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Psicotrópicos Festival - Panel: BRAZILIAN COMICS AS CULTURAL RESISTANCE

Psicotrópicos Festival - Panel: BRAZILIAN COMICS AS CULTURAL RESISTANCE

Brazil is currently living a political, social an ethic disorder. A threat to the democracy, human rights and ecology too.
Against the substantial growth of fascist’s ideology many artists started to develop projects prior to understand and highlight whys, whats and how.

Psicotrópicos Festival - Comics Lecture by Clayton Junior

COMICS LECTURE

BY CLAYTON JUNIOR

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

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CLAYTON JUNIOR - PSICOTRÓPICOS FESTIVAL 2020

Clayton Junior, born in Curitiba, Brazil, is an award-winning illustrator, author and graphic artist based in Berlin. 

His graphic novel ‘Wild Thing’ came out recently in the USA (Ablaze Publishing), after being published in France (Editions Sarbacane) and Brazil (SESI-SP Editora). He’s also the author of the children’s books Alone Together and Free the Lines, the graphic novella Temporama, published in the United Kingdom by Nobrow Press.

He develops a wide array of projects in visual arts, from comics to animation, from painting to live performances, while works as freelance illustrator for renowned clients around the world such as the New Yorker and the Museum of London Docklands.

CLAYTON JUNIOR - PSICOTRÓPICOS FESTIVAL 2020

At Psicotrópicos Festival 2020 Clayton Junior will be reading the first chapters of his graphic novel “Wild Thing”, accompanied by music and sound design created for the occasion. The artist also participates on the PANEL: BRAZILIAN COMICS AS CULTURAL RESISTANCE.

Wild Thing tells the story of a young guard dog who, raised by sheep, finds himself on an identity crisis. A chance encounter with a pack of wolves will unchain a series of events that will take him through a journey of self-discovery.

Told through the perspective of animals and with a guard dog as its protagonist, Wild Thing is a graphic novel for all ages based on the conflicts between instinct and domestication.

You can find out more about Clayton’s work here: http://www.claytonjunior.com



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Psicotrópicos Festival - Comics Lecture by Tine Fetz

COMICS LECTURE

BY TINE FETZ

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

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TINA FETZ - PSICOTRÓPICOS FESTIVAL 2020

Tine Fetz was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, and is working as a freelance Illustrator and Comic Artist in Berlin.

In 2019 she was invited for a residency by Goethe Institut and spent two months in Salvador, Brazil.

She published two comic books „This Is Not Uganda“ (Jaja Verlag, 2014) and „Planet Bohemia“ (Ichi Ichi, 2018) and the project „Ghost Bag & Tine Fetz“ (Adagio830, Don Giovanni, Subroutine, 2018) with the Dutch musician Ghost Bag.

In Psicotrópicos Tine will perform a reading of her book “Planet Bohemia', in German language.

Tine also participates in the PANEL: BRAZILIAN COMICS AS CULTURAL RESISTANCE.

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Psicotrópicos Festival - Comics Lecture and Debate by José Aguiar

COMICS LECTURE

BY JOSÉ AGUIAR

SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020

Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2

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JOSÉ AGUIAR - PSICOTRÓPICOS FESTIVAL 2020

José Aguiar is a Comics author and independent publisher from Brazil and currently living in Leipzig since 2019. Awarded and nominated for prizes not only in the field of Comics but also in the field of literature. His publications have crossed the oceans and released in Portugal and France.

In Germany worked for “Uni Humbold” in “Die Anthropozän-Küche comics”. With Goethe-Institut worked in expos, workshops and Osmose exchange with a plural forum of Germans and Brazilians.

José is one of the main heads behind events like “Gibicon Comics Festival” and “Cena HQ”.

His graphic novels go across different genres and styles by exploring the language of comics’ strips around historical events and the current ordinary life.

Some of his works you can find at: www.ainfanciadobrasil.com.br/english and www.maluca.com.br/english

In Psicotrópicos Festival 2020 the author will read the first chapter of a story called “A infância do Brasil” (The childhood of Brazil) and instigate the public for a discussion after that. José also participates in the PANEL: BRAZILIAN COMICS AS CULTURAL RESISTANCE.

JOSÉ AGUIAR - PSICOTRÓPICOS FESTIVAL 2020

This story is not only about being a child during the last 500 years of the Brazilian history. It is a compendium of short tales about social problems like abuses, violence, sexism and more.

A way to discuss and maybe discover how Brazil lives today a cultural, social and political dystopia. 

”A infância do Brasil” can be also found as webcomic at www.ainfanciadobrasil.com.br in four languages.

This graphic novel is currently searching for publishers in Germany. If you are interested please write to: projeto.quadrinho@gmail.com

Social Medias
Instagram l Twitter: @quadrinhofilia 



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