François Schuiten
François Schuiten | |
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Born | Brussels, Belgium | 26 April 1956
Nationality | Belgian |
Area(s) | Artist |
François Schuiten (French:
Biography
François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956.[1] His father, Robert Schuiten, and his mother, Marie-Madeleine De Maeyer, were both architects. He has five brothers and sisters, one of whom is also an architect.
During his studies at the Saint-Luc Institute in Brussels (1975–1977), he met Claude Renard, who led the comics department at the school. Together they created several books. Schuiten's brother Luc also worked with him several times as a writer for the series Terres Creuses.
Schuiten published his first comic on 3 May 1973, consisting of 5 black and white pages in the
His love of architecture became apparent in the series
Inspired by artists and scientists alike, Schuiten's work can be considered to mix the mysterious worlds of René Magritte, the early scientific fantasies of Jules Verne, the graphical worlds of M. C. Escher and Gustave Doré, and the architectural visions of Victor Horta and Étienne-Louis Boullée.[1] The creative synergy between Schuiten's work and the books of Jules Verne culminated in 1994 when he was asked to illustrate and design a cover for the publication of Verne's rediscovered book Paris in the Twentieth Century.
He also collaborated with
As a scenographer, he designed the
Schuiten together with Peeters also helped to save and subsequently restore the
François Schuiten married Monique Toussaint in 1980; they have four children.
Awards
- 2013: Grand Prize in the Manga category of the Japan Art Festival
- 2002: Made a baron by King Albert II of Belgium
- 2002: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, France
- 1998: Special Prize of the Jury at the
- 1996: Inkpot Award, U.S.
- 1987: Grand Prix at the festival of Sierre, Switzerland
- 1985: Award for the Best Comic Book at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, France
- 1983: Samaris, the first book of Les Cités Obscures, is chosen as one of the 20 best books of the year by French magazine Lire
Bibliography
- Les Cités Obscures: 1983-, 11 albums and some specials, with Benoît Peeters: Casterman
- Dolorès: 1991, 1 album, artist Anne Baltus: Casterman
- Express: 1981, 1 album, with Claude Renard: Magic-Strip
- Les Machinistes: 1 album, 1984, with Claude Renard: Les Humanoïdes Associés
- Métamorphoses: 2 albums, 1980–1982, with Claude Renard: Les Humanoïdes Associés
- Plagiat!: 1 album, 1989, with Benoît Peeters, written by Goffin: Les Humanoïdes Associés
- Souvenirs de l'éternel present: 1 album, 1993, written by Benoît Peeters: Arboris
- La Douce: 1 album, 2012: Casterman (translated into English as The Beauty).
- Les terres creuses: 3 albums, 1980–1990, written by Luc Schuiten: Les Humanoïdes Associés
Works by François Schuiten have been translated in most European languages, including Dutch, German, Danish and English.
Notes
- ^ a b c d De Weyer, Geert (2005). "François Schuiten". In België gestript, pp. 153-155. Tielt: Lannoo.
- ^ Mars et Avril on Alta-Plana
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Whale archipelago tale AQUARICA in development!, article from Quiet Earth, June 17, 2012
- ^ Official Belgian Expo 2005 site Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stamps page at the ebbs fan site Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Schuiten, François (2004), "The Book of Schuiten". Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing. ISBN 1-56163-402-6
- Darici, Katiuscia (2014), "El cómic y la transmedialidad. El caso de La Doce de François Schuiten en Realidad Aumentada", CIC Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 2014, vol. 19, 303–313, ISSN 1135-7991, https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CIYC/article/view/43917
External links
- Homesite of Les Cités Obscures, now archived at Alta Plana
- EBBS.net - Former fan site, now archived at Alta Plana
- Alta Plana - Official fan site
- website of the restored Horta house Maison Autrique
- Biography at the Comiclopedia
- Info on the English editions of his work
- François Schuiten at IMDb
- A biographical timeline, in Dutch
- The Quarxs
- Comparative analysis on the works of Francois Schuiten/Giambattista Piranesi, in Spanish