The Study of the Style and Visual Interpretation in Chen Uen's Comics ─ Magical Super Asia as an Example

• Main Authors: zhong,xiong-yang, 鐘敻洋
• Other Authors: Chan,Yu-Yan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ksxygh

碩士 === 國立臺中技術學院 === 商業設計研究所 === 95 === There are many research papers on comic book and comic strip.And most of them are focus on the artists who are well known at the fireld of animation and comic strip industries in Japan. Only a minority of the studies aimed for Taiwanese artists with their style and visual interpretation in an academic approach. The focal points of this study are, first the evaluation of Chen Uen’s style of comic book in Taiwan and Japan. Corresponding suggestions on production and marketing issues are also included. Second, examination of Chen Uen's strategies creation, with as Magical Super Asia the case study book. The symbolic meanings of characters and the narrative of text were investigated to analyze the perspectives of Chen's strategies. That was promoted within cultural codes, symbolic meaning and drawing techniques method. The features and techniques Chen Uen used in creating Magical Super Asia are concluded below, in terms of its plot structure, characters and surreal scenes. Features in its plot structure:(1) a "radiating" plot structure; (2) using empathy and symbolism to draw the audience into the fictional world. Features in character settings: (1) using symbolic objects as metaphors of the characters' characteristics;(2) a reflection of the characters' spiritual status on their appearance;(3) the drawing techniques that trigger various reactions for various characters towards a same situation; there techniques carve various personalities for the characters;(4) conflicting relationships among the characters, whose spiritual statuses are reflecting with each other; (5) fairies in the plot are made of elements of Asian cultural symbols;(6) a spectrum of human natures is projected onto the characters;(7) emotional indifference and supernatural powers in most male characters;(8) personality defects in female characters. Features of the scene settings:(1) overlapping imagery;(2) the separation and combination of anatomy;(3) complex imagery in one single space;(4) extreme enlargement and contraction of the characters; (5) physical opposition;(6) the fusion of characters with other material, such as metal or woods.