Pictoplasma NYC: The World’s Leading Festival of Contemporary Character Design Art

November 4-5, 2011

Hosted by Parsons The New School for Design

Tishman Auditorium, 66 W 12 St, 10011 New York

In its third US edition, the Pictoplasma Conference originating from Berlin returns to New York and presents a marathon of 12+ inspiring lectures, talks and panel discussions by some of the most outstanding artists and designers pushing the edge of contemporary character visualization. Among the presenting artists are award-winning illustrator and toy designer Gary Taxali (CA); artist, author and product designer Jeremyville (AUS); internationally acclaimed graphic designer Geneviève Gauckler (FR); West Coast pop surrealist Tim Biskup (USA); Marek Michalowski from BeatBots (US/JP), creator of the social robot ‘Keepon’; talented fine artist Allyson Mellberg Taylor (US); illustrator and self-proclaimed doodle-master Jon Burgerman (UK); urban artist of uncanny street interventions Mark Jenkins (US); and upcoming fine artist Raymond Lemstra (NL).

Set as the perfect prelude to New York’s Illustration Week, the conference invites a diverse audience of graphic designers, illustrators, animation filmmakers and producers, fine and urban artists and character connoisseurs to gather under one roof and discourse freely about the world of character-related art and design. The presentations are accompanied by feature-length ‘Characters in Motion’ screenings, showcasing a selected mix of new character-driven animation, motion graphics, music videos and shorts.

As a special offer, members of AIGA/NY can now secure their full character overdose and profit from a 50%+ discount! A limited amount of conference passes has been set aside and is available for only $120 instead of the regular $260.

Please visit www.pictoplasma.de/payment/AIGA to register online. Reduced tickets for members of AIGA/NY are limited and only available on a first come – first served basis!

For more details on the program, the growing speaker line up, the animation screenings and information on the accompanying ‘Character Walk’ exhibitions in various venues, please visit the central website nyc.pictoplasma.com