Dear friends and artists,
I've decided to create a Facebook Professional account to promote your awesome Tributes to Valentina to promote Fantagraphics Crepax collection.
https://www.facebook.com/manuel.faria.754918
Don't judge me wrong, I love you all a lot and I sincerely apreciate all your support with some of my ideas, but I need to split in my mind what's Professional and what's personal in order to gain more focus in the work that I do, be it curating exhibitions, book collections, interviews, presentation videos, prefaces to books or book presentations.
I'll organize the tributes by artist in alphabetical order and put each artist in bold to be easier for you to see your tributes and where they were exhibited along your quotes about the character Valentina and your Biography aswell.
Many thanks to all of you for all your work and hope that you continue to support some of my ideas.
Special thanks to Gary Groth, Caterina Crepax and my muse and source of inspiration, my kitty Ilvie that was stolen from my sight recently.
Marko Turunen - "Valentina hasn´t been published in Finnish and I have never read it. I have only seen pictures. There are other comics from Crepax in Finnish but Valentina has always felt like his best and most interesting work. I don’t know why it´s not published here so far. I am glad Fantagraphics is now publishing collection of Valentina and I am able to read the stories.
My Valentina is living in alternative reality in Finland. She is wearing a wind suit and she is nordic walking. She is still sexy but in other way. Like braces could be sexy in some cases…"
Biography
Marko Turunen (b. 1973 Kotka, Finland) is a Helsinki-based illustrator and artist. He graduated from the Turku School of Fine Arts (now Turku Arts Academy) in 1997.
Comics play a leading role in Marko’s work, and his books have been translated from Finnish to French, German and Italian.
Turunen won the first prize in Kemi’s Nordic comic competition in the novel series in 2000 and the Grand Prize at Fumetto festival in Luzern in 2003. In 2007, the Finnish comics society granted him the most important Finnish comic prize, Puupäähattu. Ovnis á Lahti was nominated in Angouleme 2011 for best comic book of the year (didn´t win).
Turunen has made illustrations for several Finnish magazines and newspapers. He has also worked as comic and illustration teacher.
Turunen has more hair on his head than people in average. The hair is thin and slippery but there is lot of it. His barber is forced to make it thinner so it looks like normal hair.
Education:
-High School Diploma, Langinkoski High School , Kotka 1992
-Sculptor, Turku School of Fine Arts (Nowadays: Arts Academy/ Turku polytechnic), 1997
Comic books:
ADHD-Sheikki 1, Daada 2015
Ufoja Lahdessa, Daada 2015
Hanhenmarssia e-mollissa, Daada 2014
Marko Turusen elämä + Siirtomaan Aave, Daada 2013
Der Tod klebt an den Fersen, Mami Verlag 2012
Ovnis à Lahti, Fremok 2012
Thingie, Daada 2012
Ufoja Lahdessa 4/4, Daada 2011
Der Round 2, Daada 2010
Der Round 1, Daada 2010
De la viande de chien au kilo, Fremok 2009
Ufoja Lahdessa 3/4, Kreegah Bundolo 2009
Ufoja Lahdessa 2/4, Daada 2009
Ufoja Lahdessa 1/4, Daada 2008
Supernormal, Daada 2008
Lihat puntarissa, Daada/Kreegah Bundolo 2007
La Morte Alle Calcagna, Canicola 2007
L ́Amour au Dernier Regard, Fremok 2006
Base, Fremok 2005
La Mort Rôde ici, Fremok 2005
Kuolema kulkee kintereillä, Daada 2004
Basis, Edition Moderne 2004
Pohja, Johnny Kniga Kustannus 2003
L ́Amour au Dernier Regard, Fremok 2003
Rakkautta viimeisellä silmäyksellä, Ubu 2000
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki - comic book festival - 2016 |
Sami Makkonen - "The 80s. The big part of comics that were published in Finland was from DC and Marvel. And I loved the stuff. Then Crepax, Manara and Serpieri hit the shelves. I started to understand the possibilities of the medium"
Biography
Sami Makkonen is the award-winning artist of comics such as Deadworld: War of the Dead, Deadworld: Restoration and Hatter M. graphic novel series vol. 2-5. Other works include RYSE: Sword of Damocles, a digital interactive graphic novel for Microsoft and covers for Clive Barker`s Hellraiser: The Dark Watch series.
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki - comic book festival - 2016 |
Tommi Musturi - "Valentina seems to be the great fixation of Guido Crepax."
Biography
Tommi Musturi (b. 1975, Juupajoki) is a Finnish comic and fine artist, editor and a publisher. His own work includes participations in numerous fanzines, five book serie called 'The Books of Hope', lots of small publications made out of his sketchbooks and drawings plus a graphic novel 'Walking With Samuel'. Musturi was the editor of an experimental comic anthology entitled "Glömp" for ten issues and 12 years, being awarded in Finland, Sweden and France.
Musturi's comics are often almost silent and without action. He uses symbolism to discuss on existential themes: loneliness, individual on proportion to surroundings, freedom and overhelming nature. In his work he uses great variety of different techniques, to support the varying content, story and message to deliver.
Musturi has taken part in plus one hundred exhibitions and curated himself a dozen. He lives in Tampere and works in the comic art collective and studio Kutikuti that's based in Helsinki. Since 1995 he has released music, comic and art books under the name Boing Being and since 2006 been the co-founder of a Finnish publishing house Huuda Huuda. At the moment he's working on another book with Samuel and a long graphic novel entitled "The Future" which tells stories of the past, present and future of mankind.
Publications:
Snake in the Nose (Kus, Latvia, 2015)
Vortex Part II (Boing Being, Finland, 2015)
The Book of Hope, graphic novel (Fantagraphics, USA, 2015)
Das Handbuch der Hoffnung (Avant Verlag, Germany, 2015)
Sr. Esperanza (Aristas Martinez, Spain, 2015)
Håbets bog (Forlaens, Denmark, 2015)
Ksiega pana nadziei (Timof, Poland, 2015)
Toivon kirja, graphic novel (Like, Finland, 2015)
Ötzi - King of the Jungle, strip collection (Huuda Huuda, Finland, 2014)
Vortex, limited edition picture book (Thaumatropical, Italy, 2014)
Viimeinen Toivon kirja, graphic novel (Huuda Huuda 2013)
Beating, Picture Book (Huuda Huuda, 2013; La 5e Couche, Belgium, 2013)
Bolturi, picture book; with Pakito Bolino (Le Dernier Cri, France, 2012)
The Head, picture book (Boing Being, 2012)
A Dream of Hope, graphic novel (Bries, Belgium, 2012)
Le Reve de M. Espoir, graphic novel (La 5e Couche, Belgium, 2012)
That Way, picture book (Boing Being, 2011)
Neljäs Toivon kirja, graphic novel (Like, Finland, 2011)
Speed Gun, picture book (Le Dernier Cri, France, 2010)
To A Stranger, picture book (Opuntia Books, Portugal, 2010)
Big Beat, picture book (Editions Humeurs, France, 2010)
Unterwegs mit Samuel, graphic novel (Reprodukt, Germany, 2010)
På väg med Samuel, graphic novel (Optimal Press, Sweden, 2009)
Caminhando com Samuel, graphic novel (Chili Com Carne / MMMNNNRRRG, Portugal, 2009)
Sur les pas de Samuel, graphic novel (La 5e Couche, Belgium, 2009)
Samuelin matkassa, graphic novel (Huuda Huuda, Finland, 2009)
Uni Toivosta, graphic novel (Like, Finland, 2009)
Kuti#1-18, tabloid, as one of the editors (Kutikuti, Finland, 2006-2010)
Glömp#1-10, anthology, as an editor (Boing Being, Finland, 1998-2009)
The Doozers: How Do You Dooz, picture book (workgroup; Smittekilde & Boing Being, Denmark & Finland, 2008)
Death to Most, picture book (Boing Being, Finland, 2008)
Concrete Floor, sketchbook publication (Boing Being, Finland, 2007)
Toinen Toivon kirja, graphic novel (Like, Finland, 2007)
Ensimmäinen Toivon kirja, graphic novel (Like, Finland, 2007)
Le second Livre de M. Espoir, graphic novel (La 5e Couche, Belgium, 2007)
The Second Book of Hope, graphic novel (Bries, Belgium, 2007)
Moving Plastic Castles, picture book (Boing Being, Finland, 2006)
Stand Alone and Smile, sketchbook publication (Boing Being, Finland, 2006)
Le premier Livre de M. Espoir, graphic novel (La 5e Couche, Belgium, 2006)
Autiomaa Kis-Kis, sketchbook publication (Boing Being, Finland, 2005)
The First Book of Hope, graphic novel (Boing Being, Finland, 2005)
Italo Sport, magazine (Hurry! Publishing, Finland, 2003)
Contact:
tommi@boingbeing.com
www.tommimusturi.com
www.kutikuti.com
www.boingbeing.com
www.huudahuuda.com
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki - comic book festival - 2016 |
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