"Pavi-Tch" - Georgia (2011)
Showing posts with label newspaper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newspaper. Show all posts
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Online Publications:
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(this is just a small selection among
thousands of articles these past days)
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Online Publications:
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(this is just a small selection among
thousands of articles these past days)
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(it was on the homepage of Yahoo USA, Canada, Argentina and Spain)Tuoitre (2011)
Peru.com (2011)
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Les Nouvelles en Braives - Belgium (2011)
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(magazine cover)
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In Pursuit of Silence - South Korea (2011)
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(During the "Pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostela" - August 2011)Where does your inspiration about Pencil Vs Camera come from? When did you start the project? Can you remember the first piece of the series?
I have been drawing and taking photography since many years. I had the idea to combine these 2 disciplines in one new art form. This is the first image of the series. This first picture is very simple and realistic, the next images I made became more and more surrealistic and inventive. I started this project in April 2010. It’s still ongoing. I intend to make at least 100 Pencil Vs Camera creations.
Would you please talk about the creative process? When you find something interesting, will you draw something immediately, and then take the photo?
It depends... there are quite a few methods to reach the same results. I sometimes make a drawing first and then take a photo afterwards. In other cases I merge a drawing and a photo digitally. In every case, the drawing is always handmade. Although it may look effortless, each Pencil Vs Camera image requires a lot of work and time.
What’s the biggest difficulty when you’re doing this project?
Drawing is something I’m used to do now. I can draw everything in different styles. Honestly, the most difficult part is to find interesting ideas, dig in my imagination as deep as possible, to always surprise people in a positive way. I hate to be redundant.
Many of your works go with poems by Peter S. Quinn, can you talk about the poet? What’s his most attractive things for you?
I know Peter S. Quinn’s poetry since many years. He has become a good friend and a soul mate. I love his work and the way he sees the world. He is such a talented, prolific and moving person. He often writes poems exclusively for my creations. We have many sources of inspiration in common; we share the same ideals and we live for similar purposes. There is always a fusion between his writing and my visual work. I feel like something big is happening in my heart each time I read his verses.
Will you make photos specifically for one particular project you have in mind or do you take your camera everyday?
I always have a camera with me. I sometimes prepare in advance my projects but most of time I take pictures that I will use or not for future works. For instance, I just came back from a trip in the North of Spain where I walked almost 700 kilometers, (from East to West, towards Santiago de Compostela). I took 200 photos everyday, during one month... I came back with thousands of pictures. And I'll certainly use many of them for my next projects.
As a painter, what does photography mean to you?
In the past, I believed painting and drawing were more meaningful and powerful. I don’t make any specific distinction now; most of my recent creations mix different art forms. Many people told me my photos look somehow like paintings, may be because I always try to remove all the imperfections, and because I try to edit my shots as much as possible. I became interested in photography when I studied Journalism. I’d never think I’d become a photographer one day. There is no limit in photography.
As a self-taught artist, in your opinion, what’s the most important point in art creation?
I think it’s important to be guided by your own creative instinct. There is definitely not a single path to make art. The most interesting is the end result.
Can you describe a usual day lately (ex. will you stay in front of your computer all day or spend much time with friends, or stay late at night for work etc.)
I usually do my creative work in the evening and late at night, and I focus on the administrative documents in the morning. I do spend lots of time in front of my computer. I tried to travel as much as possible. I love spending time in nature, see new landscapes, breath fresh oxygen, meet people, feel free…
What’s your ideal life?
Keep surprising myself, surprise the people following my work, live everyday in a different way, give happiness and find happiness.
What’s you camera’s model?
I currently take photos with a Samsung NX11, it’s a powerful new generation camera. Samsung Imaging sent it to me in the context of their “ImageLoger” program. I intend to opt for a bigger camera soon…
(*) Shanghai Weekly is a a weekly newpaper published in Shanghai, China. This interview has been published in Chinese in September 2011.
I have been drawing and taking photography since many years. I had the idea to combine these 2 disciplines in one new art form. This is the first image of the series. This first picture is very simple and realistic, the next images I made became more and more surrealistic and inventive. I started this project in April 2010. It’s still ongoing. I intend to make at least 100 Pencil Vs Camera creations.
Would you please talk about the creative process? When you find something interesting, will you draw something immediately, and then take the photo?
It depends... there are quite a few methods to reach the same results. I sometimes make a drawing first and then take a photo afterwards. In other cases I merge a drawing and a photo digitally. In every case, the drawing is always handmade. Although it may look effortless, each Pencil Vs Camera image requires a lot of work and time.
What’s the biggest difficulty when you’re doing this project?
Drawing is something I’m used to do now. I can draw everything in different styles. Honestly, the most difficult part is to find interesting ideas, dig in my imagination as deep as possible, to always surprise people in a positive way. I hate to be redundant.
Many of your works go with poems by Peter S. Quinn, can you talk about the poet? What’s his most attractive things for you?
I know Peter S. Quinn’s poetry since many years. He has become a good friend and a soul mate. I love his work and the way he sees the world. He is such a talented, prolific and moving person. He often writes poems exclusively for my creations. We have many sources of inspiration in common; we share the same ideals and we live for similar purposes. There is always a fusion between his writing and my visual work. I feel like something big is happening in my heart each time I read his verses.
Will you make photos specifically for one particular project you have in mind or do you take your camera everyday?
I always have a camera with me. I sometimes prepare in advance my projects but most of time I take pictures that I will use or not for future works. For instance, I just came back from a trip in the North of Spain where I walked almost 700 kilometers, (from East to West, towards Santiago de Compostela). I took 200 photos everyday, during one month... I came back with thousands of pictures. And I'll certainly use many of them for my next projects.
As a painter, what does photography mean to you?
In the past, I believed painting and drawing were more meaningful and powerful. I don’t make any specific distinction now; most of my recent creations mix different art forms. Many people told me my photos look somehow like paintings, may be because I always try to remove all the imperfections, and because I try to edit my shots as much as possible. I became interested in photography when I studied Journalism. I’d never think I’d become a photographer one day. There is no limit in photography.
As a self-taught artist, in your opinion, what’s the most important point in art creation?
I think it’s important to be guided by your own creative instinct. There is definitely not a single path to make art. The most interesting is the end result.
Can you describe a usual day lately (ex. will you stay in front of your computer all day or spend much time with friends, or stay late at night for work etc.)
I usually do my creative work in the evening and late at night, and I focus on the administrative documents in the morning. I do spend lots of time in front of my computer. I tried to travel as much as possible. I love spending time in nature, see new landscapes, breath fresh oxygen, meet people, feel free…
What’s your ideal life?
Keep surprising myself, surprise the people following my work, live everyday in a different way, give happiness and find happiness.
What’s you camera’s model?
I currently take photos with a Samsung NX11, it’s a powerful new generation camera. Samsung Imaging sent it to me in the context of their “ImageLoger” program. I intend to opt for a bigger camera soon…
(*) Shanghai Weekly is a a weekly newpaper published in Shanghai, China. This interview has been published in Chinese in September 2011.
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You are not an average or ordinary artist. Your work is quite unusual. How come that you have decided to be so different?
This was not really consciously decided. I’m a person willing to express ideas and feelings with the world. If I wouldn’t, I would die instantly. My purpose has always been to be provocative but in a positive and inventive way. I want people to think: “Damn, yes it’s possible!”.
How hard is it to be such an artist? I suppose it takes a lot of time to be so creative and innovative?
Being creative is my favorite part of the job, I’m getting used to it but it’s a full-time commitment with many sacrifices and many satisfactions too. Anything that’s more technical, mechanical and repetitive tends to annoy me very much and I always try to avoid it. Being imaginative and finding original ideas take a lot of time and energy, yes.
Can you describe how you are creating portraits in digital circlism and where did you get idea for that? How many of these portraits did you make?
“Digital Circlism” is a mix of Pop Art and Pointillism. It is created with digital tools usually featuring celebrities. It is made of thousands of flat circles on a black background. Each circle has a different color, a different size and a different tone. I often make a photomontage first using a bunch of references, then a digital painting and I finally apply my "digital circlist" technique. When making a portrait with circles, it is important to focus on the dynamic movement of someone's face. I place each circle one by one, there is no automatic process, it's a time consuming method). Several softwares can be used to achieve “digital circlist” images.
I’ve only made 13 portraits so far as it is very time consuming. It takes between 100 and 180 hours for a single portrait. I started my first image with digital circles in February 2010. It's still a new technique, evolving all the time. I started it with flat circles, I might be creating other patterns soon.
Finally, I've been making all kinds of portraits since more than 15 years. I wanted to develop a very original technique. As I've been working with digital tools recently, this came quite naturally.
Your project Pencil vs Camera got a lot of attention in media. How about that, are you still involved in that project and how much time you needed to have a collection of those photos? How do you make them?
Yes, I’m still working on it, definitely. I started the series in April 2010. I’ve made some 70 “Pencil Vs Camera” images so far and I intend to make 100 at least. It will be finished in a few months. So the full series will have required some 2 years of work. It’s quite long in a lifetime.
I was humbly pleased to see the huge impact of “Pencil Vs Camera”. If I die today, this is certainly the only thing people will remember of me. But there is always a way to do better and keep it going…
Which tools do you use for digital circlism and which ones for Pencil vs Camera?
“Digital Circlism” is 100% digital so I mainly use digital tools… A computer (MAC OS X), a digital graphic tablet (Wacom Intuos 4) and softwares like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
“Pencil Vs Camera” is half digital (photography) and half traditional (hand made drawing) so I use cameras (Nikon, Samsung and Sony) paper and pencils (different brands).
Where are you looking for inspiration?
Nature: Nature is a god for me. I could spend days walking in empty fields, forests, deserts or mountains. I would never be tired of admiring all the beauties and landscapes Earth can offer. I find comfort and balance in natural places when I feel sad or depressed.
Human intelligence: All the accomplishments of Mankind… There are a lot of things to include in this category: Knowledge, Culture, Sciences, Arts, Music, Architecture, Engineering, Computers, Technology… When I see a skyscraper for instance, I see it like a huge sculpture and I’m really impressed by the quantity of work, genius and human mastership involved. There are so many examples and sub-categories.
Human societies: Interactions between people and the way humans find amazing solutions to complex problems have always intrigued and inspired me.
Personal stuff: I’m also inspired by many small events in my life, my family, my friends, the people I love.
Can you live from your art, are you working somewhere or are you one of those privileged artists who can make a living from their art work?
It has taken several years before I could eventually manage to make a living out of my creative work. I have made in the past plenty of little jobs that didn’t satisfy me at all. I’m now a full-time artist, I have no direct boss, which is awesome. I feel lucky for that. My only boss is the public I'm making art for. But as I said, it took many years to get there, and it's not the end.
What do you think about using new and trendy technology in art? There are some "old school" artist who feel that art isn't really art if you are using super-modern gadgets to create some piece of art? Do you think that they are exaggerating?
I think artists need to be a mirror of the society they live in. So, if it's for the better, why not using all the technological tools available to make new kinds of artworks?
Will your future art career be as innovative as it is today, do you think you will have enough ideas in the coming years to work in the way you are working now?
That’s an excellent question. I know that I’ll have to find new and fresh resources to fill my creative well because I don’t want to lack of ideas. This means I might do a 1-year break and live some new experiences.
Are you afraid that one day you will run out of ideas?
As mentioned above, this is a fear I have sometimes. I don’t want to be redundant in my creative works. So I’ll have to find a solution if I ever run out of ideas in the future.
This was not really consciously decided. I’m a person willing to express ideas and feelings with the world. If I wouldn’t, I would die instantly. My purpose has always been to be provocative but in a positive and inventive way. I want people to think: “Damn, yes it’s possible!”.
How hard is it to be such an artist? I suppose it takes a lot of time to be so creative and innovative?
Being creative is my favorite part of the job, I’m getting used to it but it’s a full-time commitment with many sacrifices and many satisfactions too. Anything that’s more technical, mechanical and repetitive tends to annoy me very much and I always try to avoid it. Being imaginative and finding original ideas take a lot of time and energy, yes.
Can you describe how you are creating portraits in digital circlism and where did you get idea for that? How many of these portraits did you make?
“Digital Circlism” is a mix of Pop Art and Pointillism. It is created with digital tools usually featuring celebrities. It is made of thousands of flat circles on a black background. Each circle has a different color, a different size and a different tone. I often make a photomontage first using a bunch of references, then a digital painting and I finally apply my "digital circlist" technique. When making a portrait with circles, it is important to focus on the dynamic movement of someone's face. I place each circle one by one, there is no automatic process, it's a time consuming method). Several softwares can be used to achieve “digital circlist” images.
I’ve only made 13 portraits so far as it is very time consuming. It takes between 100 and 180 hours for a single portrait. I started my first image with digital circles in February 2010. It's still a new technique, evolving all the time. I started it with flat circles, I might be creating other patterns soon.
Finally, I've been making all kinds of portraits since more than 15 years. I wanted to develop a very original technique. As I've been working with digital tools recently, this came quite naturally.
Your project Pencil vs Camera got a lot of attention in media. How about that, are you still involved in that project and how much time you needed to have a collection of those photos? How do you make them?
Yes, I’m still working on it, definitely. I started the series in April 2010. I’ve made some 70 “Pencil Vs Camera” images so far and I intend to make 100 at least. It will be finished in a few months. So the full series will have required some 2 years of work. It’s quite long in a lifetime.
I was humbly pleased to see the huge impact of “Pencil Vs Camera”. If I die today, this is certainly the only thing people will remember of me. But there is always a way to do better and keep it going…
Which tools do you use for digital circlism and which ones for Pencil vs Camera?
“Digital Circlism” is 100% digital so I mainly use digital tools… A computer (MAC OS X), a digital graphic tablet (Wacom Intuos 4) and softwares like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
“Pencil Vs Camera” is half digital (photography) and half traditional (hand made drawing) so I use cameras (Nikon, Samsung and Sony) paper and pencils (different brands).
Where are you looking for inspiration?
Nature: Nature is a god for me. I could spend days walking in empty fields, forests, deserts or mountains. I would never be tired of admiring all the beauties and landscapes Earth can offer. I find comfort and balance in natural places when I feel sad or depressed.
Human intelligence: All the accomplishments of Mankind… There are a lot of things to include in this category: Knowledge, Culture, Sciences, Arts, Music, Architecture, Engineering, Computers, Technology… When I see a skyscraper for instance, I see it like a huge sculpture and I’m really impressed by the quantity of work, genius and human mastership involved. There are so many examples and sub-categories.
Human societies: Interactions between people and the way humans find amazing solutions to complex problems have always intrigued and inspired me.
Personal stuff: I’m also inspired by many small events in my life, my family, my friends, the people I love.
Can you live from your art, are you working somewhere or are you one of those privileged artists who can make a living from their art work?
It has taken several years before I could eventually manage to make a living out of my creative work. I have made in the past plenty of little jobs that didn’t satisfy me at all. I’m now a full-time artist, I have no direct boss, which is awesome. I feel lucky for that. My only boss is the public I'm making art for. But as I said, it took many years to get there, and it's not the end.
What do you think about using new and trendy technology in art? There are some "old school" artist who feel that art isn't really art if you are using super-modern gadgets to create some piece of art? Do you think that they are exaggerating?
I think artists need to be a mirror of the society they live in. So, if it's for the better, why not using all the technological tools available to make new kinds of artworks?
Will your future art career be as innovative as it is today, do you think you will have enough ideas in the coming years to work in the way you are working now?
That’s an excellent question. I know that I’ll have to find new and fresh resources to fill my creative well because I don’t want to lack of ideas. This means I might do a 1-year break and live some new experiences.
Are you afraid that one day you will run out of ideas?
As mentioned above, this is a fear I have sometimes. I don’t want to be redundant in my creative works. So I’ll have to find a solution if I ever run out of ideas in the future.
(*) Jutarnji list is a daily newspaper in Croatia.
- Pencil Vs Camera -
Recent Printed Publications
Recent Printed Publications
(More printed publications will be sent to me in the
coming days. I'll share them with you as soon as possible)
coming days. I'll share them with you as soon as possible)
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Publication in
"La Libre Belgique"
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.Today’s publication in La Libre Belgique
(National Belgian newspaper), page 15.
It intends to announce the new size
and new focuses of the newspaper.
(National Belgian newspaper), page 15.
It intends to announce the new size
and new focuses of the newspaper.
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Original illustration with
colours below. Click to enlarge.
colours below. Click to enlarge.
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Global Crisis
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Global Recession,
Is it Possible?
Is it Possible?
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By Nextwave.org
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“The world economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in mature financial markets since the 1930s,” claims the International Monetary Fund (imf.org).
It appears that the IMF, the European Union, and World Bank have been quite busy bailing out one country or another. The latest $25 billion financing package for Hungary comes on the heels of two other financing packages distributed as emergency loans to Iceland and the Ukraine. These countries are dealing with their own problems of oversees borrowing and rapid credit growth.
The IMF has a $200 billion loanable fund and other resources from which to draw to stem the fallout from the global financial turmoil. The IMF works by parachuting in when a member country faces extenuating circumstances that threaten its financial stability. A rapid response is needed to contain the damage to the country or the international monetary system. Judging by all the money loaned out so far, there’s indication that some countries are either in a recession or tipping into one. In early October, the world’s central banks administered emergency measures, including a round of coordinated interest rate cuts.
If that weren’t enough, the financial turmoil is already beginning to slow growth in some emerging markets, such as China. When emerging and developing economies are feeling the impact of the global financial crisis, it is an indicator of a major slowdown in the global economy. This, coupled with global growth slowing down sharply, all point to a global recession. The following are some of the factors that can cause crises in emerging countries:
- collapse of export prices
- drastic increase in import prices
- anemic foreign investments and capital flows
- large depreciation or devaluation of the currency of a close trading partner. In this case, the U.S.
- sharp increase in interest rates in world markets
>>> Read the full article
It appears that the IMF, the European Union, and World Bank have been quite busy bailing out one country or another. The latest $25 billion financing package for Hungary comes on the heels of two other financing packages distributed as emergency loans to Iceland and the Ukraine. These countries are dealing with their own problems of oversees borrowing and rapid credit growth.
The IMF has a $200 billion loanable fund and other resources from which to draw to stem the fallout from the global financial turmoil. The IMF works by parachuting in when a member country faces extenuating circumstances that threaten its financial stability. A rapid response is needed to contain the damage to the country or the international monetary system. Judging by all the money loaned out so far, there’s indication that some countries are either in a recession or tipping into one. In early October, the world’s central banks administered emergency measures, including a round of coordinated interest rate cuts.
If that weren’t enough, the financial turmoil is already beginning to slow growth in some emerging markets, such as China. When emerging and developing economies are feeling the impact of the global financial crisis, it is an indicator of a major slowdown in the global economy. This, coupled with global growth slowing down sharply, all point to a global recession. The following are some of the factors that can cause crises in emerging countries:
- collapse of export prices
- drastic increase in import prices
- anemic foreign investments and capital flows
- large depreciation or devaluation of the currency of a close trading partner. In this case, the U.S.
- sharp increase in interest rates in world markets
>>> Read the full article
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Mohammed Khnifer
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Mohammed Khnifer is a Saudi journalist working for Al Eqtisadiah. He recently interviewed me.
About Al Eqtisadiah :
Launched in December of 1992 in Riyadh, Al Eqtisadiah is an Arabic language daily newspaper with an exclusive focus on economic and business news and analysis. The newspaper provides news coverage as well as research, analysis and commentary on domestic, regional and international economic and business-related events. The newspaper complements its coverage of regional business and economic news with translated extracts from major international business publications, including the Financial Times, the Harvard Business Review, INSEAD, and Frankfurter. The newspaper primarily targets professionals, investors, academics, and senior government employees in the Kingdom and the GCC.
Additions are currently being undertaken to the newspaper, widening the geographic coverage to include the GCC, in order to expand the newspaper’s readership base. Being the only Saudi and regional daily newspaper with an exclusive focus on business and economics news and analysis. Al Eqtisadiah is currently the only specialized business and financial newspaper in the Kingdom our parent company Established in 1972, SRPC has become one of the most important publishing groups in the Arab world and it has 14 publications. The Saudi Research & Marketing Group is one of the most important integrated and leading publishing groups in the Middle East because of its huge potentials and prominent role in the aspects of publishing, advertising and printing in Saudi Arabia, thereby having distinguished presence and audience extending over vast areas in a number of continents. The Group’s main activities are centered in Saudi Arabia. It also has publishing, printing and distribution centers in seven major countries. The Group operates through a number of subsidiaries, being a group distinguished for vertical integration of its companies. The Group is actively engaged in four key areas: publishing, advertising, printing and distribution.
About Al Eqtisadiah :
Launched in December of 1992 in Riyadh, Al Eqtisadiah is an Arabic language daily newspaper with an exclusive focus on economic and business news and analysis. The newspaper provides news coverage as well as research, analysis and commentary on domestic, regional and international economic and business-related events. The newspaper complements its coverage of regional business and economic news with translated extracts from major international business publications, including the Financial Times, the Harvard Business Review, INSEAD, and Frankfurter. The newspaper primarily targets professionals, investors, academics, and senior government employees in the Kingdom and the GCC.
Additions are currently being undertaken to the newspaper, widening the geographic coverage to include the GCC, in order to expand the newspaper’s readership base. Being the only Saudi and regional daily newspaper with an exclusive focus on business and economics news and analysis. Al Eqtisadiah is currently the only specialized business and financial newspaper in the Kingdom our parent company Established in 1972, SRPC has become one of the most important publishing groups in the Arab world and it has 14 publications. The Saudi Research & Marketing Group is one of the most important integrated and leading publishing groups in the Middle East because of its huge potentials and prominent role in the aspects of publishing, advertising and printing in Saudi Arabia, thereby having distinguished presence and audience extending over vast areas in a number of continents. The Group’s main activities are centered in Saudi Arabia. It also has publishing, printing and distribution centers in seven major countries. The Group operates through a number of subsidiaries, being a group distinguished for vertical integration of its companies. The Group is actively engaged in four key areas: publishing, advertising, printing and distribution.
Tan Oral
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Tan Oral Fired From
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
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Tan Oral, world wide known as one of the masters of the Turkish cartoon, an excellent person and a good friend of cartoonists, has recently been fired from "Cumhuriyet", the most serious and prestigious left wing newspaper of Turkey where he used to work since 1976.The reason of this act was due to a plot organized by another Turkish newspaper, "Yeni Safak", quite conservative and close to the AKP government.
Last week a young reporter from the "Yeni Safak" newspaper, interviewed Tan, on the occasion of his 50's year anniversary of cartooning in Turkey. And after been interviewee of more than two hours, becoming more familiar with the artist, she asked to see the drawing to be published next morning in "Cumhuriyet". Tan, naively signed it and gave it to her as a souvenir with the condition to not published it...
Next day, this cartoon appeared on the first page of "Yeni Safak" with an underline mentioning that this cartoon was exclusively made for "Yeni Safak". Of course the same cartoon took place the same day on Cumhuriyet's Tan's corner. Tan protested hardly "Yeni Safak" which published the day after a short note of apologies. But this was a very good pretext and opportunity for the editor in chief of "Cumhuriyet" to fire Tan Oral who was drawing from time to time cartoons against the official policy of his newspaper.
Tan is now unemployed (!). He didn't jump on any proposal coming from many other newspapers. He participated with high moral to his 50's year anniversary exhibition in Eskisehir last Thursday the 12th. But disregarding his up hopes, he hardly needs some support and encouragement from his friends, because he's still disappointed of the unexpected attitude of his newspaper for which he did during his last 32 years...
Tan is preparing now a manuscript about this recent event, including several articles published in the Turkish local press, all the public reactions, comments and messages sent by his friend and supporters etc...
For your supports and encouraging messages, you can use his e-mail address:
tanoral@ttmail.com
For your comments and reactions to the Cumhuriyet newspaper:
posta@cumhuriyet.com.tr
Best personal regards,
Izel Rozental,
Feco : Federation of Cartoonists’ Organisations
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