Cotton duck diary-in-progress

Update (09.09.2013): Cotton Duck Diary-in-progress is now complete and presented in the online showcase "Manga Mindscape" 

Cotton duck refers to the reverse side of normal, primed canvas. Using manga as visual language, Alexis brings to form an intangible inner world.

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Pencil on cotton duck, 90 x 130 cm approx

Cotton duck diary-in-progress is a series of works in progress. A total of 7 works are planned, representing 7 odd-number months between November 2011 and November 2012. For this exhibition, 5 pieces (November 2011, January 2012, March 2012, May 2012 and July 2012) are displayed. Through this series, she expresses the dynamic energy of popular manga culture and identifies herself as a fan who shares a similar cultural vocabulary with other manga fans.

The growth process of cotton duck diary can be appreciated during Alexis’s residency showcase at Studio Miu Art in December 2012, in which the entire series will be on display and further worked upon in studio. 

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November 2011

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January 2012

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March 2012

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May 2012

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July 2012

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List of references

Japanese title	Romanji /English	Medium	Creator/producer	Publisher
BLUE DRAGON ラルΩグラド	BLUE DRAGON Ral Ω Grad	Manga	Takeshi Obata (art) 小畑健 Tsuneo Takano (story)鷹野常雄	Shueisha 集英社
薄桜鬼新撰組奇	Hakuouki Shinsegumi Kitan	Game	Idea Factory	n.a.
薄桜鬼新撰組奇	Hakuouki Shinsegumi Kitan	Anime adaptation	Studio DEEN	n.a.
薄桜鬼新撰組奇　 〜雪華録	Hakuouki Shinsegumi Kitan Sekkaroku	Fan book	Kana Shinohara 篠原花那	ASCII Media Works
ハンターハンター	Hunter x Hunter	Manga	Yoshihiro Togashi 冨樫義博	Shueisha 集英社
ハンターハンター	Hunter x Hunter	Anime Adaptation (2011)	Madhouse	n.a.
n.a.	Insanity	Vocaloid Song	Circus-P	YouTube
K	K	Anime	GoHands	n.a.
テガミバチ	Letter Bee	Manga	Hiroyuki Asada 浅田弘幸	Shueisha 集英社
ラブレス	Loveless	Manga	Yun Kouga 高河ゆん	Ichijinsha 一迅社
ナンバーシックス	No. 6	Novel	Atsuko Asano あさのあつこ	Kodansha 講談社
ナンバーシックス	No. 6	Anime adaptation	Bones	n.a.
ナンバーシックス	No. 6	Manga adaptation	Hinoki Kino 木乃ひのき	Kodansha 講談社
るろうに剣心	Rurouni Kenshin	Manga	Nobuhiro Watsuki 和月伸宏	Shueisha 集英社
スケットダンス	Sket Dance	Anime adaptation	Kenta Shinohara 篠原健太	Shueisha 集英社
タイガーアンドバニー	Tiger and Bunny	Anime	Sunrise	n.a.
とても痛い痛がりたい	Totemo itai itagaritai	Vocaloid Song	燈油	YouTube