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.
Alejandra Sanguinetti - Quote: “...ho sognato che…” intrepid, emotional, sensitive lady! Life and dreams in a very stimulant and sensual mix. Love those black and withe draws! (“Un’essenza intrepida ed emozionale, sempre in bilico tra sogno e realtà.” Louise Brooks
Biography
About me: Argentinean, born 1961. "I live, drawing and painting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since 1989, I have shown my works in groupal and solo exhibitions in Argentina, México Uruguay, Brazil, USA, Italy, Bélgium, France, Germany, Poland.That´s all"
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 and at boémia caffe in Porto - Portugal - 1st exhibition |
Bou Santiago - Quote: "The first thing that caught my attention towards Valentina is that she emanates a stunning sensuality."
Biography
Born in 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Designer in Visual Communication, National University of La Plata (UNLP).
Animation filmmaker, illustrator and teacher at the Rio Negro University (Argentina).
As animator, he has participated in 7 animated feature-film productions for companies from Argentina, Spain, Italy and USA.
Twice awarded with a grant by the National Fund for the Arts (FNA), Argentina.
With his independent animated shorts he has received more than 200 international awards in festivals such as Annecy, Hiroshima and Anima Mundi.
He participated as Official Jury in several Film Festivals from Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Korea, Uruguay and Spain, among others.
He currently lives in San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia Argentina, working as teacher in the National University of Rio Negro while he develops his independent short film projects.
https://www.facebook.com/SantiagoBou
vimeo.com/opusbou
www.opusbou.com.ar
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 |
Carlos Dearmas - Quote
Is an autodidact making caricatures of people on open spaces at Argentina and now at Colombia where he lives and shares his passion of art with Columbian common people.
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 |
Carlos Nine - Quote: "- Inspector Ferguson, do you know where is Mr. Crepax?, asked Valentina."
Biography
Carlos Nine studied in Buenos Aires Fine Arts schools. Painter and sculptor, has also worked as a graphic artist.
He is the author of over twenty books published mainly in France, but also in Argentina, Spain, Brazil, United States, Netherlands, Germany and Taiwan.
He took part in numerous collective and individual exhibitions in America, Asia, and Europe.
He has received several awards in Argentine, Italy, and France (Angouleme 2001)
He developed seminars in colleges, schools and universities in their country and also in Poitiers and Angouleme (France), Oslo (Norway), and London (England).
In 2014 was released his last book in France: "Rapport Visuel de la Ville de Buenos Aires et ses Environs", and was invited to exhibit at the "Illustrators Society" of New York, along with Bill Plympton and Peter De Seve.
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 and at boémia caffe in Porto - Portugal - 1st exhibition |
Mr. Ed - Quote: "Valentina, the pop muse that stimulates comics psyche"
Biography:
"Mr.ED: Argentine artist that lives in Barcelona. Works on newspapers, magazines and publicity in Europe and Latin America. Creates also children comics with several published and does comics (for France and Spain).
With was one of the creators of children comics Mamut and it's member of indie publisher Illu.station, was also published by Fantagraphics Books Inc. with the book 'BEAST BOOK 2'
http://mi-bulin.blogspot.com.es/ "
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| Published in first Fantagraphics free art booklet in a limited edition |
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| Exhibited at Scott's Eder Gallery in New York - U.S.A - 2016 |
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| Exhibited at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery - Seattle - U.S.A |
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 |
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| Gift from Mr. Ed to Gary Groth |
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| Not yet exhibited |
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| Alberto Brecchia's Mort Cinder character reading Valentina - Not yet exhibited |
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| Sketch by Mr. Ed because of Fantagraphics Books 40th anniversary. |
Fer Calvi - Quote: “when I was a little boy, I loved Valentina. I could figure out her stories, but I loved her a lot"
Biography
Fernando Calvi, Córdoba1973.
Did illustrations and comic book stories in magazines and newspapers such as: Clarin, La Nacion, Cazador Comix, Cybersix, Rolling Stone, Ñ revista de cultura, Caras & Caretas, Barcelona, Mongolia (España), La Nación de los Chicos, Genios, Zigzag (Página 12), PIN, Tinta Libre (España), Viva, Expansión (México), among others.
Illustrated more than 50 books for children (Editorial Atlántida, Edelvives, Colihue, Abran Cancha, Santillana, Mandioca, Norma) He has published work in Spain, Italy, France, Norway and U.S.A .
Teacher of comic book stories in Cordoba University, Did workshops in Buenos Aires book fair and Tecnópolis.
Since 2007 publishes his Works in FIERRO and Chica magazines and !Zap! from Tótem comics.
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 |
Quique Alcatena - "The sensual, morbid line of Guido Crepax is a tough act to follow or imitate, but we can try to recapture the glamour and eccentricity of that cherished, bygone age."
Biography
Enrique Quique Alcatena (Buenos Aires, 1957) es un historietista argentino. Su producción abarca un extenso repertorio que va desde el cómic norteamericano de superhéroes (Batman, Superman, Los 4 Fantásticos, etc.) y de fantasía épica (Conan el Bárbaro), a la historieta argentina de fuerte influencia literaria (Travesía por el laberinto, Kairak, El mago, etc.).
Patricia Breccia -
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| Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival 2016 |
Pupi Herrera - "Stunning and strong, my kind of girl :-)"
Biography
Self taught illustrator. I studied Sculpture the Art School of Córdoba National University. I published illustrations and comics in the anthology magazine "La Murciélaga" where I also participated as creative consultant, in "FIERRO" magazine, the anthology "ENJAMBRE" of Norma editorial" and "Bonsai" magazine of editorial Orsai. Colorist for Robin Wood's Dago and for Alcatena´s "Dugong&Manatí". Concept, character designer and animator for shortfilms, publicity, video games and aplications projects. Nowadays I work as a freelance illustrator.
https://www.facebook.com/artepupiherrera
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| Not yet exhibited |
Santiago CARUSO - Quote: "Valentina is the graphic expresion of a new way of narrative Surrealism. From the hand and mind of Crepax, the one who takes a unique vision of the world of men is she, with her own eyes: her camera. Valentina is the incarnation of a silent world, so private and mysterious as the inconscient of the female sexuality, which is always a path to the inside, occult far behind the painted skin.
The work of Crepax is the major construction of an aesthetic of a voyeur-onirism, always melancholic and unreachable.
And of course,
I love her."
Biography
Santiago Caruso (1982, Quilmes, Argentina) is a symbolist artist of an avant-garde concept but rooted in the nineteenth century´s decadentism. Dedicated to the fantastique, metaphysical horror and poetry, he had illustrated books for Folio Society, Libros del Zorro Rojo, Dark Regions Press, La caja de Cerillos, Tordesilhas, Ex Occidente Press, Planeta and Penguin. He also does covers for magazines, books and musical albums from all the world.
His work stands out both for the vigor of its poetry as well as for its technique. Member of the Beinart Surreal Art Collective since 2010, the artwork of Caruso is well represented in galleries and museums of Buenos Aires, United States, United Kingdom, Mexico and Spain.
www.santiagocaruso.com.ar
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Not yet exhibited |
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| Not yet exhibited |
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Exhibited at Finland - Helsinki comic book festival, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery - Seattle - U.S.A and at Scott Eder's gallery in New York - U.S.A in 2016. |
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