Edel Rodriguez
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Born | fine artist | August 22, 1971
Edel Rodriguez (born August 22, 1971, in
Early life and education
Until the age of 9, Rodriguez lived in the Cuban countryside town of El Gabriel. In an interview conducted by
After graduation from high school, Rodriguez attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. While a student at Pratt, Rodriguez interned at Spy magazine, MTV and Penguin Books.[4] After graduating from Pratt with honors and earning a BFA in painting on a full scholarship, Rodriguez went on to earn a M.F.A. from Hunter College in 1998.[5]
In 1991, Rodriguez met Jennifer Roth; the two married in 1997.[6]
Work
In 1994 Rodriguez began work as an
Throughout his career, Rodriguez has utilized a variety of artistic media including paint, printmaking, pastel, line drawing as well as digital manipulation.[1]
Rodriguez' work has been published by magazines such as
In 2005, the
In the news
For the 2015 February 8 issue of Newsweek, the cover story by Nina Burleigh was illustrated by Rodriguez.[11] The cover image, portraying a woman with her skirt being lifted up by a computer cursor created controversy,[12] with some calling it a faceless and sexualized symbol of women.[13] The cover image also created what NBC News described as a "firestorm" on Twitter, after the website Jezebel derided the illustration.[14][15] Burleigh, who wrote the cover story, described the critical comments as petty.[16] On PBS, Rodriguez defended the work saying "it’s not sexist, it depicts the ugliness of sexism".[17]
For the August 22, 2016, issue of Time, editor-in-chief Nancy Gibbs focused their cover on Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign, with the cover title Meltdown. DW Pine commissioned Rodriguez for the cover illustration.[18][19] The cover appeared on various news broadcasts, including PBS[20] and MSNBC,[21] as well as generating news coverage in such magazines and newspapers as The Washington Post[22] and People.[23]
For the February 4, 2017, issue of
The August 28th, 2017 issue of Time, titled Hate in America, focused on a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,[29] that resulted in the death of 2 police officers and a 32-year-old women.[30] Illustrated by Rodriguez,[31] the cover art, depicting a protester giving a Nazi salute while draped in an American flag was covered in the news by CNN[32] and Market Watch.[33]
In early 2018, Rodriguez met
Theatrical posters
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare with Kelsey Grammer at the Music Box Theatre (2000)
- Salt Water Moon by David French at the SoulPepper Theatre (2008)[35]
- The Odd Couple by Neil Simon at the SoulPepper Theatre (2008)[35]
- Cyrano de Bergerac with Kevin Kline at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, 2008[36]
- As You Like It by William Shakespeare at the SoulPepper Theatre, 2010[35]
- Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, Canadian Opera Company[37]
- Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Canadian Opera Company (2009)[37]
- Nixon in China by John Adams, Canadian Opera Company (2011)[37]
Film posters
- Celia the Queen directed by Joe Cardona, Mario de Varona (2008), with Celia Cruz, David Byrne, Wyclef Jean, Quincy Jones, Narciso Rodriguez
- Heaven on Earth directed by Deepa Mehta, (2008), starring Preity Zinta
- Reportero directed by Bernardo Ruiz
- The Graduates/Los Graduados PBS documentary directed by Bernardo Ruiz (2013)
- The Tragedy of Macbeth directed by Joel Coen (2021)
Book covers
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (50th Anniversary Edition, 2008)[39]
- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (25th Anniversary Edition, 2009)[40]
- In The Sea There are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda[41]
- Illustrators 51 published by the Society of Illustrators (2010)[42]
Children's book illustrator
- Mama Does the Mambo by Katherine Leiner (2001) (ISBN 0-7868-0646-X)
- Float Like a Butterfly by ISBN 0786805544)
- Oye, Celia! by Katie Sciurba (2007) (ISBN 0805074686)
- Sonia Sotomayor by Jonah Winter (2009) (ISBN 9781442403031)
- Robomop by ISBN 9780803734111)
Children's book author and illustrator
- Sergio Makes a Splash (2008) (ISBN 9780316066167)
- Sergio Saves The Game (2009) (ISBN 9780316066174)
Art exhibitions
- Dystopia, solo exhibition at Curly Tale Fine Art, Chicago, 2013[43]
- Here | There, solo exhibition at Gallery Nucleus, 2010[44]
- Curator Power Pens: The Art of Politics, Society of Illustrators (2008)[45]
Awards and honors
- Named one of 50 Most Creative People of the Year, 2016, by AdAge[46]
- Best Cover Winner, American Society of Magazine Editors, 2016[47]
- Gold Medal, (Book) Society of Illustrators 2012, Krapus, BLAB SHOW, art directed by Monte Beauchamp[48]
- Silver Medal, Advertising Society of Illustrators 2011
- Silver Medal(Book), 2009 Society of Illustrators, Things Fall Apart, Random House, art directed by Helen Yentus[49]
- Silver Medal (Advertising), 2009, Society of Illustrators, As You Like It, Soulpepper Theatre, art directed by Anthony Swaneveld[50]
- Bronze Cube, Art Directors Club (2011)[51]
References
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- ^ "American Institute of Graphic Arts Biography". Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ a b "Edel Rodriguez". AIGA. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Illoz Biography". Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ Heller, Steven; Fernandes, Teresa (2010). Becoming a Graphic Designer. John Wiley & Sons. p. 275.
- ^ "TIME Magazine Cover: China's New Revolution". Archived from the original on June 26, 2006.
- ^ "Communications Arts 2006 May/June Issue". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
- ^ Kraus, Jerelle (2012). All The Art That's Fit To Print. Columbia University Press. p. 237.
- ^ "Cha Cha Cha stamp".
- ^ "Newsweek Feb 8 2015 issue". Newsweek. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Sklar, Rachel. "Sexism still alive and well in Silicon Valley (and on Newsweek cover)". Today. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Tsotsis, Alexia (January 30, 2015). "What (Some) Silicon Valley Women Think Of Newsweek". Tech Crunch. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Riya. ""Ugh! That Newsweek Cover": Silicon Valley Women Respond". KNTV. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Alba, Alejandro. "Newsweek's cover story about sexism in Silicon Valley sparks controversy". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Brekke, Kira. "Newsweek Correspondent: Outrage Over Latest February Cover Is 'Petty'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Tam, Ruth. "Artist behind Newsweek cover". PBS Newshour. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Meltdown". Time. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Welton, Casey. "The Cover Story: Time Captures Trump's Meltdown". min. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Donald Trump's meltdown, the debate over debates and Walmart moms face tough choice. PBS. August 12, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Time puts Trump's 'meltdown' front and center. Morning Joe. MSNBC. August 11, 2016.
- ^ Borchers, Callum. "Donald Trump should hate this Time magazine cover, but he'll probably hang it in his office". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ McAfee, Tierney. "Inside Trump's Meltdown". People Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "DER SPIEGEL 6/2017 - Inhaltsverzeichnis". www.spiegel.de. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Borchers, Callum. "This Der Spiegel Trump cover is stunning". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "German magazine defends cover of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty". The Guardian. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
- ^ "Der Spiegel: Trump Beheading Cover About 'Defending Democracy'". Newsweek. Reuters. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Der Spiegel: Trump beheading cover sparks criticism". BBC News. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Dwyer, Colin. "Charlottesville Rally Aimed To Defend A Confederate Statue. It May Have Doomed Others". NPR. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Bowman, Emma. "Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer 'Stood Up' Against What She Felt Was Wrong". NPR. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Pine, DJ. "Behind TIME's 'Hate in America' Cover". Time. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Wattles, Jackie. "Top magazines take on Trump and hate". CNNMoney. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Mike. "Hate in America: 3 devastating magazine covers on Charlottesville's aftermath". Market Watch. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ "America's Illustrator-In-Chief". U2. July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Edel Rodriguez's theater posters". April 1, 2008.
- ^ "Edel Rodriguez - image gallery". Drawger. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Theatre Posters by Edel Rodriguez". April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Quiet Pictures". www.quietpictures.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Edel Rodriguez - image gallery".
- ^ "Edel Rodriguez".
- ^ "In the Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda: 9780307743824 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "The Society of Illustrators: Illustrators 51". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Curly Tale Fine Art".
- ^ "Gallery Nucleus". February 20, 2010.
- ^ Amid Capeci (December 8, 2008). "Society of Publication Designers". Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "The Most Creative People of the Year". Advertising Age. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "American Society of Magazine Editors". Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ "Society of Illustrators 54 Award Winners". Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Illustrators 51". Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Illustrators 51 Award Winners". Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Art Directors Club Annual Awards". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.