Confessions of a cartoonist

Illustrating the Iranian movement

by Mana Neyestani
09-Aug-2009
 
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Azarin Sadegh

Awesome!

by Azarin Sadegh on Mon Aug 10, 2009 07:30 PM PDT

Mana, the new Mohasses was already born and I didn't know it!

Thank you so much for sharing your exquisite, original, funny and sad cartoons with us! I'll share it with everyone I know! Azarin 


Bavafa

Absolutely brilliant and creative

by Bavafa on Mon Aug 10, 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Mehrdad


Ari Siletz

#5

by Ari Siletz on Mon Aug 10, 2009 05:39 PM PDT

Solid political cartoon for the times! Hopeful and humorous with symbolism so familiar even children can decipher it. Congratulations!

Marjan Zahed Kindersley

Seemingly simple yet

by Marjan Zahed Kindersley on Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:31 AM PDT

the technical, excellent craftsmanship is used beyond the usual 'grammar', with a liberating,'naughty' sense of humour but leaving the bitter, acid-sharp taste of truth in one's mouth.

Additionally, I very much appreciate the fact that not only are these images appropriate to "current" events, but there is an underlying intution about humanity and its ridiculous status quo and also that each doesn't have just one instant message and demands more viewings.

 

(Over the years my "standard" for cartoons was a book called

"SHUT UP! cartoons for Amnesty" published by Stalling.

These are way above that standard.)

 

Thank you for your very hard work. Are these going to be published properly in bookform and exhibited in print?


ghalam-doon

Now I'm depressed!

by ghalam-doon on Mon Aug 10, 2009 07:26 AM PDT

I think the job of an artist is to observe, criticize and at the same time motivate. 

I wonder if one could go through all of these cartoons without getting depressed/suicidal. He's a true artist but more on the depressing side. 


Anonymouse

He is brilliant! I

by Anonymouse on Mon Aug 10, 2009 05:21 AM PDT

He is brilliant! I think he may be implicating (for lack of a better word) the green movement on some of them like this one

http://www.iranian.com/main/image/76373

Everything is sacred.


Artificial Intelligence

Very Cool!

by Artificial Intelligence on Mon Aug 10, 2009 04:38 AM PDT

Excellent!


Orang Gholikhani

Excellent

by Orang Gholikhani on Mon Aug 10, 2009 02:33 AM PDT

Thanks for sharing


Jahanshah Javid

Universal and timeless

by Jahanshah Javid on Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:09 AM PDT

I had not seen Mana's work in a long time, except for one or two, and I didn't even know those were his. Mehrdad Aref-Adib recommended Mana's Facebook page and I was amazed at the artistry, vision and depth of meaning. I was especially moved by this one:
http://www.iranian.com/main/image/76347

His work is universal and timeless.


deev

dastet bidard

by deev on Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:59 PM PDT

yeki az digari behtar


Princess

Brilliant!

by Princess on Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:50 PM PDT

Can't claim that I understand all, but absolutely brilliant. 


hesam

genious

by hesam on Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:44 PM PDT

all over!


Mort Gilani

Fantastic

by Mort Gilani on Sun Aug 09, 2009 09:37 PM PDT

That is poetry!  Thanks for sharing the wonder.


ramintork

Mana is simply the best

by ramintork on Sun Aug 09, 2009 04:22 PM PDT

He must be the best Iranian Cartoonist alive, and certainly one who is world ranking, and he is fresh with his subject matter.

 


benross

Absolutely fantastic

by benross on Sun Aug 09, 2009 03:43 PM PDT

Absolutely fantastic