Corridas - bullfighting ends...

Last week in the news: "Bullfighting in Barcelona ends with Catalonia ban" (BBC News) , "In Catalonia, a Last Day of Bullfighting" (New York Times) and "Cheers, tears and blood at Barcelona's final bullfight" (DW-world.de)...

Bullfighting keeps going on eternally in the cartoon book CORRIDAS by Albert Dubout (Editions Michèle Trinckvel, 1996, ISBN 2-85132-002-5, first edition was in 1967). Albert Dubout (1905-1976) was as a young boy fascinated by the corridas in the South of France. His youth memories inspired him to draw this cartoons. Georges Brassens wrote a foreword for the book.

Learn more:
Albert Dubout official website

Watch on YouTube:

Greenpeace cartoon book

Rearranging my cartoon book cabinet, I found this Greepeace cartoon book. (Casterman, 1984, ISBN90 303 2801 0, Dutch edition). This book represents all expressions of support Greenpeace has received from a wide audience for the good cause. "Help, de zee verzuipt!" means "Help, the sea is drowning!". The message is clear: Let's save the wales, the seals and all the creatures threatened by the human race.

Many cartoonists contributed to the book: from, alphabetically, Alexis, Armand, Avoine, Barbe, Batellier, Cat,... to Topor, Veyron, Voss, Warry and Zover.

cover

Sole

Gaberon

Faye and Marol

Blonder

J.C. Denis

Learn more:
Greenpeace international
Search this book on the web.

Walt Cartoons

This book contains almost all the cartoons drawn by Walter Leemans (Leuven, Belgium, °1948) in the years 1965-1971, during his educational period. After this time, Walter Leemans started a successful career as an interior architect and furniture designer. 

This tribute book by his friend Johnny Bekaert was published in 2009.

Many of the cartoons in the book are timeless, even after more than 40 years, that's the skill of a good cartoonist.

Links:

www.johnnybekaert.be

www.poespaproducties.be

www.leeman-ada.be/

Opening Cartoon Art Galerie Alain de Vos (Lille, France)

Friday evening art gallery Alain De Vos opened its doors in Lille, France. In the gallery you can see and buy original humorous drawings and cartoons, books, posters, etc.

The first artist exhibited is BOSC. Some fine original cartoons of the famous French artist are for sale. The name of the exhibition is "Bosc fait son cirque".

Expositions to come are: Serge Bloch and Yves Got (11 October- 19 November 2011) and Lionel Koechlin (Nov 25 - Dec 31)

For more information, you can visit the website of Galery Alain De Vos.
Practical information and contact: Alain De Vos.

Alain De Vos

Learn more:
Bosc website
Bosc on our blog

In Memoriam Vicco von Bülow alias Loriot (1923 - 2011)

As you already could read on the ECC Facebook page, we received the sad news that the great  German cartoonist Loriot, passed away on August 22 at the age of 87.
The Washington Post calls him "the beloved humorist who defined the German sense of humor".

As a tribute , we let you enjoy some nice 'vintage' cartoons of the artist and the covers the some books
A Loriot cartoon was also on the cover of the "Cartoon 61" catalogue (Diogenes).

On YouTube you find many animated cartoons by the artist. (see example below)

bumper sticker by Loriot

With special thanks to Jean-Marie for his contribution to this post.

Learn more:
The official Loriot-Website
Bio and Career (Wikipedia)
Bibliography
read article Washington post dd 23/08/2011

Enjoy the Belgian Fruit - Fruitcartoons 2011

Fruit is good for health!

Laughing is good for health!

So I conclude that fruitcartoons must be excellent for health!

The Belgian city of Sint-Truiden is proud to promote it's great tasty fruit in the Haspengouw region with a fruity cartoon constest. This year was the 10th edition.

Theme was:  FRUIT (FEEL GOOD IN THE MOOD) and the cartoonists were asked to draw:

"All humorous situations about things, actions, emotions, people and events on the theme Fruit: Feel good in the Mood, used in a positive and artistic way are eligible. Texts may not be used to bring the message in the drawing. Only original drawings linked to Haspengouws * Fruit (pears, apples, plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries ... "

Enjoy some cartoons by Belgian cartoonists out of the catalogue:

Cost - Constantin Sunnerberg

Stefaan Provijn

Luc Vernimmen

Kurt Van Gheluwe

Carlo Albrechts

Learn more:

This were the rules

www.fruitrevolution.be (why fruit is good for you)

Mr. PervasiZ by Irfan Ünalan (Turkey)

Mr. Irfan Ünalan (Istanbul, Turkey) was so kind to send us his latest cartoon booklet titled "Mr. PervasiZ".
I must admit that the humour of the Turkish caption cartoons is quite difficult to understand for me,but who am I?
Irfan Ünalan has a Fan Kulüb on Facebook and a blog called Irfanturkish where you can learn more about the cartoonist.