Guy Peellaert
Guy Peellaert (born April 6, 1934 in Brussels , † November 17, 2008 in Paris ) was a Belgian illustrator and cartoonist.
After studying monumental art, Peellaert first worked as a set designer at the Brussels theater. In the mid-1960s, Peellaert went to Paris, where he worked as a designer and set designer, among other things. For the satirical monthly Hara-Kiri he drew in 1966 on the texts of Pierre Bartier Les Aventures de Jodelle and in 1967 on the texts of Pascal Thomas Pravda, la survireuse . Both comics were released as albums by Eric Losfeld , were aimed at an exclusively adult audience due to their erotic representations and showed clear influences of Pop Art . Peellaert provided the illustrations for the 1972 bestseller Rock Dreams with texts by Nik Cohn . Peellaert also designed the album covers It's Only Rock 'n' Roll by the Rolling Stones and Diamond Dogs by David Bowie, as well as film posters for Paris, Texas , Der Himmel über Berlin , Taxi Driver and Short Cuts .
Peellaert was married and has one son.
Web links
- Literature by and about Guy Peellaert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Guy Peellaert at lambiek.net (English)
- http://www.guypeellaert.com/guy.html ( Memento from November 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Short portrait of Guy Peellaert on arte.tv ( memento from January 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 13, 2010
- ↑ a b c Obituary on independent.co.uk , accessed June 13, 2010
- ↑ Guy Peellaert: 1934–2008 at chicagotribune.com (English) , accessed December 5, 2011
- ^ Obituary on telegraph.co.uk , accessed June 13, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peellaert, Guy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian illustrator and comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 2008 |
| Place of death | Paris |