The single-panel cartoon is an art form that combines the visual language of illustration and (often) text, to create humor and to convey an idea.
What makes a cartoon funny, and what roles do visual and textual language play? Is humor itself a universal language? Hilary has been learning German for two years, and by attempting to translate her cartoons, learns more about all languages at play.
About the speaker
Hilary Allison is a cartoonist and illustrator from New York, based in Berlin since 2022. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Private Eye, Eulenspiegel, Exberliner and more. This past January, Helmut gallery in Leipzig hosted Hilary’s first solo exhibit, on the theme of cartoons and language. Hilary’s work is online at HilaryAllison.com and @HA_HilaryAllison.
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wonderful presentation! I especially liked how she weaves in the challenges of translating comics as it presents another dimension most readers haven't considered as it relates to this art form. So cool to be connected with a wider CM community in this forum.