Storytelling often comes naturally to artists. Sometimes the story
starts on a single canvas or sheet of paper and doesn’t end until there
is a gallery full of paintings, a suite of drawings, a set of
illustrations, a series of fantasy art comic strips, or an entire
graphic novel. Certain subject matters compel an artist to revisit them
again and again, building on a concept or pushing it in different
directions. The narrative can be a visible part of the artwork, in the
form of a written story, but oftentimes it acts as an invisible
framework that guides an artist through the creative process.
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