Blankets by Craig Thompson is a piece that reminded me who I am and where I come from. Blankets is a book that is proof that using ones experience and past to better enhance a piece is sometimes not the easiest but the most successful way to connect to an audience. Craig Thompson composed this book from his experience and relationships with family members and his first love. Most people can relate back to when they had a crush or when they made the first steps into a relationship. Thompson took experience that was relatable and began to draw and since then this book has become a major icon to those who have read it. For myself this book is where I hope my goals will take me. All of my life I have been putting myself out there and trying to gain as much experience as I can and observe everything as well. This all gets put into a pool of knowledge that I can later reflect on when I am working. Thompson succeeded in pulling the moment with his first love out of the pool of knowledge and placing the viewers in a position where they feel integrated into the piece. The ability to integrate or transform people into believing they are actually partaking in the story is my goal, and Thompson accomplished it beautifully.
Blankets is not only composed very well but the drawings are heart-stomping. The use of positive and negative space creates this surreal but realistic moment. In a sense it is like a black and white movie. It allows the reader to become involved and believed they have entered the piece, while taking them back in time to when they can relate with the content. The contrast also creates space and gives the reader walking room for when they enter the piece- it is more welcoming. The positive and negative space is only one of the many things that I love about the construction of this book but it is by far my favorite. Blankets was simply a mind-blowing piece to read and I highly recommend it!
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