BAR2

BAR2 JOE BAR TEAM Volume 1, Vents d'Ouest, 1990 Hillclimb, original plate no. 33, prepublished in Moto Journal 1989-1990. Signed. India ink and white gouache on paper 36.3 × 42 cm (14.29 × 16.54 in.) This plate is a continuation of the one on the previous page. And here again, everything rings true and makes you smile. Not to mention the many details that allow the uninitiated reader to discover the unique atmosphere of this kind of sporting activity. "Thank you for your praise! Far too exaggerated, because in the end, all I did was draw on my memories. But, above all, the thing I wanted to show the reader was the strange metamorphosis that takes place in a driver's head before he sets out to beat the clock. In the first few panels, Jeannot is gnawing at himself, panicking at the drop of a hat, but as soon as he gets on his bike, he seems literally possessed by the demon of competition. It's as if his brain has suddenly emptied itself of everything that was distressing him, so that he can think of only one thing: smashing his rivals to bits. And, as far as I know, this sudden metamorphosis is common to almost all drivers. Even if, like the one you're talking to, they have little courage or talent.