LUZ & SOMBRAS = LIGHT & SHADOWS; Trinta ilustrações em preto e branco selecionadas de livros ilustrados por... = Thirty illustrations in black and white selected from books illustrated by... Selecionadas ilustrações e projecto gráfico: Christiane Mello e Marcelo Ribeiro
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- Rio de Janeiro: Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, 1993
Rio de Janeiro: Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, 1993. text, plus 30 loose b/w plates, all in portfolio. Born in Rio de Janeiro. Studied painting at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, graphic design at the School of Fine Arts and Illustration at Hungarian Institute of Arts and Crafts in Budapest for six years. Besides the various openings for Brazilian films, he has also designed posters and visual programs for movies. He has already illustrated more than 100 books and projected more than 400 book covers for the main publishing houses all over Brazil including the most important authors of Brazilian children’s and young people literature. In 2005 he has launched two of his own books, such as: "Magnólia" (Magnólia) and "Cartas Lunares" ("Letters of the Moon"). He is the winner of the Jabuti prize for book illustration, the most prestigious award in Brazil
He has won 18 awards as an illustrator in Brazil and abroad. His illustrations and adaptations of the play entitled "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, published by Companhia das Letrinhas, got the Mention Highly Commended by the National Foundation for Books for Children and Young People – and then was nominated by IBBY Honour List 2002.
The "Red Ridin´ in the Hood and Other Image Shortstories" introduced by Luciana Sandroni got the Jabuti Award for Illustration – 2003 besides being mentioned as Highly Commended on illustration by the FNLIJ – National Foundation of Books for Children and Young People.
He has participated in many exhibitions in Brazil and abroad.
In 1998 he had an exhibition entitled "Five Brazilian Illustrators in Paris and Rome" at Maison de l’Amèrique Latine, Paris and Candido Portinari Gallery, Rome, Italy.
On April 2003 the D. João VI Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro presented an exhibition of his recent illustrations. In September of the same year The International Festival of Comic Books held in Belo Horizonte also organized an exhibition of his principal works.
On October 2005 there will be a retrospective exhibition celebrating his 30 years of books illustration at "Academia Brasileira de Letras" (Brazilian Literature Academy) in Rio de Janeiro. TEXT IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH.
He has won 18 awards as an illustrator in Brazil and abroad. His illustrations and adaptations of the play entitled "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, published by Companhia das Letrinhas, got the Mention Highly Commended by the National Foundation for Books for Children and Young People – and then was nominated by IBBY Honour List 2002.
The "Red Ridin´ in the Hood and Other Image Shortstories" introduced by Luciana Sandroni got the Jabuti Award for Illustration – 2003 besides being mentioned as Highly Commended on illustration by the FNLIJ – National Foundation of Books for Children and Young People.
He has participated in many exhibitions in Brazil and abroad.
In 1998 he had an exhibition entitled "Five Brazilian Illustrators in Paris and Rome" at Maison de l’Amèrique Latine, Paris and Candido Portinari Gallery, Rome, Italy.
On April 2003 the D. João VI Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro presented an exhibition of his recent illustrations. In September of the same year The International Festival of Comic Books held in Belo Horizonte also organized an exhibition of his principal works.
On October 2005 there will be a retrospective exhibition celebrating his 30 years of books illustration at "Academia Brasileira de Letras" (Brazilian Literature Academy) in Rio de Janeiro. TEXT IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH.