Anton Kannemeyer
| Anton Kannemeyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anton Kannemeyer 30 October 1967 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Joe Dog |
Anton Kannemeyer (born 1967) is a South African comics artist, who sometimes goes by the pseudonym Joe Dog. Kannemeyer has lectured the
Biography
Anton Kannemeyer was born in Cape Town. He studied graphic design and illustration at the University of Stellenbosch, and did a Master of Arts degree in illustration after graduating.[3] Together with Conrad Botes, he co-founded the magazine Bitterkomix in 1992 and has become revered for its subversive stance and dark humor.[4] He has been criticized for making use of "offensive, racist imagery".[5] Kannemeyer himself said that he gets "lots of hate mail from white Afrikaners".[2]
His works challenge the rigid image of Afrikaners promoted under
golliwogs) are about to rape a white lady, who calls her attackers "historically disadvantaged men".[5]
Bibliography
- The Big Bad Bitterkomix Handbook (2006)
- Fear of a Black Planet (2008)
- Bitterkomix 15 (2008)
- Alphabet of Democracy (2010)
- Pappa in Afrika (2010)
- Bitterkomix 16 (2013)
- Bitterkomix 17 (2016)
References
- ISBN 1-77009-303-6.
- ^ a b The profane world of Anton Kannemeyer - ArtThrob
- ^ Comic creator: Joe Dog
- ^ Brodie/Stevenson - Anton Kannemeyer Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Denying the privileged a voice - Arts - Mail & Guardian Online
- ^ The Brilliant Weirdness of Die Antwoord - NYTimes.com
- ^ Book Review – As sharp as a sushi knife | City Press
- ^ Anton Kannemeyer - The Haunt of Fears - New York Times
- ^ Heller, Maxwell (January 2012). "What a (Self) Portrait Can Do: Picturing South Africa in New York". The Brooklyn Rail.
- ^ Pappa in Afrika -The M&G Online
- ^ Anton Kannemeyer: Fear of a Black Planet at Michael Stevenson - ArtThrob
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