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Jan Op De Beeck, 2008

Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous [1] Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen. [2]

He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker.

Among others:

  • 2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal
  • Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions [3] and at Eurocon 2013 [4] in Vienna.

Publications

  • Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989)
  • Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993)
  • De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature, [5] 肖像漫画的艺术, [6] 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin)
  • Famous Corpses [7] (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006)
  • Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010)

Awards

Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including [4]

  • 1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017 [8]
  • “Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network [9]
  • "Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network
  • "Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network
  • Many first places at ISCA conventions, [3] in different categories
  • 2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran
  • (?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea [10]

References

  1. ^ "International Society of Caricature Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ^ "European Cartoon Center in Belgium". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  3. ^ a b "ISCA conventions". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  4. ^ a b Eurocon 2013
  5. ^ L'art de la caricature
  6. ^ 肖像漫画的艺术
  7. ^ Famous Corpses
  8. ^ "Challenges". Eurocature 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ^ "International Society of Caricature Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  10. ^ "Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-05.

Sources


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Op De Beeck, 2008

Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous [1] Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen. [2]

He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker.

Among others:

  • 2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal
  • Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions [3] and at Eurocon 2013 [4] in Vienna.

Publications

  • Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989)
  • Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993)
  • De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature, [5] 肖像漫画的艺术, [6] 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin)
  • Famous Corpses [7] (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006)
  • Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010)

Awards

Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including [4]

  • 1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017 [8]
  • “Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network [9]
  • "Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network
  • "Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network
  • Many first places at ISCA conventions, [3] in different categories
  • 2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran
  • (?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea [10]

References

  1. ^ "International Society of Caricature Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ^ "European Cartoon Center in Belgium". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  3. ^ a b "ISCA conventions". Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  4. ^ a b Eurocon 2013
  5. ^ L'art de la caricature
  6. ^ 肖像漫画的艺术
  7. ^ Famous Corpses
  8. ^ "Challenges". Eurocature 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  9. ^ "International Society of Caricature Artists". Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  10. ^ "Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-05.

Sources



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