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		<title>&#8220;Kleist&#8221; Pitch Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Battlestar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the outcome of the 70 hour KLEIST pitch. The subject was HEINRICH VON KLEIST, a popular yet mysterious writer and poet of the Romanticism age who died 200 years ago.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the outcome of the 70 hour KLEIST pitch. The subject was <strong>HEINRICH VON KLEIST</strong>, a popular yet mysterious writer and poet of the Romanticism age who died 200 years ago.</p>
<p>Around <strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1431">40 cartoons</a></strong> were uploaded within the 70 hours, mostly new artworks in very different styles, mostly caricatures or portraits, but also funny cartoons and collages.<br />
Juror Günther Emig, director of the Kleist Archives Sembdner in Heilbronn was very busy searching for his favorites and appreciated how many artists tried to &#8220;visualize&#8221; this one man, Heinrich von Kleist, the one who occupies Mr. Emig for years.</p>
<p><strong>He couldn&#8217;t decide for 3 Kleist cartoons, so here are 6 picks with his comments (in random order):</strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 440px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Heinrich%20von%20Kleist%20Cartoon_150695" target="_blank"><img class=" " title="kleist" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/9063/files/heinrich_von_kleist_cartoon_1506955.jpg" alt="" width="430" height="545" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;One of my favorites. Big eyes, the hair combed into the face, historical outfit. And a distinct style – even if I didn&#39;t recognize Heinrich at once.&quot;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 439px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/HEINRICH%20VON%20KLEIST_150619" target="_blank"><img class=" " title="kleist" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/23402/files/heinrich_von_kleist_1506195.jpg" alt="" width="429" height="298" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;Very nice artwork. Unfortunately in those times, mail coaches were convertibles, and when they went uphill, you had to leave the coach or even push it. Heinrich would have liked it this way.&quot;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Heinrich%20von%20Kleist_150505" target="_blank"><img class="  " title="kleist" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/23390/files/heinrich_von_kleist_1505055.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="424" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;One of my favorite illustrations, even if maybe arisen from a 1900&#39;s youth book. Yes, superb!&quot;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 444px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Heinrich%20von%20Kleist_150491" target="_blank"><img class=" " title="kleist" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/3153/files/heinrich_von_kleist_1504915.jpg" alt="" width="434" height="667" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;I like it. Heinrich with a folder under his arm – no, it&#39;s a book – on his way to school. Brave guy.&quot;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 447px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/HEINRICH%20VON%20KLEIST_150431" target="_blank"><img class=" " title="kleist" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/6248/files/heinrich_von_kleist_1504315.jpg" alt="" width="437" height="582" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;Lovely. I&#39;d like to hug him.&quot;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 448px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/in%20memoriam%20Kleist_150409" target="_blank"><img class=" " title="kleist" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/4135/files/in_memoriam_kleist_1504095.jpg" alt="" width="438" height="577" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;Wow! Well, it is an advantage if one worked on a Kleist before. Totally great! Gratulations!&quot;</p></div>
<p>Please check all submissions in this collection:<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1431">http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1431</a></strong></p>
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		<title>50 Jahre türkische Migration</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Battlestar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESSEMELDUNG "50 Jahre - 50 Karikaturen" 50 Jahre türkische Migration aus der Sicht deutscher Karikaturisten. Im Rahmen des Jubiläums 50 Jahre türkischer Migration in Deutschland wird eine Karikaturen-Ausstellung präsentiert, die eine Sicht bekannter deutscher Karikaturisten auf das Thema der türkischen Zuwanderung und des nicht immer einfachen [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PRESSEMELDUNG</p>
<p>&#8220;50 Jahre &#8211; <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1423" target="_blank">50 Karikaturen</a>&#8221;<br />
<em>50 Jahre türkische Migration aus der Sicht deutscher Karikaturisten</em></p>
<div id="attachment_8154" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 482px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/50_yil_50_karikatuer_1486479.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-8154  " title="50_yil_50_karikatuer_1486479" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/50_yil_50_karikatuer_1486479.jpg" alt="" width="472" height="664" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Beitrag von Til Mette</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a title="go to collection" href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1423" target="_blank">&gt;&gt; ALLE CARTOON-BEITRÄGE FNDEN SIE HIER &lt;&lt;</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1423" target="_blank">&gt;&gt;50 KARİKATÜR&lt;&lt;</a></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Im Rahmen des Jubiläums 50 Jahre türkischer Migration in Deutschland wird eine Karikaturen-Ausstellung präsentiert, die eine Sicht bekannter deutscher Karikaturisten auf das Thema der türkischen Zuwanderung und des nicht immer einfachen Zusammenlebens zwischen Deutschen und den türkischen Zuwanderern freigibt. Alle Karikaturen wurden von 14 professionellen Zeichnern geschaffen und in den wichtigsten deutschen Zeitungen und Magazinen veröffentlicht.</p>
<p>Die Ausstellung wird vom &#8220;Präsidium für Auslandstürken und verwandte Volksgruppen&#8221; des Ministerpräsidialamtes der Republik Türkei aus Anlass des 50jährigen Jubiläums präsentiert. Kooperationspartner sind das weltweite Karikaturenportal www.toonpool.com &#8211; es vertritt 2500 Künstlerinnen und Künstler aus über 160 Nationen &#8211; und die Vakifbank Türkei. Projektleiter ist der Direktor des Forschungscenters Migration und Politik der Hacettepe Universität (HUGO), Asossc. Prof. Dr. M.Murat Erdogan.</p>
<p><strong>Die Ausstellung wird am 1. November 2011 im Berliner Tempodrom (Möckernstraße 10, 10963 Berlin) eröffnet, wo der türkische Ministerpräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan einen Gala-Empfang geben wird. Der Galabend wird vom stellv. Ministerpräsidenten Bekir Bozdag durchgeführt.. Anschließend wird die Karikaturen-Ausstellung vom 4. bis 8. November 2011 im Haus der Türkei des türkischen Generalkonsulats (An der Urania 15, 10787 Berlin) gezeigt. In einer &#8220;Underground Exhibition&#8221; zeigt das &#8220;Berliner Fenster&#8221; (Fahrgastfernsehen der Berliner U-Bahn) Bilder der Ausstellung auf 4000 Monitoren vom 31. Oktober bis zum 8. November 2011 und erreicht damit täglich 1,5 Millionen Fahrgäste.</strong></p>
<p>Die Ausstellung wird anschließend auch in der Türkei und weiteren Ländern präsentiert. Sie kann auch komplett digital besichtigt werden auf der Website des Präsidiums für Auslandstürken und verwandte Volksgruppen: www.ytb.gov.tr oder auf www.toonpool.com</p>
<p>Kostenloses Bildmaterial kann kurzfristig bezogen werden über www.toonpool.com &#8211; info@toonpool.com oder über Tel.: 0173-304 1746 (0049 173-304 17 46).</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>„50 YIL <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1423" target="_blank">50 KARİKATÜR</a>”<br />
<em>“Alman Karikatüristlerinin Gözüyle Türkler</em>“</p>
<p>Başbakanlık Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Başkanlığı tarafından 50. Yıl etkinlikleri çerçevesinde Almanya’nın başkenti Berlin’de „50 YIL 50 KARİKATÜR: Alman Karikatüristlerinin Gözüyle Türkler“ başlıklı bir karikatür sergisi gerçekleştirilecektir. Sergide Almanya’nın önde gelen karikatüristlerinin, günlük gazetelerde ya da haftalık dergilerde yayınladıkları karikatürlere yer verilmektedir.</p>
<p><strong>Sergi ilk olarak 1 Kasım 2011’de Berlin Tempodrom’da Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın da katılacağı Başbakan Yardımcısı Bekir Bozdan tarafından verilen davette (sadece davetliler için), ardından da 4-8 Kasım 2011 tarihleri arasında T.C. Berlin Başkonsolosluğu bünyesinde faaliyet gösteren Türkevi’nde sergilenecektir. Sergide yer alan eserlerden günde bir tane olmak üzere toplam yedi tanesi Berlin’deki metrolardaki ekranlarda (Berliner Fenster) 31 Ekim 2011 itibari ile bir hafta boyunca gösterilecek, böylece günde 1,5 milyon Berlinliye ulaşması sağlanacaktır. Almanya’daki farklı gazete ve dergilerde yayınlanmış olan bu eserler Almanya ve Türkiye dışındaki bazı ülkelerde de ve dijital ortamda sergilenecek, ayrıca bir albümde toplanacaktır.</strong></p>
<p>Başbakanlık Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Başkanlığı tarafından gerçekleşen sergide dünyanın en büyük karikatür topluluğu olan ve bünyesinde 150’den fazla ülkeden 2500 civarında profesyonel karikatüristi barındıran TOONPOOL topluluğu (www.toonpool.com), Berlin U-Bahn TV, T.C. Berlin Başkonsolosluğu ve Vakıfbank ile de işbirliği yapılmaktadır. Proje Yöneticiliği Hacettepe Üniversitesi Göç ve Siyaset Araştırmaları Merkezi (HUGO) Müdürü Doç. Dr. M.Murat ERDOĞAN tarafından yapılmaktadır.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1423" target="_blank">&gt;&gt;50 KARİKATÜR&lt;&lt;</a></p>
<p><a title="go to collection" href="http://www.toonpool.com/collection?page=gallery&amp;cid=1423" target="_blank">&gt;&gt; ALLE CARTOON-BEITRÄGE FNDEN SIE HIER &lt;&lt;</a></p>
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		<title>Changing Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 06:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss artist Mattiello tells about how he developed his trademark style only a few years ago and about the differences between Swiss and German cartoon editors. [Interview in English and/or German]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Pyramide_80739"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7251" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mattiello-kopf-schmal.png" alt="" width="464" height="204" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/events/changing-styles/2" target="_self">[zur deutschen Version des Interviews</a>]</p>
<p><em>Swiss artist <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Mattiello_1407" target="_blank">Ernst Mattiello</a> works for German newspaper Handelsblatt, among others. While Mattiello, born 1941, has been publishing cartoons since 1966, this wasn&#8217;t his main occupation until 2001. He had been working as an elementary school teacher for 40 years until he decided to become a full-time cartoonist.</em></p>
<p><em>Austrian publishing company Verlag der Apfel has just published  an anthology of Mattiello&#8217;s cartoons. Adding to that, an exhibition of his works will take place in Solothurn, Switzerland between May 20 and June 11, 2011.</em><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Mattiello_1407"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/1407/avatar/avatarG.jpg" alt="" width="126" height="137" /></a>What was it like to work as a teacher <em>and</em> a cartoonist ? Was there any free time at all?</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US">I mainly published cartoons reflecting on my work as a teacher in education journals. I mostly used the time assigned for preparation and wrap-up  for my drawing.</p>
<p>There was a very vital interplay between the two occupations. The cartoonist supported the teacher, so to say – built him up, in a way. And vice versa. And, no, there wasn&#8217;t too much free time.</p>
<p><strong>How has your style changed since 1966?</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_7258" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 240px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1966.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7258" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1966-300x162.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="124" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">One of Mattiello&#039;s early cartoons (1966)</p></div>
<p>In the first few years my characters were very simplistic. At the same time they were heavy-handed and klutzy, not very accessible from an aesthetic point of view.<br />
Later the characters would gradually become more pleasing. I would also use colors more lavishly. Unfortunately this wouldn&#8217;t always work well in terms of readability.<br />
<strong>So, how did you develop your current style?</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US">Only a few years ago. I was traveling in Vietnam with my wife and she had become  very sick. I had lots of sleepless nights. During these nights I would brood over my work as a cartoonist. I had quit my job as a teacher a couple of years earlier and meanwhile my side job had become a full-fledged profession.</p>
<div id="attachment_7261" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 175px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2006.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-7261" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2006-220x300.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="224" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A pre-Vietnam cartoon (2006)</p></div>
<p>In Spring 2008 I was supposed to exhibit my works as a part of the Solothurn Literature Days. I decided to make this a test-run for a new style – with characters drawn in just a few strokes and spare use of colors. I wanted to minimize complexity in order to maximize the message.</p>
<p lang="en-US">I would say that the simpler characters allowed for a clearer view on the stories I want to tell in my cartoons. In a way I have returned to where I came from. But this time I have a better grasp on my characters.</p>
<p lang="en-US"><strong>Did you present your new style in that exhibition?</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US">When I returned from Asia, I methodically tried to implement my findings. My current style – which, I am sure, is still subject to change – was at least partially visible in that exhibition&#8217;s cartoons. Both in the lines and the coloration.</p>
<p lang="en-US"><strong>There will be another exhibition in Solothurn on occasion of your 70<sup>th</sup> birthday. Will this be a kind of retrospective?</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US">Only partly. The majority of the 70 works on disply is from the last four years. There are, however, five &#8220;remakes&#8221; of older cartoons that are very important to me.</p>
<p lang="en-US"><strong>What makes them important?</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US">They are precursors to my current works, foreshadowing them in their laconicism.</p>
<p><strong>You are a Swiss citizen but you also work for German newspapers like Handelsblatt. Are there any significant differences between Swiss and German newspapers?<br />
</strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 218px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Ansprache_58294"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/1407/files/ansprache_582945.jpg" alt="" width="208" height="295" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A 2009 Cartoon</p></div>
<p>In German newspapers there is still room for cartoons and caricatures. In Swiss media the space that used to be reserved for cartoons is almost entirely taken over by editorials.</p>
<p>The few Swiss editors who still care about drawn stories tend to expect the cartoonist to express <em>his</em> interpretation of a story, <em> his </em>version. German editors, on the other hand, tend to already have an idea about how the story should be interpreted and will choose the cartoon that&#8217;s closest to their own interpretation.</p>
<p>This is, of course, a very subjective assessment and might not bear up to any objective examination&#8230;</p>
<p lang="en-US"><strong>Which of the two suits your own approach to cartoons better?</strong></p>
<p lang="en-US">Assignments always are fun. As long as I can identify with the content of a task it&#8217;s not important whether the editor takes an &#8220;opinion approach&#8221; or an &#8220;illustration approach&#8221;.</p>
<p lang="en-US">Of course it&#8217;s more fun when you are approached as an author and not just as someone providing a service.</p>
<p lang="en-US"><strong>Thanks for your time!</strong></p>
<p><em><a href="mailto:paul@toonpool.com">Paul Hellmich</a></em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Exhibition</span></p>
<p>Künstlerhaus S11<br />
Schmiedengasse 11. Solothurn,<br />
May 20 – June 11, 2011</p>
<p>Opening hours:<br />
Thursday &amp; Friday 3pm-7pm,<br />
Saturday 1pm-5pm,<br />
Sunday 2pm-5pm</p>
<p>Opening hours June 3-5:<br />
Friday &amp; Saturday: Noon-6pm<br />
Sunday 1pm-4pm</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Book</span></p>
<p>Ernst Mattiello : Cartoons<br />
144 Seiten, € 29,80 (CHF 51,70)<br />
ISBN 978-3-85450-170-1<br />
<em></p>
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		<title>Zuckerbook Pitch Winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1000 thanks to all artists who joined our &#8220;Zuckerbook Cartoon Contest&#8220;! So toonpool.com had been sugared with 137 overwhelming and wonderful cartoons and caricatures! The quality of the entries is very elevated and the jury of lecturers and professors at BTK - Berlin Technical School of Art &#8211; had a hard job to find a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>1000 thanks to all artists</strong> who joined our &#8220;<a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/community/zuckerbook-pitch/" target="_blank">Zuckerbook Cartoon Contest</a>&#8220;! So<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/">toonpool.com</a> had been sugared with 137 overwhelming and wonderful cartoons and caricatures! The quality of the entries is very elevated and the jury of lecturers and professors at <a href="http://www.btk-ak.de/" target="_blank">BTK </a>- Berlin Technical School of Art &#8211; had a hard job to find a decision at the meeting on March 1st.</p>
<div id="attachment_6370" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 481px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0015.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6370" title="IMG_0015" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0015.jpg" alt="" width="471" height="306" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">BTK Jury</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div id="attachment_6375" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 479px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0029.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6375" title="IMG_0029" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0029.jpg" alt="" width="469" height="307" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">BTK Jury</p></div>
<div id="attachment_6381" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 484px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0028.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6381" title="IMG_0028" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0028.jpg" alt="" width="474" height="712" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">BTK Jury</p></div>
<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>THE WINNERS:</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Prize goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/FARTOON%20NETWORK_13197" target="_blank"><strong>Teodor Furtunov</strong><br />
</a></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 473px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/fRIENDS_116945"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/13197/files/friends_1169455.jpg" alt="first" width="463" height="411" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">First Prize</p></div>
<p><strong>2. Prize goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/George_1281" target="_blank"><strong>George</strong></a></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 475px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/facebook_60678"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/1281/files/facebook_606785.jpg" alt="" width="465" height="445" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Second Prize</p></div>
<p><strong>3. Prize goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/marian%20kamensky_12400" target="_blank"><strong>Marian Kamensky</strong></a></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 478px"><strong><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Zuckerberg_117113"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/12400/files/zuckerberg_1171135.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="575" /></a></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Third Prize</p></div>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Great congratulations!</strong></p>
<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>Due to the very high quality of joining artworks, toonpool.com and the jury have decided to award 10 additional <strong>Mentions of Honor</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Otilia%20Bors_9032" target="_blank">Otilia Bors:</a></strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 336px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Mark%20Zuckerberg_116949"><img class=" " src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/9032/files/mark_zuckerberg_1169495.jpg" alt="" width="326" height="463" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Honor of Mention</p></div>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/achille_8626" target="_blank"><strong>Achille Superbi</strong></a>:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 342px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Mark%20Zuckerberg_111942"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/8626/files/mark_zuckerberg_1119425.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="460" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Tiemo_12500" target="_blank"><strong>Tiemo:</strong></a></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 386px"><strong><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/The%20began%20of%20Facebook_116914"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/12500/files/the_began_of_facebook_1169145.jpg" alt="" width="376" height="353" /></a></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/juniorlopes_327" target="_blank"><strong>Junior Lopes:</strong></a></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 391px"><strong><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Marc%20Zuckerberg_107915"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/327/files/marc_zuckerberg_1079155.jpg" alt="" width="381" height="413" /></a></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/julianloa_17040" target="_blank"><strong>julianloa:</strong></a></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 395px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/facebook_117034"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/17040/files/facebook_1170345.jpg" alt="" width="385" height="272" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/toons_589" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Lynch:</strong></a></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 400px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/sixty%20percent_110186"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/589/files/sixty_percent_1101865.jpg" alt="" width="390" height="390" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Erl_64" target="_blank"><strong>Erl:</strong></a></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 404px"><strong><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Facebook_116922"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/64/files/facebook_1169225.jpg" alt="" width="394" height="279" /></a></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Charmless_16856" target="_blank">Charmless:</a></strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 406px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Sheepbook_116371"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/16856/files/sheepbook_1163715.jpg" alt="" width="396" height="309" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Medi%20Belortaja_707" target="_blank"><strong>Medi Belortaja:</strong></a></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 404px"><strong><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Zuckerbook_116909"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/707/files/fb_brain_1169095.jpg" alt="" width="394" height="268" /></a></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p><strong> </strong><br />
<strong>Mention of Honor goes to </strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Marian%20Avramescu_2055" target="_blank">Marian Avramescu:</a></p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 404px"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/zuckerbook_116717"><img src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/2055/files/zuckerbook_1167175.jpg" alt="" width="394" height="660" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor</p></div>
<p>Mention of Honors will receive a certificate as  PDF:</p>
<div id="attachment_6413" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 485px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mentionofhonor.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-6413" title="mentionofhonor" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mentionofhonor.jpg" alt="" width="475" height="671" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mention of Honor certificate</p></div>
<p>Please listen to a facebook song which students of the <a href="http://www.btk-ak.de/" target="_blank">BTK</a> academy have specially composed for our contest ( it´s in German though).:</p>
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		<title>Toonpool.com Exhibition in Izmir (Photos)</title>
		<link>http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Smile Goes 'Round the World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bir Gülümseme Dünyayı Dolaşıyor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exhibition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fotos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Izmir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Menekşe Çam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some of the photos taken at the opening of the toonpool.com exhibition in Izmir, Turkey]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some of the photos taken at the opening of the <a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey/" target="_blank">toonpool.com exhibition in Izmir</a> on Friday, October 15, 2010. Everything went great, thanks to the amazing work of <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/menekse%20cam_1581" target="_self">Menekşe Çam</a>. In the second row of pictures you can see her cutting the tape with Ercan Tatı, mayor of Burca, and posing with some cartoonists from Izmir.</p>

<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/banner-center/' title='banner center'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/banner-center-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="banner center" title="banner center" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/pre-opening/' title='pre opening'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pre-opening-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="pre opening" title="pre opening" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/mayor-ercan-tati/' title='mayor ercan tati'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mayor-ercan-tati-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="mayor ercan tati" title="mayor ercan tati" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/menekse-cutting/' title='menekse cutting'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/menekse-cutting-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="menekse cutting" title="menekse cutting" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/menekse-mayor-show-and-tell/' title='menekse mayor show and tell'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/menekse-mayor-show-and-tell-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="menekse mayor show and tell" title="menekse mayor show and tell" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/menekse-mayor-izmir-cartoonists/' title='menekse mayor izmir cartoonists'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/menekse-mayor-izmir-cartoonists-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="menekse mayor izmir cartoonists" title="menekse mayor izmir cartoonists" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/visitors/' title='visitors'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/visitors-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="visitors" title="visitors" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/visitors2/' title='visitors2'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/visitors2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="visitors2" title="visitors2" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/visitors-3/' title='visitors 3'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/visitors-3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="visitors 3" title="visitors 3" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/cartoons/' title='cartoons'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cartoons-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="cartoons" title="cartoons" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/cartoons2/' title='cartoons2'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cartoons2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="cartoons2" title="cartoons2" /></a>
<a href='http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/attachment/cartoons3/' title='cartoons3'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cartoons3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="cartoons3" title="cartoons3" /></a>

<p><em>(photos used with kind permission from</em> <em><em><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/menekse%20cam_1581" target="_self">Menekşe Çam)</a></em></em></p>
<div>In  the name of toonpool.com&#8217;s staff and all artists of the community &#8211;  wherever they may live &#8211; we express our cordial thanks to the hosts and  patrons of Buca Municipality who gave the opportunity not only to build a  bridge between Ízmir an Berlin (where the community&#8217;s central office is  located) &#8211; but to build bridges from Ízmir around the whole globe, to  artists in Spain, Australia, Brazil, Japan, to Greenland, USA, Sudan and  many other nations.</div>
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<p><span style="font-size: small"></p>
<div>1. Marcelo Rampazzo</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Uploading..._27718">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Uploading&#8230;_27718</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>2. Junior Lopes</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Home%20sweet%20home_14154">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Home%20sweet%20home_14154</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>3. Firuz Kutal</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Art%20movie_47100">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Art%20movie_47100</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>4. Menekse Çam</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/shoe_25745">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/shoe_25745</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>5. Hayati Boyacıoğlu</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Migrantin_50839">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Migrantin_50839</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>6. Nicoleta Ionescu</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Summer%20love_54186">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Summer%20love_54186</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>7. Erdogan Karayel</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/THE%20WALL_51035">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/THE%20WALL_51035</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>8. Ben Heine</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Michael%20Jackson%20-%20Eternal%20Child_51499">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Michael%20Jackson%20-%20Eternal%20Child_51499</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>9. Medi Belortaja</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/a%20sea%20of%20wheat_79311">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/a%20sea%20of%20wheat_79311</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>10. Harm Bengen</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Sarrazin_95915">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Sarrazin_95915</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>11. Rodrigo</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Democracy%20in%20Iran_48768">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Democracy%20in%20Iran_48768</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>12. Constantin Ciousu</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Exhibition_8642">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Exhibition_8642</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>13. Kresten Forsman</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Home%20sweet%20home_82672">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Home%20sweet%20home_82672</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>14. Ronald Slabbers</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/._3922">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/._3922</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>15. Julian Pana-Pai</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/walls_4917">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/walls_4917</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>16. Mark Lynch</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Choose%20your%20armageddon_4921">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Choose%20your%20armageddon_4921</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>17. Piero Tonin</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Dial%20up_7731">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Dial%20up_7731</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>18. Mortimer</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Sweet%20Home_27514">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Sweet%20Home_27514</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>19. Cristina Bernazzani</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/climatic%20change_90571">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/climatic%20change_90571</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>20. Matteo Bertelli</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/tetris_11490">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/tetris_11490</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>21. Sal Navarro</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Jack%20Nicholson_17957">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Jack%20Nicholson_17957</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>22. Jon Carter</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Burt%20Jenkins_48550">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Burt%20Jenkins_48550</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>23. Marian Kamensky</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Circus_97939">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Circus_97939</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>24. Valeriu Kurtu</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/nachbarn_9527">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/nachbarn_9527</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>25. Hicabi</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/end_60051">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/end_60051</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>26. Yu Liang</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/The%20new%20worship_11491">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/The%20new%20worship_11491</a></div>
<div></div>
<div>27. Til Mette</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/beten_73304">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/beten_73304</a></div>
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<div>28. Sevket Yalaz</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/patron_34944">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/patron_34944</a></div>
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<div>29. Luc Descheemaeker (O-sekoer)</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/blind_23058">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/blind_23058</a></div>
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<div>30. Jean Marc Borot</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Lady%20Gaga_84553">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Lady%20Gaga_84553</a></div>
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<div>31. Dave Brasfield</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/de%20ja_22420">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/de%20ja_22420</a></div>
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<div>32. Ernst Mattiello</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Ansprache_58294">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Ansprache_58294</a></div>
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<div>33. Agim Sulaj</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Europe_80935">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Europe_80935</a></div>
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<div>34. Pawel Kuczynski</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/speech_4617">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/speech_4617</a></div>
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<div>35. Ridha</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/The%20final%20joke_77688">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/The%20final%20joke_77688</a></div>
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<div>36. Achille Superbi</div>
<div>h<a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Bill%20Gates_81124">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Bill%20Gates_81124</a></div>
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<div>37. Xavier Salvador</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Marlene%20Dietrich_43076">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Marlene%20Dietrich_43076</a></div>
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<div>38. OL (Olaf Schwarzbach)</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Cosmoprolet%20104_95196">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Cosmoprolet%20104_95196</a></div>
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<div>39. Michele Rocchetti</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Rocky_55029">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Rocky_55029</a></div>
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<div>40. David Le Jarse</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Mesut%20Ozil_86918">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Mesut%20Ozil_86918</a></div>
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<div>41. Ian Marsden</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/the%20creation%20of%20pokemon_3841">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/the%20creation%20of%20pokemon_3841</a></div>
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<div>42. David Parkins</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Apocalypse%20Now_16469">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Apocalypse%20Now_16469</a></div>
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<div>43. Ian Baker</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Shrewsbury%20Exhibition%202009_24427">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Shrewsbury%20Exhibition%202009_24427</a></div>
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<div>44. Eray Özbek</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/border_3125">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/border_3125</a></div>
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<div>45. Phani Tetali</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/India_38173">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/India_38173</a></div>
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<div>46. Damien Glez</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/RDC_49129">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/RDC_49129</a></div>
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<div>47. George Williams</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Taxi%20Driver_38163">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Taxi%20Driver_38163</a></div>
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<div>48. Seyran Caferli</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/sc45_68891">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/sc45_68891</a></div>
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<div>49. Ombaddi</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/car_17576">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/car_17576</a></div>
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<div>50. JR Mora</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Conspiraciones%20gripe%20porcina_44641">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Conspiraciones%20gripe%20porcina_44641</a></div>
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<div>51. Tjeerd Royaard</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Tyrannus%20Koreanus%20Vulgaris_84984">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Tyrannus%20Koreanus%20Vulgaris_84984</a></div>
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<div>52. Popa Matumula</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/African%20situation_30588">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/African%20situation_30588</a></div>
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<div>53. Joruju Proshiki</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/no%20title_12075">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/no%20title_12075</a></div>
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<div>54. Talal Nayer</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/suicide_13060">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/suicide_13060</a></div>
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<div>55. Munguia</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/experiencia%20religiosa_92668">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/experiencia%20religiosa_92668</a></div>
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<div>56. Yong Chen</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Congestion%20in%20the%20city_94762">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Congestion%20in%20the%20city_94762</a></div>
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<div>57. Bernd Pohlenz</div>
<div><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Merkel%20visits%20Turkey_78437">http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Merkel%20visits%20Turkey_78437</a></div>
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		<title>Toonpool.com Exhibition in Izmir</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toonpool.com proudly presents "A Smile Goes 'Round the World", an exhibition of cartoons by toonpool.com artists from all over the world. The exhibition will take place in Izmir,Turkey between October 15 and 29, 2010.This is an interview with Menekşe Çam  who made all of this possible.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><em>Great news, everyone: toonpool.com proudly presents &#8220;A Smile Goes &#8216;Round the World / Bir Gülümseme Dünyayı Dolaşıyor&#8221;, an exhibition of cartoons by toonpool.com artists from all over the world. The exhibition will take place in Izmir, Turkey between October 15 and 29, 2010 (scroll down for more detailed information &amp;<a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/" target="_blank"> click here</a> for some photos taken at the opening ceremony). This is an interview with charming </em></span><em><span><em><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/menekse%20cam_1581" target="_self">Menekşe Çam </a> who made all of this possible.</em></span></em></p>
<p><span><strong><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/poster.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4068" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/poster-215x300.jpg" alt="" width="188" height="263" /></a>Menekşe</strong><strong>, it&#8217;s so exciting that there will be a toonpool.com exhibition in Izmir. Can you tell me how this came into being?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>In fact, my husband first brought up the idea of a joint exhibition when we visited Berlin in late January. I mentioned the idea in the <a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/interview/menekse-melting-berlin-ice/" target="_blank">interview I gave back then</a> and got</span><span> very positive responses. I really want to thank Bernd Pohlenz for trusting me with the organization of the first toonpool.com exhibition in the &#8220;real world&#8221;. </span></p>
<p><span>Of course I also have to thank all the artists who agreed to join the exhibition and sent in their cartoons. Finally, there is the people at the BKM (Buca Municipality Cultural Center) who agreed to host the exhibition and gave us all the things we needed. Organizing this took a lot of time – more than three months. And it took a lot of hard work.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>So, what is the general idea of the exhibition? </strong></span></p>
<p><span>First of all, it&#8217;s a wonderful cultural event that puts the works from a  great cartoon community on display for the first time. Second, the exhibition shows that this community can act together when necessary.</span></p>
<p><span>There is no profit in this event apart from spiritual pleasure and artistic prestige. Still, I hope that we can repeat this exhibition in other countries – after all, our slogan is &#8220;Toonpool.com – A Smile Goes &#8216;Round the World&#8221;</span></p>
<div id="attachment_4053" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 268px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-cultural-center.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4053" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-cultural-center-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="258" height="171" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Buca Municipality Cultural Center</p></div>
<p><span><strong>How many artists will be on display in Izmir? </strong></span></p>
<p><span>It was really hard to choose between more than 80,000 artworks by almost 2,000 artists from 160 nations. In the end we had to settle for 58 cartoons by 58 artists from almost as many different countries. Among the artists on display are <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/matteo%20bertelli_734" target="_blank">Matteo Bertelli</a> from Italy,  <span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/pkuczy_357" target="_blank">Pawel Kuczynski</a> from Poland, </span><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/an%20yong%20chen_10655" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1d1b10"> An Yong Chen</span></a><span style="color: #000000"> from China,  <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Mattiello_1407" target="_blank">Ernst Mattiello</a> from Switzerland, and <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Xavier%20Salvador_739" target="_blank">Xavier Salvador</a> from Spain..</span></span></p>
<p><span><span style="color: #000000"><strong>What kind of cartoons did you choose for the exhibition?</strong><br />
</span></span></p>
<p>Mostly they were chosen from among the most popular cartoons on toonpool.com &#8211; the ones with the greatest number of votes and comments. Some of them are political, some funny, and some  thought-provoking. There will be a catalogue, too.</p>
<div id="attachment_4052" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 216px"><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-exhibition.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4052" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/photo-exhibition-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="206" height="133" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">An Earlier Exhibition at BKM</p></div>
<p><span><strong>Will some of the artists be present at the opening ceremony?</strong></span></p>
<p><span>Yes, Buca Municipality will host ten artists in a hotel on the seaside – for two nights and three days. This includes accommodation, breakfast, and dinner. There are still some free spots.. artists who sent in their work and would like to spend a spend a weekend vacation in Izmir should just contact me.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Thanks for your time, I am really looking forward to seeing the photos taken at the grand opening!</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>EDIT: photos added <a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/events/toonpool-com-exhibition-in-izmir-turkey-photos/" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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<p><span><em><a href="mailto:paul@toonpool.com">Paul Hellmich</a></em></span></p>
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<hr /><span style="text-decoration: underline"><em>&#8220;A Smile Goes &#8216;Round the World / Bir Gülümseme Dünyayı Dolaşıyor&#8221;<br />
Izmir 2010 Cartoon Exhibition</em></span></p>
<p><em>October 15-29, 2010</em></p>
<p>BKM (Buca Kültür Merkezi / Buca Municipality Cultural Center)<br />
Uğur Mumcu Caddesi 29, Izmir</p>
<p><em>No Entry Fee</em></p>
<p><em>Catalogue available at BKM,<br />
participating artists will receive a free copy</em></p>
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<p>Friday, October 15 &#8211; 18:00 Grand Opening (the mayor of Buca will open the exhibition)</p>
<p>Saturday, October 16 &#8211; tours organized for visiting artists (<em>Ephesus, House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus Museum, Church of Saint Jean, Sirince village)</em></p>
<p><em>Sunday, October 17 &#8211; tour of </em><em>Buca (İzmir)</em></p>
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		<title>60 Jahre OL</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[German Cartoonist OL talks about his cartoons, his upcoming exhibition "60 Jahre OL", and about his hometown Berlin. (Interview in German)]]></description>
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<p><em><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/OL_117" target="_self">OL</a> ist Berlin-Cartoonist. Diese Berufsbezeichnung teilt er sich mit Fil, Gerhard Seyfried und vielleicht noch mit Altmeister Zille. Wobei Seyfried ja streng genommen Bayer ist und Zille eigentlich Maler war. Die meisten Sachen von Fil sind auch eher Comicstrips. Am 19. September wird die Ausstellung &#8220;60 Jahre OL&#8221; in der Kunstgießerei Flierl in Berlin-Weißensee eröffnet. Gezeigt werden die schönsten/klügsten/besten OL-Cartoons aus TIP, Berliner Zeitung und Jungle World. Neben den Cartoons werden auch Acrylbilder und Bronzearbeiten zu sehen sein. Und neue OLomaten.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/OL_117"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/117/avatar/avatarG.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="153" /></a><strong>&#8230; was sind OLomaten?</strong></p>
<p>Früher auf dem Rummel hätte man dazu wahrscheinlich &#8220;Fotowände&#8221; gesagt – diese Dinger durch die man den Kopf durchstecken und sich fotografieren lassen kann.</p>
<p><strong>Wie bist du auf die Idee dazu gekommen?</strong></p>
<p>Ich arbeite gerne mit großen Formaten – ab und zu male ich zum Beispiel Wände in Kneipen oder Läden an. Das macht eigentlich mehr Spaß als immer diese kleinen Aquarelle.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/olomat.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3452" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/olomat-300x218.jpg" alt="" width="252" height="183" /></a>Für die Ausstellung in der Kunstgießerei fehlten mir noch ein paar Gimmicks. Deshalb habe ich mir überlegt, so eine Fotowand zu machen – oder zwei, oder drei. Schließlich sind es dann fünf geworden. Ich hatte eigentlich kein Thema dafür, aber dann bin ich auf die Idee mit der &#8220;Be Berlin&#8221; Kampagne gekommen.</p>
<p><strong>Wie stehst du zu der &#8220;echten&#8221; <em>Be Berlin</em>-Kampagne?</strong></p>
<p>Das ist einfach Geldschneiderei. Ich finde die Kampagne grauenhaft – Peinlich für eine Weltstadt. Wie sollen denn Touristen das begreifen? Und für die ist das ja gemacht. Ich bin kein Nationalist, der auf die deutsche Sprache pocht, aber für mich ist das <em>Teletubbies</em>-Sprache.</p>
<p><strong>Spätestens seit du angefangen hast, für den <em>TIP</em> den <em>Cosmoproleten</em> zu zeichnen, sind viele deiner Arbeiten Berlin-Cartoons&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Richtig.. beim <em>TIP</em> haben sie mich gefragt, ob ich nicht speziell für sie eine Comicfigur entwickeln könnte. Ich habe mich dann entschlossen, den Strip thematisch zum Heftthema zu machen, damit ich einen Aufhänger habe – ins Blaue hinein zu arbeiten ist schwierig. Naja.. und natürlich dreht sich beim <em>TIP</em> immer alles um irgendwelche Berlin-Events.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Casting_60435"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/117/files/casting_604355.jpg" alt="" width="261" height="119" /></a><strong>Die Hintergründe beim <em>Cosmoproleten</em> sind ja spezifische Berliner Locations.. Wie machst du das – zeichnest du vor Ort?</strong></p>
<p>Nein – ich kann ja nicht wirklich zeichnen. Wenn ich zum Beispiel den Reichstag zeichnen muss, dann gehe ich ins Internet und suche ein Bild mit der passenden Perspektive.</p>
<p>Für <em>Die Mütter vom Kollwitzplatz</em> gehe ich aber tatsächlich dort hin und fotografiere. Da verändert sich ja auch immer etwas – es werden Bäume gefällt, neue Poller aufgestellt.. Sommer, Herbst und Winter. Ich möchte eigentlich, dass der Platz immer authentisch aussieht.</p>
<p>Ich glaube auch, dass die Leute es mögen, wenn sie einen Ort wieder erkennen. Wenn mir nichts einfällt, fange ich schon mal an, an dem Cartoon rumzuillustrieren. Dann wird das Bild wichtiger als der Witz, aber der Cartoon funktioniert trotzdem irgendwann.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Kinderliteratur_60442"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/117/files/kinderliteratur_604425.jpg" alt="" width="186" height="261" /></a><strong>Siehst du dich </strong><strong>inzwischen </strong><strong>selbst als Berlin-Cartoonist?</strong></p>
<p>Weiß ich nicht.. Ich bin ja Berliner – was soll ich machen?</p>
<p><strong>Du könntest ja auch Sachen zeichnen, die gar nichts mit der Stadt zu tun haben</strong></p>
<p>Ja.. aber ich arbeite nun mal für Zeitungen, die hier erscheinen – für den <em>TIP</em> und die <em>Berliner Zeitung</em>. Da liegen solche Themen nahe und werden von den Lesern auch aufgenommen.</p>
<p><strong>Du bist in Ostberlin aufgewachsen und kurz vor dem Mauerfall geflüchtet, danach hast du eine Weile in München gewohnt. Wann bist du wieder nach Berlin gezogen?</strong></p>
<p>Noch während des Golfkriegs [1990-1991]. Ich war in München an einer Schule für Grafik und Gestaltung. Damals habe ich BAföG kassiert und diese Schule eigentlich nur besucht, weil ich keine Idee hatte was ich sonst machen sollte.</p>
<p>Die anderen Schüler dort kamen direkt von der Realschule und haben noch bei ihren Eltern gewohnt. Ich hatte ja schon einen Beruf – zu Ostzeiten hatte ich als Grafikdrucker gearbeitet. Als die Schulleitung dann auch noch verboten hat, zu den Anti-Kriegsdemos zu gehen, dachte ich &#8220;Ey, da bin ich echt zu alt für&#8221;.. und bin zurück nach Berlin gezogen.</p>
<p>Lange ausgehalten habe ich es da aber nicht. Ich bin dann mit meiner Freundin nach Brighton. Sie hat da studiert, ich hatte ein Stipendium von der <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiftung_Kulturfonds_der_neuen_Bundesl%C3%A4nder">Stiftung Kulturfonds</a>. Das waren alte DDR-Gelder vom Kulturbund, die irgendwie verbraten werden mussten. Das Geld haben sie lieber Leuten gegeben, die jung waren und noch nicht so belastet waren. Außerdem habe ich von England aus für die <em>Zitty</em> gearbeitet. Wenn es nach mir gegangen wäre, wäre ich auch dort geblieben. Ich fand es da ganz schön.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Be%20Berlin_60983"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/117/files/be_berlin_609835.jpg" alt="" width="193" height="238" /></a>Du wolltest nicht zurück nach Berlin?</strong></p>
<p>Nee, ich wollte eigentlich weg hier. Ich fand das nach der Wende grauenhaft. Dieser ganze nationalistische Hype, die Neonazis. Ich bin ja aus der DDR abgehauen, nicht weil ich weg wollte, sondern weil ich <a href="http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump.fcgi/2009/1024/magazin/0001/index.html">weg musste</a>. Letztlich war ich aber auch ganz froh weg zu sein. Dann war ich wieder hier&#8230; und alles war wie vorher.</p>
<p><strong>Wieso bist du dann schließlich doch wieder hierher gezogen?</strong></p>
<p>Naja, weil es am billigsten war. Und weil es meine Heimatstadt ist – da kommt man am besten klar. Wenn ich aus dem Ausland zurückkomme, ist es auch ganz schön, wieder Berliner Schnauze zu sprechen. Das ist wie ein Schutzschild – auch mit den Touristen. Wenn dir jemand dämlich kommt und du berlinerst&#8230; das ist so ein bisschen wie bellen.</p>
<p><strong>Erlebst du jetzt 20 Jahre nach der Wende die Stadt als Großes Ganzes oder siehst du noch eine Trennung in Ost und West?</strong></p>
<p>Ich sehe eher eine Trennung von alten Berlinern und dem, was jetzt aus der Stadt gemacht wird. Berlin wird zur Zeit richtig ausgelutscht. Die Stadt wird als Marke verkauft, Leute wie Brad Pitt ziehen hier hin und jemand wie Leonard Cohen sagt, dass Berlin so eine friedliche Stadt ist. Was dann passiert, ist dass sie Reihenhäuser bauen – <em>Gated Communities</em> wo die Tore abgeschlossen werden. Im Prinzip kommen lauter Leute her, die Angst haben. Man könnte sagen, dass sie wegen unseren Freiheiten herkommen und wir müssen mit ihren Ängsten leben.</p>
<p>Dieses Klima überträgt sich auf die gesamte Atmosphäre. Die Stadt verspießert total. Ich wohne am Kollwitzplatz, das ist grauenhaft. Da kommen Leute aus irgendwelchen Westprovinzen und bringen ihre Regeln mit. Die wollen, dass das jetzt hier genauso läuft wie auf dem Dorf wo sie herkommen.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Ohnmacht_63563"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/117/files/ohnmacht_635635.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="274" /></a>&#8230;Aber ein bisschen zeichnest du ja auch für diese Leute, oder?</strong></p>
<p>Naja..also, eigentlich zeichne ich für Geld. Ich arbeite für die Zeitungen und habe keinen Einfluss darauf, wer die liest. Andererseits, weiß ich natürlich schon ungefähr für wen ich zeichne, wenn ich für die <em>Jungle World</em> zeichne und für wen ich in der <em>Berliner Zeitung</em> zeichne. Gerade bei der <em>Berliner Zeitung</em> sind viele Leser Ostler und vielleicht doch eher Berliner.</p>
<p><strong>Magst du deine Cartoons für die <em>Berliner Zeitung</em> lieber als andere? Oder, anders gefragt, magst du eine bestimmte Sparte deiner Cartoons besonders?</strong></p>
<p>Vielleicht die Cartoons, die ich für die <em>Jungle World </em>mache, weil ich mich da nicht zusammenreißen muss. Die zahlen so wenig, dass sie nehmen müssen, was sie kriegen. Wenn ich mal einen Witz mache, bei dem ich denke &#8220;OK, der ist jetzt vielleicht nicht witzig, und den versteht keiner&#8221; – aber ich finde ihn selber lustig, dann wird der eher bei der <em>Jungle World</em> veröffentlicht. Den <em>Cosmoproleten</em> finde ich aber eigentlich auch schön, weil ich da rumspielen und auch die Stadt und ihre Architektur zeigen kann.</p>
<p><strong>Danke, dass du dir die Zeit genommen hast!</strong></p>
<p><a href="mailto:paul@toonpool.com" target="_self"><em>Paul Hellmich</em></a></p>
<hr /><em><strong>Toonpool.com verlost eine <a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IKEA_Skizze.jpg" target="_self">Original-Skizze von OL</a>. Um teilzunehmen, posten Sie einen Kommentar zu <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Geburtstag_60145" target="_self">diesem OL-Cartoon bei toonpool.com</a>. Es gewinnt der originellste Kommentar (auf den sich eine fachkundige Jury zu einigen haben wird). Das Gewinnspiel beginnt am 10.9. 2010, Teilnahmeschluss ist der 10.10. 2010.  Um die Arbeit für die Jury in einem überschaubaren Rahmen zu halten, wird pro User nur der erste im Teilnahmezeitraum gepostete Kommentar gewertet. Der Gewinner bzw. die Gewinnerin wird von uns per Email benachrichtigt, der Rechtsweg ist ausgeschlossen. Viel Spaß!</strong></em></p>
<hr /><span style="text-decoration: underline">60 Jahre OL &#8211; Eine Retrospektive<br />
Witze &amp; Cartoons aus 2 Jahrhunderten</span></p>
<p>19.9. 2010 &#8211; 29.10. 2010<br />
<a href="http://www.kunstgiesserei-flierl.de/kunstgiesserei-flierl-giesserei-kontakt.html" target="_blank">Kunstgießerei Flierl</a></p>
<p>Friesickestraße 17<br />
13086 Berlin-Weißensee</p>
<p>Öffnungszeiten: Mo – Mi, Fr 10 – 16 Uhr Di und Do 12 – 18 Uhr</p>
<p>Eintritt frei!</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>Beginn der Ausstellung mit Hoffest und Reinfeierlichkeiten in den 60. von OL am Sonntag, den 19.9. 2010 um 16 Uhr</p>
<p>Laudatio: Rattelschneck<br />
Musik: The Delightful &amp; Delicious Laura Bean &amp; Susanna Berivan</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>29.10. 2010: Finissage mit spektakulärem Showgießen von OLs Bronzearbeiten</p>
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		<title>Helden, Freaks und Superrabbis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 19:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seit dem 30. April läuft im Jüdischen Museum Berlin die Ausstellung "Helden, Freaks und Superrabbis". Kunsthistoriker Jens Meinrenken war als wissenschaftlicher Berater an der Konzeption der Ausstellung beteiligt und spricht in unserem Interview über seine Arbeit, künstlerische Kontinuitäten und die rätselhaften Superrabbis.]]></description>
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<p><em>Seit dem 30. April läuft im Jüdischen Museum Berlin die Ausstellung <a href="http://www.jmberlin.de/comic/">&#8220;Helden, Freaks und Superrabbis&#8221;</a>. Anhand von mehr als 400 Originalzeichnungen, Skizzen und Comic-Heften wird darin der Beitrag jüdischer Zeichner, Texter und Verleger zur Entwicklung des Comics gewürdigt. Zu den ausgestellten Künstlern zählen Vertreter des frühen Comic-Strips wie Milt Gross, Legenden wie Will Eisner (&#8220;The Spirit&#8221;, &#8220;A Contract With God&#8221;) und Jack Kirby (&#8230;viele, viele Marvel-Helden, u.a. Fantastic Four) sowie Zeichner wie Art Spiegelman (&#8220;Maus&#8221;) und Ben Katchor (&#8220;The Jew of New York&#8221;).</em></p>
<p><em>Kunsthistoriker und Comicexperte Jens Meinrenken war als wissenschaftlicher Berater an der Konzeption der Ausstellung beteiligt. Für den Katalog zur Ausstellung (120 S., 19,80 Euro) verfasste er einen Artikel zu amerikanischen Superhelden und ihren jüdischen Wurzeln.</em></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lee.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2612" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lee-207x300.jpg" alt="" width="207" height="300" /></a>Jens, die Ausstellung &#8220;Helden, Freaks und Superrabbis&#8221; lief ja bereits in Paris und Amsterdam, wurde aber für Berlin umkonzipiert und erweitert. Was genau wurde denn verändert?</strong></p>
<p>Die Ausstellung wurde neben Paris und Amsterdam auch in Frankfurt und in Australien gezeigt. Soweit ich die verschiedenen Stationen überblicke, habe alle vier Orte eine eigene Form der Präsentation gefunden.</p>
<p>Die Unterschiede liegen in der Auswahl der Exponate, dem Verhältnis von Originalen und Reproduktionen und in der Ausstellungsarchitektur. Zum Beispiel sind in Berlin keine Zeichnungen von <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Pratt">Hugo Pratt</a> zu sehen, dafür wird versucht, die jüdischen Comicstrips von<a href="http://frequential.blogspot.com/2006/12/samuel-zagat.html"> Samuel Zagat</a> oder Zuni Maud stärker in die Entwicklungsgeschichte des amerikanischen Zeitungscomics einzubinden, beginnend mit Yellow Kid und der dortigen Darstellung des Immigranten-Milieus.</p>
<p><strong>Welche Rolle hast Du bei der Umgestaltung gespielt?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Ich hatte die Rolle eines wissenschaftlichen Beraters zusammen mit Jens Balzer und Katja Lüthge. Jeder von uns hat verschiedene Ausstellungsbereiche zugewiesen bekommen, die wir dann auf der Grundlage der früheren Ausstellungen in Paris und Frankfurt konzeptuell überarbeitet haben. Die weiteren kuratorischen Aufgaben und die Entscheidung, welche Exponate tatsächlich gezeigt werden können, lagen allein in den Händen des Jüdischen Museums von Berlin. Wobei ich betonen möchte, dass ich die Zusammenarbeit als sehr angenehm und konstruktiv empfunden habe.</p>
<p><strong>Was war Dein persönlicher Zugang zu dem Thema? Hattest Du dich vorher schon einmal mit spezifisch &#8216;jüdischen&#8217; Comics beschäftigt?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><br />
<a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sfar.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2603 alignright" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sfar-300x138.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="138" /></a>Ich kannte die Sachen von <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joann_Sfar">Joann Sfar</a> durch die deutschen Ausgaben aus dem avant Verlag und hatte bereits ein paar Aufsätze und Bücher zu dem Thema gelesen. Außerdem bin ich ein großer Fan von <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sturm">James Sturm</a> und <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Katchor">Ben Katchor</a>. Für die Ausstellung habe ich mich gründlich in das Thema eingearbeitet. Ein kleiner Teil der Recherche findet sich in meinem Katalogbeitrag &#8220;Eine jüdische Geschichte der Superhelden-Comics&#8221; wieder.</p>
<p><strong>Gibt es einen Teil der Ausstellung, der Dir besonders am Herzen liegt?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Nein. Die Ausstellung sollte als Ganzes wahrgenommen werden – mit ihren Brüchen, Wiederholungen, Details und auch Ungenauigkeiten. Nur so begreift man die Komplexität des Themas und bekommt ein Gefühl für die Fähigkeit des Comics, soziale, politische oder religiöse Inhalte optisch und sprachlich auf den Punkt zu bringen.</p>
<p><strong>Was für Kontinuitäten gibt es  überhaupt in einem Themenbereich der von frühen Zeitungsstrips bis zu modernden Graphic Novels reicht?</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/eisner3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2617" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/eisner3-254x300.jpg" alt="" width="249" height="327" /></a>Kontinuitäten entstehen aus der Rückschau und Reflexion. Ein gutes Beispiel hierfür sind die ausgestellten Zeitungsseiten von <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Spiegelman">Art Spiegelmans</a> &#8220;Im Schatten keiner Türme&#8221;. Dort präsentiert sich Spiegelman als tanzende Wonder Woman und zitiert darüber hinaus viele Figuren des frühen amerikanischen Comics. Diese Form der Travestie hat ihre eigentlichen Wurzeln in der politischen Karikatur und Satire des 19. Jahrhunderts.</p>
<p>Ein anderes Beispiel sind die Zeichnungen von Will Eisner zu Beginn der Ausstellung, auf denen er in Form eines Künstler-Porträts über die Rolle des Comiczeichners sinniert.</p>
<p><strong>Beim Lesen der Infotexte ist mir aufgefallen, dass die meisten der Künstler die in der Ausstellung behandelt werden aus den USA stammen oder zumindest dort gewirkt haben. Was für eine Rolle spielen jüdische Künstler für die europäische Comic-Szene?</strong></p>
<p>Diese Frage wird in der Ausstellung nur angeschnitten. Dennoch sollte man nicht vergessen, dass viele der gezeigten Comiczeichner ihre familiären Wurzeln in Europa haben, deren Vorfahren nach Amerika eingewandert sind. Sicherlich werden einige Kenner der Materie <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Goscinny">René Goscinny</a> in der Ausstellung vermissen, aber ich denke, dass mit Joann Sfar einer der momentan produktivsten jüdischen Comic-Künstler aus Frankreich vertreten ist.</p>
<p><strong>Unter &#8220;Helden&#8221; und &#8220;Freaks&#8221; kann ich mir comictechisch noch etwas vorstellen,  aber worauf beziehen sich die &#8220;Superrabbis&#8221; im Titel der Ausstellung?</strong></p>
<p>Das ist ein Rätsel, dass der Besucher der Ausstellung für sich selbst lösen muss&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Danke, dass Du Dir die Zeit genommen hast!</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><em><a href="mailto:paul@toonpool.com">Paul Hellmich</a></em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">&#8220;Helden, Freaks und Superrabbis&#8221;</span></p>
<p>30. April bis 8. August 2010</p>
<p>Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Altbau, 1. Obergeschoss<br />
Montag: 10-22 Uhr, Dienstag-Sonntag: 10-20 Uhr</p>
<p>Eintritt: 4 Euro, ermäßigt 2 Euro</p>
<p>Katalog (120 S.) : 19,80 Euro</p>
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		<title>Integrationale Begegnungen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hayati Boyacıoğlu wurde 1960 in Istanbul geboren und lebt seit 1978 in Berlin. Am 3. März eröffnet in der Spandauer Neustadt eine Ausstellung mit seinen Cartoons und Collagen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Hayati_4447" target="_self">Hayati Boyacıoğlu</a> wurde 1960 in Istanbul geboren und lebt seit 1978 in Berlin. Er arbeitet als Journalist, schreibt Theaterstücke und zeichnet Cartoons, die in mehreren Zeitschriften und Tageszeitungen abgedruckt wurden. Am 3. März eröffnet in der <a href="http://www.qm-spandauer-neustadt.de/" target="_blank">Spandauer Neustadt</a> eine Ausstellung mit seinen Cartoons und Collagen.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/Hayati_4447"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/4447/avatar/avatarG.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="192" /></a></p>
<p>Boyacıoğlus Arbeiten beschäftigen sich immer wieder mit den Themen Migration und Zusammenleben in einer globalisierten Welt: Er zeichnet <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Begegnung_67754" target="_self">türkische Weihnachtsmänner</a> und Menschen, die von Minaretten und Kirchtürmen <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Book_67399" target="_self">nichts mehr hören wollen</a>. Statt Schwertern zu Pflugscharen macht er <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Tea%20Time_55746" target="_self">Schützenpanzer zu Teekannen</a>. Das  Motto der Ausstellung sind folgerichtig  auch &#8220;Integrationale Begegnungen&#8221;.</p>
<p>Für internationale Verständigung  setzt sich<br />
Boyacıoğlu auch als Redakteur beim ersten türkisch-deutschen Satiremagazins <a href="http://www.donquichotte.at/_dq_/" target="_blank">Don  Quichotte</a> ein. Nicht zuletzt hat er sich auch bei toonpool.com um die Völkerverständigung verdient gemacht: Ohne seine Hilfe wäre der Besuch der türkischen Zeichnerin Menekşe Çam in der toonpool-Redaktion um einiges sprachloser verlaufen</p>
<p></br><br /></br></p>
<p>&#8220;Integrationale Begegnungen&#8221;</p>
<p>3. März bis 31. Mai 2010</p>
<p>Quartiersmanagement Spandauer Neustadt<br />
13585 Berlin, Kurstraße 5</p>
<p>Montags 10-12 Uhr, Donnerstags 14-17 Uhr<br />
Eintritt frei.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Berlin-based artist Meikel Neid has lent his art to a political cause: the introduction of a basic income guarantee. I asked him some questions about political art, propaganda, and about what topics are acceptable for a political cartoon.]]></description>
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<p><em>I&#8217;ve always liked <a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/meikel%20neid_2126" target="_self">Meikel Neid&#8217;s</a> rough and very hand-made looking style. Something about the edgy and weirdly unstable outlines tells me that his cartoons take longer to draw than you would expect. This Friday, February 12, an exhibition of his works will open in Berlin. It is tied to a political campaign endorsing the introduction of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income" target="_blank">Basic Income Guarantee</a> (see the interview for more details). While I remain skeptical about the concept, I thought it interesting to talk to an artist who has lent his work to a political cause. This is an interview about political art.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>UPDATE: photos added. see <a href="http://blog.toonpool.com/events/copic-politico/2/" target="_self">page 2</a></strong></em></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/artists/meikel%20neid_2126"><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.toonpool.com/user/2126/avatar/avatarG.jpg" alt="" width="163" height="204" /></a>Meikel, starting on February 12 some of your cartoons will be on display as part of an initiative called &#8220;<a href="http://bge-bilder.blogspot.com/">Illustrating Basic Income Guarantee</a>&#8220;… Could you briefly describe what this is all about?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Well, the basic concept of BIG is to provide each person in this country with a certain amount of money without imposing any further conditions. This means you don&#8217;t need to provide any proof that you are eligible and you are not required to take a job that you can&#8217;t do or don&#8217;t want to do. Of course there are different ideas about the extent of this unconditional income.. but the main idea is that people must be able to meet their basic needs.</p>
<p>&#8220;Illustrating Basic Income Guarantee&#8221; was initiated by [Berlin-based artist and politician] Annette Köhn. She asked me to contribute a couple of cartoons. I drew a small number of cartoons especially for the exhibition but the majority will be cartoons that just are somewhat political, socio critical .. or, well, not political at all.</p>
<p><strong>So.. is Basic Income Guarantee a concept that you personally support?</strong></p>
<p>Yes. I mean, I don&#8217;t think that everybody should receive 1,500 Euros per month so they won&#8217;t have to do anything at all. But it&#8217;s a good thing to take pressure and repressions off of people living on welfare.</p>
<p><strong>Is it harder to do a cartoon on an issue that you support than on something you oppose?</strong></p>
<p>No. Not really … When you are drawing a political cartoon you take your own opinion and then all you need to do is find the opposite to this opinion and build your cartoon around it.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/gesucht%20-%20gefunden_66643"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2029" src="http://blog.toonpool.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/trouble-kopf-300x207.jpg" alt="trouble kopf" width="300" height="207" /></a></p>
<p><strong>In a way your cartoons could be considered &#8220;political art&#8221;, right?</strong></p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p><strong>What do you think of political art?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s a bit tricky.. one of the disadvantages of political paintings, cartoons, etc. is that, as an artist, you need to get involved with the topic. Which isn&#8217;t always a pretty thing to do. You&#8217;re likely to get in a bad mood when you&#8217;re studying political topics. Of course artists at least get the satisfaction of creating something out of this mess.</p>
<p>Then, you also need to consider your audience. How complex can a political cartoon be while still being comprehensible? There are so many people who don&#8217;t care about politics. As an artist you sometimes feel a bit lost.</p>
<p><strong>Is it possible to draw a line between political art and propaganda?</strong></p>
<p>Nah… I don&#8217;t think I would draw such a line. Doing political cartoons in a way <em>is </em>promoting a cause that&#8217;s important to you or that you have been thinking about.</p>
<p><strong>When doing political cartoons, how far can you go? How &#8216;mean&#8217; can you be as an artist?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think there are any topics where you can&#8217;t be mean. You should be able to make jokes about everything. There are great cartoons about death, for example –  cartoons that are completely tasteless but hilarious anyway.</p>
<p><strong>… but &#8220;death&#8221; is not exactly a political topic..</strong></p>
<p>Well, considering political topics, things get complicated as soon as you attack someone personally. I would rather draw a cartoon against Christianity than against Islam. I don&#8217;t really know why, though. Probably because I know Christianity better.</p>
<p>As for jokes directed at politicians.. in most cases they deserve it. If you enter politics and try to reach a high position you should expect criticism. If you can&#8217;t deal with that, you&#8217;re in the wrong place.</p>
<p><strong>Are there any politicians that you respect so much that you wouldn&#8217;t make fun of them?</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Not really. Jokes needn&#8217;t be vicious, after all. Sometimes amazing people have attributes or quirks that are funny.  It&#8217;s absolutely OK to use that for a cartoon.</p>
<p><strong>Thanks for your time!</strong></p>
<p><em>Paul Hellmich</em></p>
<p>BEDINGUNGSLOSE BILDER von Meikel Neid</p>
<p>12. Februar bis 19. März 2010</p>
<p>Musenstube<br />
Tellstr. 2, 12045 Berlin (Neukölln)</p>
<p>werktags 10-16 Uhr (flexibel)</p>
<p>Eintritt frei</p>
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