Sunday 6 July 2008

Coco Goes To Study In England



Hello, everyone.

Thank you very much for reading my earthquake comics. I am very happy to receive your comments and feedback.

I would love to share more of my comic artworks with you. This series of comics is from the comic book Coco Goes To Study In England that I published in Hong Kong in 2007.

I went to study in the UK when I was 15. It was a tremendous culture-shock experience for me to take my A levels in a girls' boarding school in North Yorkshire, where I sang hymns every morning and fed horses; I got lost at the backstage of the Royal Opera House in London and ended up sketching dancers of Kirov Ballet; I made a plaster bust of the Phantom Of The Opera and was invited to a free show by the singer who played the phantom; in a very unexpected way I did the first nude drawing of my life by walking into the wrong classroom; I was extremely confused with the concept of contemporary art when I was told to appreciate Duchamp's toilet seat...

For 8 years in the UK, I have become a blend of the East and the West. The difference between our cultures does not always represent 'gaps', there are more pleasures and opportunities to appreciate what is new to us. :)

From now on I will regularly update the Coco Wang Comics Blog which is dedicated to my Coco Goes To Study In England comic stories.

Thank you.

18 comments:

tomnel said...

An amazing adventure, I will look forward to all that you do. Thank you also for the earthquake comics. They enlighten me to events taking place I know nothing about.

Bobbin said...

I'm really pleased that your comics will continue. You are very, very tlaented, and I recommended them to lots of my friends.

Steffi said...

Hi Coco, your blog inspires me. Please continue drawing. I like the way you use the colour of red to strengthen your comic emotions.

cookie monster said...

hey, i'm very interested in your earthquake comic strip. i really want the people in my country to know how lucky they are. i hope that after reading this comics they will appreciate their lives and love ones even more. that is why i want to ask the permission from you to publish your comic strip in my school magazine.it's ok if you refuse.i truly understands.thanks

"Qcloud" said...

I love comic, really cute, I love your panda series. I just watched gongfu panda yestoday at home, how do you see the panda lookes like, is it too fat :)

Unknown said...

Studying in England is not all it is cracked up to be. It seems the University of London is especially bad. Check out: http://www.saynotobirkbeck.co.uk/

Julie said...

Hi Coco--

I gave you and this blog an award on my blog (the link is on my blogger profile)! Thanks once again for chronicling the heroism in China.

Sincerely,
Julie Kang

fahim said...

i'm speechless after going through your earthquake comic strips :')

nitesh said...

great work, looking forward to read more.

Unknown said...

I am an Norwegian fisherman, big and "manly" of sorts I guess.
I haven't cried for years now, always held it in, guess it's shame or something.
Right now we are at the dock and by coincidence I came across your blog about the earthquakes.
And I cried.
Alot.
I cannot remember crying like this since I was like 5 years old.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, for these stories, and your wonderful work.
I hope you arise high above as an artist, and I will send you the warmest of thoughts.
Take care in England.
And once again.
Thanks.

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miss spell said...
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miss spell said...

Hello Coco! My name is Hanae, and I am a fan of your work. I read your 5.12 comic strips a few years ago, and I have carried them with me since then. Thinking of your comics, I have made a short, 15-panel watercolor comic about the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan for one of my classes. If you have any time, I would love to send you my comic via email, though I completely understand if that is not possible!
Thank you very much for your time!

(Here is a link to the post if you prefer not to share your email!: http://zoucha.tumblr.com/post/161096652573/finished-the-first-15-panels-of-my-academic-comic )