Jan Op De Beeck

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
  2. ↑ European Cartoon Center in Belgium
  3. 1 2 ISCA conventions
  4. 1 2 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
  10. ↑ Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea

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