Monday, November 29, 2010

Nov.29 Links

 A few links for the class:

Illustration:

- Beehive illustration agency (Children's book) UK: http://www.beehiveillustration.co.uk/

- Clotilde Perrin, France: http://www.clotildeperrin.net/index.html
Nice work!

- Shaun Tan, Australia: http://www.shauntan.net/


- Stephane Blanquet, France: http://www.blanquet.com/

- Gosia Machon, Poland/Germany: http://www.gosiamachon.de/

- Franck Lundangi, Congo RDC: http://www.franck-lundangi.com/

- Line Hoven, Germany: http://www.linehoven.de/ 


- Philippe Lardy, Switzerland: http://www.lardy.com/start_content.html
 
- 3 x 3, the magazine of contemporary illustration, USA: https://www.3x3mag.com/index.html

- The BBB project, Woodywoodcutters, Belgium/UK: http://woodywoodcutter.wordpress.com/

- Totoro Forest Project: http://totoroforestproject.org/
Environment topics + Illustration

Competition:

- CJ Picture Book Awards, Korea: http://www.cjbook.org/english/main.php

- Ilustrarte, Bienal, Portugal: http://www.ilustrarte.net/
free fee

- Bologna children's book fair, Italy: http://www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it/
free fee. the main children's book fair in the world.

Animation:

- "Closed Zone" by Yoni Goodman ("Waltz with Bashir"): http://www.closedzone.com/

- 3 x 3, the magazine of contemporary illustration, USA: https://www.3x3mag.com/index.html

- The BBB project, Woodywoodcutters, Belgium/UK: http://woodywoodcutter.wordpress.com/

- Totoro Forest Project: http://totoroforestproject.org/
Environment topics + Illustration

Writers: 

- Julian Gough, Irish writer: http://www.juliangough.com/

Many NGOs offer jobs, also if you are an illustrator.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Nov.22 links for the class :)


- Childrensillustratorshttp://www.childrensillustrators.com/

International Beauty Saloonhttp://www.international-bs.ca/#


Beatrice Alemagna, Italy: http://www.beatricealemagna.com/

- Marc Taeger, Switzerland: http://www.marquski.com/

Gusti llimpi, Argentinahttp://www.gustillimpi.com/

- Carlos Nine, Argentina: http://www.carlosnine.com/

Jessica Hische, typography: http://www.jhische.com/type.html

- Balint Zsako, Hungary: http://www.balintzsako.com/#


- Burma, webdocumentary by Geoffrey Hillerhttp://www.hillerphoto.com/burma/index.htm#

Webdocumentary El Pais, Spain: http://www.elpais.com.co/reportaje360/


Sequential art stuff:

- Brooklyn Comic Festival: http://www.comicsandgraphicsfest.com/

Pictures Box publishers: http://www.pictureboxinc.com/



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Friday, November 19, 2010

Trip Program in Sao-Tome and Principe, Africa

This program is run by Alain Colbel, a professor in Illustratioon Department at MICA
For Summer Study-abroad program.
 
Information of Sao-Tome, Africa
 
•            3 studio credits (Painting/Illustration) at the undergraduate or graduate level to MICA students, and students from other degree-granting institutions.  
•            3 academic credits (art history) are also available for independent study through special arrangement with the department of Art History (undergraduate and graduate level).
•            This course is also open to non-credit participants through Continuing Studies.   
 

Sunday, November 14, 2010

For Nov. 15/ Links

Links, illustration:
- Hannele Legras, Literary Agency: http://hannelelegras-literaryagency.blogspot.com/
- Andrew Hauseon, author from Baltimore: http://web.me.com/auseonja/Andrew_Auseon/Home.html
- Laurent Richard, author/illustrator: http://laurentrichard.blogspot.com/
He does Bali, an interesting character for kids: http://www.planetnemoanimation.com/bali.html
Gustillimpi, Argentina: http://www.gustillimpi.com/
Red Nose Studio, 3D, USA: http://rednosestudio.com/contact.html
Arnal Ballester, Spain: http://www.arnalballester.com/home.html
Bembo's zoo, USA: http://www.bemboszoo.com/

Interesting artists:
- Riita Ikonen, Finland: http://riittaikonen.com/
- Jaakko Pallasvuo, Finland: http://www.jaakkopallasvuo.com/
- Marko Velk, Yugoslavia (also if the country doesn't exist anymore):http://www.markovelk.com/html/anglais/accueil_anglais.htm
- Bonobo, go to Celine Guichardhttp://www.bonobo.net/spip.php?page=sommaire2
- Gustav Mossa, France: http://servat.rene.free.fr/mossa.htm
A kind of "Gothic style"
- Edward Gorey, USA (who inspired Tim Burton): http://www.goreydetails.net/
- Le dernier cri, french international publisher: http://www.lederniercri.org/
Underground stuff
- Dodu, by my portuguese friend Jose Miguel Ribeirohttp://vimeo.com/7591532
Nice cardboard project!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Links for Pop-Up Books!

- Matthew Reinhart’s book, Pop-up: http://www.matthewreinhart.com/books.php
DC pop up book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqvaN6M5iZs

- Tomie dePaola: http://www.tomie.com/books/index.html

Jobs. Internship, Folimage

http://www.folimage.fr/index_us.htm

About Francisco Coloane

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/francisco-coloane-639424.html

Animation movies

Une vie de chat by Alain Gagnol et Jean-Loup Felicioli:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf6rja_une-vie-de-chat-bande-annonce-au-ci_shortfilms

Mia et le Migou by Jacques-Rémy Girerd : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hplAFNNNZPk&feature=player_embedded#!

Ariol By Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndVXRuKYp6E + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-kOcfSQ2Q4&feature=related

A trip to the Moon by Georges Melies

Master of the special effect!
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9OaZHxk64&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjjTAuh2ACY&feature=related

Encounter

Trough the history of cinema there are countless scenes of encounters, I chose a few:

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul by Fassbinder:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=822Tzx3gn1A

Aguirre, The Wrath of god by Werner Herzog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q3D0h4xCro&NR=1

Dersu Uzala by Aki Kurosawa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn8IoA6wGCo

The Seventh Seal by Ingmar bergman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M3AQMHRufY&feature=related

Songs and animation movies:

Thomas Fersen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEWwHrgtvQ4 + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-00msdAa8k&feature=related

Les tetes raides: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEG9DmQvw7c + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALEVnIiRdOU&feature=related
They are also illustrators (children books, etc): Les chats peles.

Links about chineses artists:

Useful links :)

In terms of narratives:

- Bludzee, Lewis Trondheim: http://www.bludzee.com/
+ http://lewistrondheim.com/blog/

- Bastien Vives, comic creator:- Sebastien Mourrain: http://sebastienmourrain.blogspot.com/ + http://mourrain.canalblog.com/

- Pablo Auladell, Spain: http://www.pabloauladell.blogspot.com/

- Character Design, Interviews and characters, USA: http://characterdesign.blogspot.com/

In terms of Graphically interesting:

- Olivier Bramanti, France: http://olivierbramanti.canalblog.com/

- Jaako Pallasvuo, Finland: http://www.jaakkopallasvuo.com/

- Marko Turunen, Finland: http://superturunen.wordpress.com/

A Finnish publisher, Daada: http://daadabooks.wordpress.com/

Oct. 13/ Tierra de fuego

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tierra_del_Fuego.

Information about Prof. Colbel's illustration/writing workshops in three African countries: Guinea Bissau, Angola and Sao-Tome and Principe.
More details information here: http://vozes-de-nos.blogspot.com/

January 2011 part of the material will be publishing by Portuguese NGO ACEP: http://www.acep.pt/

Nara lee, a Mica student, went along with me in Guinea Bissau. Nara has been a valuable contributor for this illustrated book project called: Children at risk, exclusion or inclusion.

http://noticiasdoquelele.blogspot.com/
www.alaincorbel.in-netz.com
Spet. 20/ Interesting link about Fairy Tales: Bruno Bettelheim