Issue 31 of 3×3 Magazine is out and it’s a beaut! In addition to my profile of Gary Baseman, this issue includes the work of Gerard DuBois, Ori Toor, and Miriam Martincic. Here is the opener of my piece:
Gary Baseman is excited: his eyes shine, and he flashes a mischievous grin. Located somewhere between childlike delight and maniacal zeal, the effect is riveting. Gary’s exuberance has a way of building exponentially, his enthusiasm generating even more enthusiasm as he warms to a topic. One example: “I wouldn’t use ink—it had to be charcoal pencil. Just like my art, it had to be raw, it had to be rough, it had to feel legit. You could smudge it, you could mess it. Ink was a normal ball point pen. Anyone could use that: banks used that, corporations used that. I was an animal! I was human, I was real, I was raw!”
Read the entire profile (as well as prior articles) under Design is Play Articles. [MF]