ILLUSTRATIVE, the unique art festival for contemporary illustration and graphics, is returning to Berlin in October, 2009. After successful shows in Paris and Zurich, Illustrative 2009 will celebrate the cutting-edge developments in today’s illustrative and graphic art.
After the first exhibition in 2006, Illustrative has quickly become the most important platform for current graphic arts worldwide. With more than 60 international artists, Illustrative presents an Illustrative, the unique art festival for contemporary illustration and graphics, is returning to Berlin in 2009. After successful shows in Paris and Zurich, the 5th Illustrative celebrates the cutting edge developments in today’s illustrative and graphic art. After the first exhibition three years ago, Illustrative has quickly become the most important platform for current graphic arts worldwide. With more than 60 international artists, Illustrative presents an inspiring cornucopia of visual contemporary culture. Fine artwork from renowned illustrators and graphic designers forms the heart of the exhibition.
Drawing, graphic prints, painting and monumental murals, graphically inspired 3D-installations, book art and animation are all celebrated at Illustrative. An extensive festival programme accompanies the show, including a one-day conference, the “Portfolio Reviews” event and satellite exhibitions as the “Illustrative Degree Shows” in the IMA Design Village in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Also, the winners of the “Swatch Young Illustrators Award” will be announced. The prize annually awards outstanding new talent and encourages illustratrors and graphic designers in their art practice.
The shortlisted artworks, handpicked by an internatinoal jury, will be exhibited in a section of Illustrative. Workshops and live paintings complete the programme. Estrablished in Berlin in 2006, Illustrative has been held twice in Berlin (2006/2007), once in Paris (2007), and once in Zürich (2008). To guarantee the topicality of the exhibition, before every Illustrative the art works are reconsidered by a cruatorial committee lead by Berlin-base curator Pascal Johanssen.
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ILLUSTRATIVE Opening
Illustrative is opening with a big bang on Thursday, 15 October. Those invited will be the first to get a glimpse into the late...
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ILLUSTRATIVE 2009
ILLUSTRATIVE showcases an international scene of artist-designers, whose works have been inspired by subculture movements like ...
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ILLUSTRATIVE Conference
No sooner than on the first day, Illustrative kicks off with a one-day confererence: Under the title "How to be an illustrator?...
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ILLUSTRATIVE 2009: Workshop w/ Dave the Chimp
Don't Panic Berlin will be hosting open workshops through the day where you will be invited to join the design team and produce...
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ILLUSTRATIVE Portfolio Review
At this event, illustration agencies from all around the world will show their portfolios and bring their illustrators together...
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Swatch MTV Playground
Remember the joy of spending whole days in a paint-smeared smock creating hand-print masterpieces as a child? Well, here's an o...
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ILLUSTRATIVE 2009: Workshop w/ Mymo
Don't Panic Berlin will be hosting open workshops through the day where you will be invited to join the design team and produce...
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Swatch Young Illustrators Award
The Swatch Young Illustrators Award is a unique competition awarding creativity and innovation in personal contemporary illustr...
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ILLUSTRATIVE Artist Brunch
A unique opportunity to find out more about the exhibition and to meet the artists personally is the artist breakfast on Sund...
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ILLUSTRATIVE Portraits
With its gaze permanently set towards the future (and everything that's up-and-coming in the field of illustration), ILLUSTRATI...
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ILLUSTRATIVE Degree Shows
From October 23th to November 1st, Illustrative presents an international degree exhibition at ÏMA Design Village. The degree s...
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ILLUSTRATIVE Finissage
DJ's, VJ's, the Square Eyes film-festival, lots of fun people and, of course, the release of the new issue of O.K. Periodicals....