Joakim Pirinen
Joakim Pirinen (born May 28, 1961 in Solna , Sweden ) is a Swedish illustrator , author , dramaturge and cartoonist . He lives and works in Stockholm , where he runs his own studio.
Life
Enthusiastic critically acclaimed, he made his debut at the age of 18 on the wave of new, predominantly avant-garde comics for adults in Sweden in the 80s and from then on inspired a whole generation of Swedish comic artists with his work. Pirinen is still a regular contributor to the Swedish comic magazine Galago .
His first album, Välkommen till sandlådan ( "Welcome to the sandbox" ), brought Pirinen 1983 out when his breakthrough but the album is considered Socker-Conny ( "Sugar-Conny" ) in the year 1985 , a graphic novel about an anarchic young man .
Pirinen has a uniquely virtuoso and expressive drawing style , which is able to depict a large amount of emotions with nervous lines, detailed surfaces and diverse compositions. Human vulnerability is a common theme in his work.
Pirinen is the only comic artist whose work has been exhibited in the Stockholm Museum of Modern Art ( Moderna museet ).
More recently, Pirinen has devoted himself to working on prose , plays and collaborating with other artists in the field of the art of speaking .
Works
comics
- 1983: Välkommen till sandlådan
- 1985: Socker-Conny
- 1987: gas
- 1989: Kvarteret Kniven
- 1992: Den sjunde björnen (drawings)
- 1995: Split vision
- 1998: Stora boken om Socker-Conny
- 1999: The universella bristen på respekt
- 2004: Ingens bästa vän
prose
- 1993: Familjen Bra och andra relationer
- 2001: The svenska apan
Awards
- 1986: Adamsonstatyetten Prize from the Swedish Academy of Comics
- 1987: Urhunden Award of the comic association Seriefrämjandet
- 1996: Aftonbladet's Axel Liffner Prize
- 2001: Stockholms Stads Stora pris
Web links
- Joakim Pirinen at Galago (Swedish)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pirines, Joakim |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish illustrator, author, dramaturge and cartoonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Solna , Sweden |