Say Hi To Dayanita And Her 'Oddly Shaped Brown Lady Characters’
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be profiling some of the tablers at the DC Art Book Fair.
For profile #3, we have Dayanita Ramesh from Washington, D.C., the artist behind Girl Comix: http://dayanitababuramesh.com/
Day job / night job - Social Media Associate/Illustrator at Media Matters / Girl Comix
Why you make art books/ zines/ comics - I've been drawing since I was a little kid and discovered zines/comics in college. I make them because I love the idea of creating your own world/universe with your own rules. I also think zines/comics are among the most accessible mediums where you can reach a lot of different people and really whisk people away somewhere special.
Why you think your art book/ zine/ comic is cool - I think my stuff is cool because I combine politics and surrealism/weirdness and because you don't see a lot of oddly shaped brown lady characters with leg hair in art.
Advice for aspiring art book makers - Read a lot, look at as much art as you can (all kinds of art), always carry a little notebook because ideas can come to you at weird, unexpected times, and be observant of what's around you because you never know where you'll get an idea from.
Fun fact about YOU - I was about 30 minutes away from almost being born on April Fools' Day.
