His exhibition INterSECTS is currently on display at the New York Public Library’s Stokes Gallery through August 13th, 2022. He is the recipient of the 2020-21 Cullman Fellowship at The New York Public Library. He has lectured around the world and teaches comics courses at The School of Visual Arts in NYC and Harvard University. His latest book is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. He has produced over two dozen books including Sticks and Stones (winner of The Society of Illustrators gold medal), The System, Diario de Oaxaca, Ruins (winner of the 2016 Eisner Award) and adaptations of many of Franz Kafka's works into comics including The Metamorphosis and Kafkaesque, (winner of the 2018 National Cartoonists Society Award for best graphic novel.) He is also co-art director of Opp-Art a political arts website sponsored by The Nation Magazine that posts daily commentary on current events by artists from around the world. He is the co-founder and editor of World War 3 Illustrated a political graphics magazine that has given a forum to political artists for 42 years. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, Charlie Hebdo and MAD magazine where he has written and illustrated SPY vs. Among the items that will be available will be a copy of “Diario de Oaxaca.Peter Kuper’s illustrations and comics have appeared in newspapers and magazines in the US and abroad. For more details, visit PM Press right here.īook Giveaway: Be sure to visit tomorrow when the Comics Grinder Winter Giveaway kicks off.

“Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico” is a 208-page paperback with full color artwork throughout. The end result is that Kuper manages to capture both the light and the dark of Oaxaca in an extarordinary collection of dispatches. The joie de vivre takes a decidedly sober tone as Kuper finds himself covering a fight between strikers and government troops that left more than 20 people dead, including American journalist Brad Will. In a similar quick manner, he jots down numerous observations in prose as well.

The sense of excitement and discovery is palpable. He seems to have most fun with creating work that has that look of being on the fly–but can also be a mix of a long day, or night, of contemplation. That allows much greater spontaneity as he can instantly shift the pencil to get a different color and then another and so on. The lead in the pencil is made up of various colors. Peter Kuper is a renowned comix creator and illustrator, best known for his. He has a special multi-colored pencil that he uses. It connects industry leading pipelines into one system for 3D character. Kuper follows his heart and stream of thought to deliver page after page of enchanting work. Pages from “Diario de Oaxaca” by Peter Kuper

The system by peter kuper