Teenager Aphrodite and Her Friends
Date of Award
May 2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
Advisor(s)
Robert Dacey
Second Advisor
Christopher Wildrick
Subject Categories
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
The aim of this thesis is to explore the two main type of commercial comics, America comics from the west and Japanese comics from the east. Nowadays, Japanese comics（known as manga）dominate Asian comics market while superhero comics became the mainstream in America. The thesis examines how to combine these two styles and create a kind of work that can resonate in both cultures.
This thesis introduces how I evolved into my current style, where my inspiration comes from and my own point of view on commercial comics. Then the thesis will explain my ideas on character creation, worldview and background setting of the project, showing what I did to create a story with two kinds of features. The last part is a summary, indicate my professional goals and what I want to do after graduate.
In this thesis, I will demonstrate my exploration in the commercial comics style and my insights into youth comics, showing that a good story can break the walls between two different cultures.
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Recommended Citation
Yang, Xinyi, "Teenager Aphrodite and Her Friends" (2020). Theses - ALL. 415.
https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/415
