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Exhibition in South Korea

kaltoons — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:10:02 +0000

As promised, I am posting some photos from my recent exhibition at the annual SICAF (Seoul International Comics and Animation Festival). SICAF gets tens of thousands of visitors to its 5 day event each July. I was invited to be a special guest artist at this year’s festival. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this year’s gathering however I was delighted to receive some pictures of my exhibition space.

As you can see the organizers were quite imaginative in the way they chose to display my cartoons and animation. I hope I have the honor of visiting SICAF some time in the near future.

2011 Wall Kalendar is Komplete!

kaltoons — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:52:59 +0000

After over four months at the drawing table, The Economist 2011 Illustrated Wall Kalendar is complete. Believe it or not, The Economist has already sold several dozen of these beauties already ( you can order them here). This newest edition promises to be even better than the award winning 2010 edition.

Above is the artwork for the 2011 cover. Over the weeks ahead, I will be giving sneak previews of other monthly spreads on this blog. Stay posted!

Kal News

kaltoons — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:25:00 +0000

A large exhibition of KAL cartoons and animation is currently set to be on display in Seoul, South Korea at SICAF (Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival) July 21-25. The festival is very well attended with over 300,000 cartoon enthusiasts expected to visit over the 5 day event. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the festival this year. I will try to post photos from the exhibit later this month when they are sent to me.

Another exhibition of my cartoons is set to open this Fall at the Center for The Arts, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “Drawn From The Economist: The editorial art of KAL” will run from September 10 to October 24. The show will include more than 40 cartoons, covers and illustrations from my 33 year career with The Economist.

This Thursday, July 15, I will a featured speaker at the opening of “Betascape”, Baltimore’s newest showcase of technology and Art. This inaugural event will take place at the WindUp Space, 12 West North Avenue, Baltimore. It starts at 7PM and admission is free. For more info go to: http://betascape.org/

Recent Economist cartoons

kaltoons — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:40:06 +0000

I have been rather remiss in keeping my blog up to date… so I enclose a couple of recent cartoons that I hope you enjoy.

The Tea Party illustrated

kaltoons — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:30:59 +0000

Here’s a recent cover I create for The Economist. We intended to capture the spirit of the great English artist John Tenniel who was the genius behind the 19th century Alice in Wonderland drawings. This was a take-off of his Mad Hatters Tea party illustration (see below)

This week’s Economist offering

kaltoons — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:34:31 +0000

Here’s this week’s cartoon for The Economist. I enjoyed playing with the caricatures, though my Karzai still needs work.

Kal and the British Elections

kaltoons — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:05:30 +0000

Tricky drawing a cartoon in advance of a monumental election… for a weekly publication… that will not be overtaken by events when the election results are in… So, here is my best effort for The Economist this week.

Recent Boxing art

kaltoons — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:09:01 +0000

Here are 2 fun pieces to share. Both with boxing themes! The first above is a book cover for an upcoming publication about the controversial 2008 Senate race in Minnesota between Al Franken and Norman Coleman. The book is due out this year titled “Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Senate”.

This is a drawing I did for the annual Washington Press Club Foundation annual banquet and fundraiser.

Fundraiser for the Homeless and NPR appearance

kaltoons — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:21:09 +0000

I will be the guest speaker at the annual benefit fundraiser for “At Jacob’s Well” a very worthy charity dedicated to aiding the homeless community in Baltimore. Here are the details:

When: Saturday, May 8, 2PM
Where: Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Details: $20. Admission includes Wine and Hors d’oeuvres. Silent auction to benefit the charity

If you cannot attend but want to help this very worthy group, please visit their website

Also, on Monday May 3, I will be a guest Washington’s NPR showcase station , WAMU (www.wamu.org, 88.5 FM), on the Kojo Nnamdi show. I will be on the 1-2PM slot as part of a discussion on Satire and Culture. Please tune in!

Cartoons at Duke

kaltoons — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:16:31 +0000

I just returned from Duke University and the Nasher Museum of Art where I participated in a panel discussion about Satire and New Media. The Nasher is featuring a very interesting Cartoon show called “Lines of Attack”. The show is an impressive display of contemporary and historical artwork but with an interesting twist. The exhibition sets out to compare the cartoon commentaries of Daumier and his peers in 1830’s France with contemporary political cartoonists, illustrators and animators. Caricature portrayals of Dubya, Bill Clinton and their cronies stand opposite their nineteenth century French counterparts. It was a show worth visiting.