Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for October 26, 2016

Methinks professor Z might be crazy, as in mentally ill.

well done, Jock, for helping out

Easy college credit.

Okay, Lu. Let’s not forget that Gunther did ALL the Dirty WORK in making THAT Dress,*AND getting You that “A” before YOU get all Gooey “How can I ever repay you?” to the Caveman there….,

He’s obviously trying to get her number.

Art is meant to be interpreted.

Best. Teacher. Ever!

Will Luann realize that in a way she was faking it in that she had no artistic statement? If so, will she finally broaden her options and challenge herself enough?

‘Ol serpent head probably won’t even put the grades in the book. That dude is lost in his own world, wherever that is…

Note the slanty part under the waist changed sides, in the middle panel? it’s a magic dress!

In my opinion, the only one who did something original enough, to get an A, is Goth guy!

And the school is actually PAYING this guy?

Justice is blind – but Moral Vagueness has one eye…

For those who think Professor Zebo is a bit cavalier with the grades, he is the teacher who sets the standards he sees fulfills his lesson plan for the assignment. He wanted them to come up with a rationale for what they did with the body art. It is perfectly appropriate it for him to do that, and being a college teacher myself I defend him. He is being kind to Luann, but I think he was trying to elicit thought behind why, critical thinking even. If the Jock, who by the way made a very funny, and pithy comment with his Trump dog, came to her rescue that is good for her, and shows that perhaps one would be wrong thinking of him as the “dumb jock.” I think its great that Professor Zebo encouraged that as well. All of those who think he is off is rocker don’t teach.

Why so harsh on Luann? She designed the dress. Truly an original idea. She put more work into her project than the other two combined.

It’s clear from the hair and tie that Max is making a political comment. Thankfully Max isn’t a frog, right Greg?

Wow, Zebo is an easy grader! Luann didn’t even have to come up with any rationale of her own.

And doesn’t she have any other classes? When I went to college I had four or five classes a semester. Is she only taking one class at a time or something?

Your student loan at work. YIKES!

is the dog sporting big hair and a tie supposed to be Trump?

Is that dog dressed as Donald Trump? LOL

Now Luann has to go on a date with Jock out of gratitude.

Did Luann declare a major? She seems to be taking so many art classes? As usual, Luann is the most shallow of all the characters. The dress was because she is going to be a bridesmaid, not as an art project. She couldn’t even come up with a one sentence statement. Luann seems to be a late bloomer. Tiffany even has a goal, but not Luann. So far, the only thing I see is possible set and costume design in the future with a repairing with Quill if she ever grows up. She is good with kids, but when will teaching dawn upon her as a wonderful career in the future (if you get into the right school district). I love this comic hoping that Luann will grow up – probably very much later than sooner.

I always loved those “Easy A” classes to help balance my dismal math grades! LOL

Why does the angle of the thing across the front of her dress change in each panel?

Not as dumb as he looks, almost.

What a booger-eating MORON.

Luann’s dress is a LOT better than most bridemaid’s dresses I’ve seen.

Zebo has a private wink-wink, nod-nod joke going with his students. That’s why his students keep taking MORE art classes. Even though none of them will be artists. Zebo doesn’t give a hoot about grades or work anything. He wants his paycheck. It’s an act, a con game. They all understand it’s malarky. They smile and nod and take the easy hours.

I think the dress is strange looking. it does not seem like LuAnn’s style. I expected something a little more adult and sexy looking.

Probably the first dog that ever liked walls, other than to pee on.

Ugh, this is giving art education, especially its production, such a bad name.

Did the remote control costume and the multicolored streamers also get A’s? Just wondering. I was happy to see 2 more students in the class for a change.And, personally? The only thing I like about Luann’s shape-shifting bridesmaid’s dress is the color.

It’s still hideous.

@Argy3

.

left ya one late yestiddy.

She deserves an A; anyone that can get a bias cut to change directions constantly deserves more than just a simple grade, she deserves a patent!

(look at the angle of the lace on the front; it starts in the first panel high on her right side, going down to the left, then a mirror image in the second panel, and back to the original in the third panel)

I hate the philosophy that art MUST have a message. Beauty for its own sake is art.

In a short story by J.R.R. Tolkien called “Leaf by Niggle” they are discussing the painter:

‘“Then you don’t think painting is worth anything, not worth preserving, or improving, or even making use of?”“Of course, painting has uses,” said Tompkins. “But you couldn’t make use of his paintings. There is plenty of scope for bold young men not afraid of new ideas and new methods. None for this old-fashioned stuff. Private day-dreaming. He could not have designed a telling poster to save his life. Always fiddling with leaves and flowers. I asked him why, once. He said he thought they were pretty! Can you believe it? He said pretty! ‘What, digestive and genital organs of plants?’ I said to him; and he had nothing to answer. Silly footler.”’Zebo reminds of those people.

Aye.

Presume you mean Luann’s dress. heh heh

Zébo is a fraud.

8

.

I am really enjoying this arc…. as I do most all the “Zebo” arcs at Pitt CC! I hope it is the focus all week!

.

As I stated earlier, I feel some discomfort at Luann not having MADE the dress…. but that appears to be water under the bridge at this point, so I will let that go.

.

BUT….. What if Professor Zebo next has them “deconstruct” (aka DESTROY) their wearable art as the next assignment…. like he did with a previous assignment?!?! That could prove very interesting to see! Luann would be in a big conundrum at that point.

.

I do like the way Greg has slipped in a tiny bit of political humor into the comic too. That Jock has a “Trump” dog is a cute way to make a bit of a statement. Very, very clever, Greg!!!!

Haha and now he’ll ask you on a date again.

Does Zebo also provide on line classes? See

.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/man-dressed-as-tree-arrested-in-maine

Jacques is becoming tres charmant, n’est-ce pas? But as one wise commenter said yesterday, art does not need to be “about” something— It is an end of itself.*So, what, did Mr. Parti-colored dress end up with?

Hear hear, Pipe Tobacco! Also, I appreciate that the Jock may have developed a bit of savvy and sensitivity… People do evolve if they want to!

Also, bravo for Luann for having good posture here; she seems proud and self respecting. It’s amazing what a good outfit can do for some people.

This is the sort of class in which you get an A for just showing up.

“Methinks professor Z might be crazy, as in mentally ill.”

With those stupid clothes, glasses, moustache and ascot? Um, yeah.

Have the Cyclops and the Goth ever been given actual names?

Her slanted dress changed directions.

Never could stand Z.

Is she really 18 years old? That may be a little too old for Jock’s dog.

An artist doesn’t necessarily have to build their creation. Frank Lloyd Wright was an amazing artist/architect. He had others actually make his creations.

On the other hand, this also would explain why the American educational system is ranked 25/34. Behind countries like China, South Korea and Finland.

Luann and Gunther created the dress — her design and his execution. Do you think that the hairpiece, tie and streamers were wholly created by the “wearable” artists?

I’m confused by the Trump dog. Is Greg promoting Trump or making fun of him?

Lets see if posting from my phone works. This may take getting used to.

major grade inflation… zebo is looking out for his teaching evals.

Does anybody else see the dog with the Trump haircut?

personally, from a musical standpoint for example. If i write a song, but don’t sing it or play it, did I still create art? OF COURSE. The execution by a performer of MY creation is a different form of art. THAT is an interpretation of MY creation. Gunther’s execution of the dress, by MAKING it was more of a practical skill set than artistic, from the perspective of concept. He put practical skills to use to interpret the directions given him by LUANN. YEs he helped. A LOT but it is her creation 100%.

Why is the concept the art professor is doing so hard for so many of you? It is conceptual, abstract and makes you think. He is not so bad as people think.

I get the feeling that Impressionists or picasso-like art would be lost on many here. i am no art savant at all, but understand that the concept of good art often requires thinking out side the usual boundaries. Yes, a painting that actually looks almost like a photograph is great, but sometimes art should challenge us more. Kind of like some of the better classic rock acts that had real musical skills, instead of 3 chord wonders. Some simpler songs are awesome, but many are ‘meh’. ME I like a bit of meat on my songs. a bit of an arrangement, mine or the stuff I listen too. Lyrically and musically. The Beatles for example deceptively simple, yet so much depth nevertheless. Lyrics that astounded me. But some of their contemporaries were BLAND. Pet Sounds for example compared to the earlier surf crap? Point is really good stuff often requires a different way of looking and thinking.

Where Luann’s concerned, I suspect he’s grading on a curve.

Hello? Hello? Oh, hi Tiffany, could you put Gunther back on the phone? Huh? Oh, I’m sorry, no don’t wake him. Night, Tiff.

And the muscle guy helps out Luann. When will the romance between them start? I have been waiting for months.

Luann’s bridesmaid dress is pretty, but I can’t stand that bow! Takes away from the elegance of the dress design. And, as I noted previously, the dress is going to be worn out before Brad and Toni’s wedding! There will be no surprise about the dress when she walks up the aisle as a bridesmaid since it has been worn all over town!!! =-O

So Jaques saved the day for Luann. Maybe she’ll see him in a new light and consider going out with him (no, not necessarily out of a sense of obligation). It might be a good idea for her to go out with someone just for fun, without an expectation that the date will lead to a long-term relationship.