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More from Magnus at the 22nd #PictoBerlin Conference (including a learning session in Houdini)
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Connect with Karlotta at the 22nd #PictoBerlin Conference – she might end up drawing a portrait of you ? ✍️
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This May join Jun at the 22nd #PictoBerlin Conference 🫦
Additionally to braving the artist stage, he’s courageously agreed to DJ at the Post-Picto Party!
Applaud Augustinas at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference: celebrating the art and impact of adventurous character-driven creativity (and thank you for the ⬤⬤)
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Meet Marylou this May 7-10 at the 22nd #PictoBerlin Conference ⚡️
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Gemma’s first graphic novel, Anxietyland, will be published exactly when she has an appointment to take the #PictoBerlin Conference stage — and be joined by all attendees for a zine making workshop. Coincidence?
Where’s Johannes Sich?
The illustrator has come to fame as author of the game series ‘MicroMacro: Crime City’, challenging players to investigate the whereabouts of minimal characters across large-scale, complex ‘busy picture’ city maps.
Find Johannes at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference!
Japanese director and animator Kaho Yoshida mixes her passion for stop motion and mixed media with juicy aesthetics and a sharp sense of humour.
Catch up with Kaho at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference: a celebration of contemporary character-creation.
Magnus Møller, co-founder of Tumblehead Animation Studio in Viborg, is known for his love for quirky, cartoony characters in an existential crisis, and #Houdini as his tool of choice.
Meet Magnus (for a talk and media lab presentation) at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference
As one of the masterminds behind the viral Italian Brainrot meme, artist Fabian Mosele dissects the pitfalls of generative media and how it gave birth to a new breed of characters – with no ownership and infused in slop.
Join the conversation at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference
Dutch sculptor Frode Bolhuis creates daily figures – crafted intuitively from polymer clay and mixed materials. The resulting miniature-personalities playfully merge ancient stories with surreal imagination.
Join Frode (for a talk and a workshop) at this May’s #PictoBerlin
Artist, author, animator and illustration legend Christoph Niemann’s work has been celebrated in numerous museum retrospectives and featured on the covers of The New Yorker or The New York Times Magazine.
Join Christoph at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference
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Irish Animator, illustrator & music producer Conor Kehelly explores the tension between the wholesome and the melancholic by creating playful, dark, textural scattershot portraits of a society in crisis.
Catch up with Conor (and many more) at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference
French animation filmmaker, writer, and illustrator Caroline Attia combines graphic sensibility and visual poetry with an attention to atmosphere and emotion.
Catch up with Caroline at the #PictoBerlin Conference — celebrating the art and impact of character-driven creativity.
Brooklyn-based artist Karlotta Freier, famed for her atmospheric style and detailed approach to illustration, uses the medium of drawing on paper to tell intimate stories and visual narrations.
Catch up with Karlotta at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference on character-driven creativity
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Illustrator, cartoonist and mental health advocate Gemma Correll imbues her simple line drawings with narrative and humour to create illustrations that catch the eye and tell a story.
Join forces with with Gemma (and plenty of others) at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference!
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Californian artist Melissa Mathieson extends her 3D practice beyond the screen into large-scale, immersive installations full of quirky characters and lush environments.
Meet Melissa (and many more) at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference on adventurous character-driven creativity.
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The work of visual artist Jack Sachs bridges the gap between graphics and the real world, combining video, animation, drawing, photogrammetry, sculpture and a healthy dose of character driven irreverence.
Meet Jack in 3D at this May’s #PictoBerlin Conference:
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German visual Artist and Illustrator Stephan Dybus creates 3D miniature escapist worlds as a coping mechanism with childhood trauma and existential dread.
Exchange LOLs with Stephan at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference: four happy days, celebrating the art of character design!
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French artist and illustrator Marylou Faure is famed for her bold use of colour, striking graphic compositions and empowering representations of the female body.
Meet Marylou at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference: a four day IRL celebration of adventurous character design.
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Form Play’s work draws on hand-crafted simplicity, paired with a fondness for humour and playful storytelling.
Catch up with Catharine and Mark (and plenty of others) at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference — a lively four-day celebration of the art and impact of character-driven creativity.
Transforming wood and simple materials into whimsical moving worlds, Italian artist Amedeo Capelli bridges the realms of mechanics and craftsmanship to create miniature sculptures — animated solely by intricate, non-electronic mechanisms.
Join Amedeo at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference!
Driven by some of the bigger questions of life, animation director Zohar Dvir blends two and three-dimensional elements with a healthy dose of surrealism. Her latest short Butterfly Kiss is now officially Oscar-qualified!
Applaud Zohar at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference 👏
Household surrealism! Multidisciplinary artist Helga Stentzel sculpts intricate narratives from everyday elements to unveil the messages hidden within the seemingly mundane tapestry of life.
Hang with Helga (and many more) at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference
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Istanbul-based artist Murat Palta mixes Ottoman-era miniatures with contemporary pop culture — to explore today’s relevance of mythology, philosophy, and historical events.
Meet Murat (and many more) at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference!
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Back in 2023 Johnny Kelly took the #PictoBerlin conference stage – and introduced us to his first ideas for an upcoming project: Retirement Plan, the now released animation short, that has meanwhile amassed 4x Oscar-qualifying awards!
→ retirementplanfilm.com
Who’ll be in charge of creating the faces of tomorrow?
Next May's 22nd #PictoBerlin celebrates the art and impact of forward looking figurative representation across EVERY media + opens its stage to ALL creative genres that give character agency, urgency, and Joy!
You’re welcome:
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Mexican visual artist Valfré creates surreal, narrative worlds reflecting on identity, femininity, and the messy emotions of modern life.
Catch Valfré at next May’s #PictoBerlin – a lively four-day celebration of illustrative art, animation, games and visual storytelling...
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Brazilian graphic artist Jun Ioneda’s work blends science fiction, fantasy, queerness, and Japanese influences to create captivating visuals combined with playful, at times melancholic undertones.
Join Jun (+ many more) at next May’s #PictoBerlin Conference!
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