George Lucas makes the first appearance in Comic-Con, reveals his vision for Lucas’s narrative art museum

Hall H was full on Sunday morning at the Comic-Con as George LucasThe Creator of Star WarsHe made his first appearance on the stage at the huge Geek event.

Joining him they were the three times winner of the Oscar Guillermo del Toro and winner of the award -winning scenographer Doug Chiang For an event that looked like a large post-covid milestone for comic-con. The trio was there to share an exciting glimpse of the next Museum of Narrative Art of Lucas, and the fans were treated for an exclusive first glance to what Lucas calls a “Temple for the art of the people”.

The panel was moderate Queen LatifahWhich has maintained lively energy while these creative titans have shared the story behind the ambitious project of the museum, which will open next year close to the USC campus in the center of Los Angeles.

“It is a temple for the art of the people,” Lucas said on the wonderful building inspired by Mobius-Strip designed by the architect but Yansong. The museum will act as a cultural epicenter for the art of narration in all its forms.

Lucas explained that one of his driving motivations for the creation of the museum was very personal:

“I refused to sell it,” said Lucas, referring to the huge collection he built from his youth, which goes from comics to works of art in difficulty.

With over 40,000 pieces in his personal archive, Lucas wanted a space in which this work could be appreciated for his emotional resonance:

“(Art) It concerns more a connection and an emotional connection with work, not how much it costs or how much celebrity has done. I don’t think it is something that someone will tell you. If you have an emotional connection, it is art. If you don’t do it, move on to the next painting.”

As a member of the Museum Council, Guillermo del Toro spoke passionately of its importance. After surviving the recent fires of Los Angeles, the director revealed that he is also looking at the museum as a safe home for his personal art collection. He underlined the universal role of myth in human culture:

“We realize that the stories shape the world,” says Toro. “One of the brutally applied narrative branches is propaganda. Art celebrates the work of incredible people, but it is also celebrating the thing that belongs to us: the myth belongs to us. Propaganda belongs to a very small group. The myth unites us and propaganda divides us.”

In the meantime, Chiang, to whom he worked Star Wars: episodes I – III and as a proofator Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Mandalorian, AhsokaAND Skeleton crewHe praised the museum to raise the art forms that have long been neglected:

“He is giving compared to an art form that has not been honored before.”

Chiang accredited the comics as a spark that he turned on his creative journey, although, at the time, they were not respected in the world of art. Lucas, he added, taught him that every piece of art needs a story behind it. His hope for the museum is simple but profound:

“I hope this museum inspires the next Norman Rockwell or Frank Frazetta.”

Hall H fans were treated with an exclusive sideways narrated by Star Wars legend Samuel L. Jacksonoffering a peek to the incredible treasures that the museum will show. Among the salient points:

• The serious general bike

• Landspeeder by Luke Skywalker from the original Star Wars

• Anakin Skywalker’s Podracer with a ghost threat

• Star Wars Visionary Ralph Mcquarrie concept art concept

These pieces will be part of the Cinema Gallery, only one of the 30-40 tunnels planned in the museum.

But this is not just a Star Wars dispay window. Visitors can expect an extraordinary variety of works, including:

• Paintings by Frida Kahlo and Norman Rockwell

• Original Comic Art by R. Crumb and Jack Kirby

• The first design of the character of Flash Gordon (1934)

• Original peanut stripes from the 1950s and 1960s

• Iron Man’s first cover has been the designs since 1968

• The Black Panther Original Black Penther Splash (1968)

Lucas spoke with reverence of iconic freedom of Rockwell from painting Want, saying; “The family is important, he holds society together, even if it is difficult.”

He added that the family is one of the fundamental reasons behind the construction of the museum.

A nice detail on the Lucas Museum is its design, the building has no right corners, only curves. This choice of design symbolizes something essential for Lucas’ vision:

Art is infinite. It survives us, connects generations and keeps our myths alive.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is not just a building. It is a declaration that the art that we grew up love like comics, concept art, cinematographic design, illustration, is equally culturally significant as any masterpiece in a traditional museum. And if this Comic-Con panel is an indication, Lucas is about to give pop culture the cathedral it deserves.