Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz
Boleslav William Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin. Sienkiewicz often utilizes oil painting, collage, mimeograph, and other forms generally uncommon in comic books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth3 May 1958
CountryUnited States of America
world too-much digital
One of the problems I have with a lot of movies these days is that everything is too well lit. In the world of digital creations there is a tendency to show too much
artist filled-in missing
So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.
artist want stuff
I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.
artist versions
Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version of Elektra.
movie people generations
There is a whole generation of people who are going to see movies or watch TV who don't want to work.
world physics constant
And within the world that you've created, the physics of that world have to remain constant; they can't be amorphous and changing.
pushing-boundaries safe kind
So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe
facts way venues
But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it
envelopes pushing honorable
So cartooning, for me, is an honorable thing. It's pushing the envelope. It's the truth of something through exaggeration
night-vision bakers clear-vision
Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision
mutants want feels
I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants
one-day pieces stuff
To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach
inspire special feels
If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special
book lucky kind
I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar