Malwina Chabocka – Art & Design
Malwina Chabocka – Art & Design

Sex fantasies in comics

Date : Friday 04 July, 2014
Sex fantasies in comics

When the curators of the Comic Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition decorated the entrance hall with a mix of quotes which included Julie Burchill’s boldly negative statement “Comic books for adults is a complete contradiction in terms, as anyone who reads comics is not an adult and should have their voting rights removed ASAP,” they knew how…


Magic in the gutter. A few words on comics and sequential art.

Until very recently, I had been making a conscious effort to separate writing, one of my favourite and most natural ways of expressions, from other areas of my artistic practice. I somehow felt that it was interfering with visual art, my official career path, and that it didn’t have a place in it, besides the “hobby” drawer. But I have…


The art of storyboarding

Date : Tuesday 19 November, 2013
The art of storyboarding

When I was a Central Saint Martins student, my absolutely favourite part of any performance design project was creating a storyboard. I still vividly remember the very first project we had, where we had to create a visual concept for a theatrical piece in response to Johnny Cash’s song, The Man Comes Around. I remember sitting on my bed with…


Edward Gorey & Other Daring Gor(e)y Stories

Date : Monday 21 October, 2013
Edward Gorey & Other Daring Gor(e)y Stories

The past four months since my last post have been dedicated to finishing and printing the two books I started working on in the beginning of this year: Milla in the Misty Woods and Blue Boy, which is currently on sale in a limited first-run edition at the William Morris Gallery. They are both looking for a publisher, which I…


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