Comics, Manga & Co. -
Workshop with the Artist Mawil
- When
- Sat Feb 11, 2012
- Where
- Goethe Institut German Cultural Center
- Time
- 1.30 – 5.30pm
- Tags
- Arts, Galleries
Description
Workshop with the German comic artist MAWIL for anyone interested in the art of comics. Participants will learn how to animate objects and characters. With a hands-on approach the artist will establish certain rules of drawing which allow participants to tell their own stories in a creative and vivid way. „Make Your Own Comic Strip“ on Saturday, February 11 from 1.30 – 5.30pm.The maximum number of participants is 15. Please register with [email protected] by February 5st.
The exhibition „Comics, Manga & Co. – Die neue deutsch Comic-Kultur“ features the works of two generations of artists, who have transformed the German graphic novel-scene in the last couple of years. Works of MAWIL, Isabel Kreitz, Arne Bellstorf and Martin Tom Diek and many more will be displayed.
Mawil is one of Germany’s best loved comics artists. He has won the ICOM award for best independent comic on 4 different occasions, most recently in 2007. Part of the influential Berlin collective Monogatari, he has carved out a reputation as one of the Europe’s most natural and lively cartoonists and can be regularly found appearing and teaching at comics festivals around the continent. His books have been translated into English, French, Spanish, Polish and Czech. He lives in Berlin.
More Info
- Link
- http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/lhr/ver/en8678042.htm
- Call
- 415 263 8760
- Contact Form (account required)
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