kim Thompson and Fantagraphics BIGTIME

[@ibec69]

Beautiful composition, beautiful colours, beautiful emotions and everything. How does one get one of the original drawings as a printed poster?

[@coolmusicforcoolpeople]

what a cool guy

[@tedsmart5539]

I wish all my Jimmy Corrigan comics and ephemera had a box...

[@peko1967]

Such a genius.

[@rinoceronte3000]

Love it

[@markrodeo420]

We need new Ware

[@jamescoats5944]

Anyone know what brush is he using to ink with?

[@SCULPTURAMAplus]

I loved this episode. You also said Charles Shultz not Schulz. That my friend is a Mandela Effect. Welcome to the madhouse.

[@Kelly-lx3ji]

…this is identical to his original art21 interview…like nearly word for word

[@ibrfusion]

I always thought that Chris's cartoons are illustrated not paper ones. This is unbelievable!

[@richardsreviews8820]

I tried reading Jimmy Corrigan. It was very creative and very powerful but far too bleak and depressing for me, so I didn’t finish it. Do people recommend any other of his works to me?

[@davidmayhew8083]

Yum!!!

[@gothicgorey]

What black dip ink is that in the pot?

[@ibrfusion]

You never revealed how you make microscopic panels.

[@Dolus_Joli]

I guess to him they are not microscopic because he works in large panels

[@ibrfusion]

@@Dolus_Joli *microscopic.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

Pretty sure he just draws them at a fairly regular size and shrinks them to the desired scale in photoshop

[@ottoakin5920]

He draws on 3 feet and prints on 6 inches hahaha

[@caiobernspereira]

11:35 baaaaaaars

[@arp4709]

Qué mal rollo da que este vídeo solo esté subtitulado en inglés y ruso... 😶‍🌫

[@luc7937]

He looks like him

[@Tahirahussain0606]

Toh joh Subha shubha mujse parthe mangwati ho woh toh dinner hoga 😂😂😂

[@ersimn]

3:40 me

[@larietournelle7904]

In france we say petit bourgeois

[@MonteBellweather]

Nerd Alert!

[@thomasdegroff9378]

Big head

[@superdeluxesmell]

A truly boring man.

[@colleenmulrooney]

Absolutely loved this! What a beautiful piece 😻

[@colleenmulrooney]

Absolutely loved this! What a beautiful piece 😻