I get very creative when I'm trapped in a plane and I can't do anything else. Shaun Tan creativeplanetrap Change image and share on social
Animals represent the abstract notion of acceptance. Living with these funny creatures - you kind of have to accept them. It's like a test in a way. Shaun Tan abstractacceptacceptance Change image and share on social
Whenever I start a project, I have a broad range of possibilities. Shaun Tan broadpossibilityproject Change image and share on social
The audience for comics has shifted dramatically. And the boundaries between books and fine arts have blurred. Maybe it's the globalization of fine art through the Internet - it's easy for certain groups to coalesce around a certain kind of work or medium. Shaun Tan artaudienceblur share on social
Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure science, more about the act of painting. Shaun Tan actcommunicateidea Change image and share on social
I actually started out as a writer and then converted to illustration because I realised that there was a dearth of good illustrators in genre fiction, at least in Australia at that time. Shaun Tan australiaconvertdearth Change image and share on social
It was better to be known as the kid who could draw than as the short kid. Shaun Tan drawkidshort Change image and share on social
Drawing a good picture is like telling a really good lie - the key is in the incidental detail. Shaun Tan detaildrawgood Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, a lot of books affected me, but I never wrote letters to the author or anything like that. I'm always mindful that there are probably a whole bunch of people reading my books like that, too. Shaun Tan affectauthorbook share on social
For myself, I've kind of always been interested in pets because they're not human. Shaun Tan havehumaninterest Change image and share on social