Jonathan 11: Greyshore Island
Last page: 1.10.1985; album: 1986 
Disney
The second part of Jonathan's American
adventure, takes us from Disneyland (California) to New England (Port Clyde, Maine).
As major influences and examples, Cosey
names Maurice Tillieux, Hugo Pratt and... Walt Disney. In this album, Jonathan visits
Disneyland, California.
Cosey: 'I find extraordinary the
character of Walt Disney, who started to draw in his uncle's garage. And the fact that he
wasn't particularly talented did not hinder him in building a universe.'
The Disneyland Cosey shows is not meant
as criticising the commercial character Disney's work has taken. 'I have been there when
there was only a Disneyland in California, and I liked it. Of course, I saw the 'kitsch'
edge, the commercial exploitation, but after all, why not? It makes you dream.' |