Hannah and I went to the Frye to see the R. Crumb's "Underground" exhibit. Before visiting the Frye on Thursday, I was oblivious to R. Crumb and his artwork. I was pleasantly surprised. His goofy, adult-themed comics are the stuff of which Mad magazine fans love... most of which are ten times more graphic. Many of his comics incorporate a self-portrait of sorts, alluding that most of their scenarios are somewhat autobiographical.
I loved the way he depicts stereotypes and intertwines a social commentary to his art. Seeing his drawings up close, seeing the faint marks of erased lead hiding underneath ink, brings you into his artistic process and gives you a look at what he might have been thinking when he first began to sketch a subject. Crumb's use of white-out was also very intriguing; the man uses white-out not only to correct (what he feels are) mistakes, but to highlight over ink as well.
My favorite piece of Crumb's at the Frye is the record cover for Big Brother & the Holding Company's "Cheap Thrills" and Crumb's sketch of Janis Joplin.
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