Shaun Tan was recently interviewed by Spiegel Online and answered all their questions with drawings.
See Shaun's "drawn conclusions" below, expressed with just pen and paper:
"SPIEGEL: Mr. Tan, you recently won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, a sort of Nobel Prize for picture book authors. Your success as an an illustrator and author is being celebrated around the world. But you are not yet a household name. Could you please introduce yourself?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 2: On Hollywood
SPIEGEL: You worked together with director Andrew Ruhemann to transform your book "The Lost Thing" into a short animated film. The story tells of a strange and seemingly useless being that is constantly overlooked by everybody. As co-directors, you and Ruhemann won the 2011 Oscar for best animated short -- congratulations! As a laid-back Australian, what was your impression of Hollywood?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 3: On Readers
SPIEGEL: Your children's books are beloved by kids and adults alike. How do you picture your readers?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 4: On Good and Bad Drawings
SPIEGEL: What differentiates a good illustration from a bad one?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 5: On the Workplace
SPIEGEL: What does your workplace look like?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 6: On Honors
SPIEGEL: At age 37, you have received the highest honor in your field. What's next?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 7: On Skills
SPIEGEL: What skill do you wish you possessed?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 8: On Success
SPIEGEL: How does success feel?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 9: On Loneliness
SPIEGEL: Your protagonists are, for the most part, lost souls in strange worlds. Is it necessary for an artist to be lonely?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 10: On Words
SPIEGEL: Your work generally doesn't use a lot of words. In fact, your story "The Arrival" doesn't have a single word in it. Do you manage to use words so sparingly in the real world as well?
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| Shaun Tan |
Part 11: On Inspiration
SPIEGEL: Where do you get inspiration for your stories?"
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| Shaun Tan |
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