December 5, 2006

Robert Crumb Explains the Bean Effect

Filed under: the latest, Video - =lloyd= @ 12:01 am

It’s a good thing to have follow-ups, so out of genuine admiration for R.Crumb I have to share this video of the master explaining to us “The Bean Effect”.

If you’re not familiar with Crumb’s work yet, there are books filled with his sketches in every library, and most of the times you’ll also find the documentary “Crumb”, and the feature film “American Splendor”, which should give you a quite good overview on the legend, the myth, of Crumb. (He actually moved to France to get away from his obsessive fanbase in the US, so go figure…)

Anyway, here’s “The Bean Effect”, based on Crumbs personal obsessions: