Wednesday, March 22, 2006
For the longest time I've been thinking about role models. And when I write a line like that what I mean is that I've been thinking about it since I can remember anything. I've been thinking about them not only insofar as my role models are concerned, but also just as a concept. I find the people that people look up to a fascinating notion. For example, a lot of people look up to members of their family. While others look up to people they don't even know. Still others look up to FICTIONAL persons. I like this landscape. It's interesting to see how some people like knowing the person they look up to because it reveals part of their hand: you have even chances at learning from your hero. On the flipside, of course, NOT knowing your hero moves beyond these sorts of details. You can learn from you hero ANYHOW because, well, they're either a legend or a genius or a prophet. And on the second flipside, you have the fictional heroes. In many ways, I aspire to having heroes that are fictional. At least then you won't be held accountable for their actions. ¶ Of course in this post I'm being overly emphatic. I think it's terrific that we hold people in high regard. I don't care if you know them or not, I'm just playing with an idea in the paragraph preceding. Ultimately I just love hearing people talk about other people.
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Antony Hare is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in publications including Esquire UK, Maisonneuve, Forbes, Annabelle Mann, The Improper Bostonian, Bon Appétit, the Globe and Mail, and National Post (for which he won a Silver Medal from the Society of News Design). His work is at the meeting point between portraiture and caricature. Antony is a member of the Society of Illustrators and works from his office in downtown Toronto. ¶ Learn more about Antony.
Siteway was launched in 1996. It is Antony Hare's personal web site and is affiliated only with him. It contains his gallery of illustrations and blog since 2000. His illustrations are available for sale and for licensing in film and advertising. Siteway World is Siteway, Phelts, Tonicville, and Coastalmatic. Siteway is updated every week, usually Tuesday, with a new feature illustration.
