Tom Gauld
| Tom Gauld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 35–36) Aberdeenshire[1], Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Field | Illustration, Cartoonist |
| Training | Edinburgh College of Art Royal College of Art |
| Works | The Gigantic Robot (2009) Goliath (2012) |
| Influenced by | Edward Gorey, Chris Ware[2][3] |
| Website | [1] |
Tom Gauld, (born 1976,) is a Scottish cartoonist and illustrator. He studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and the Royal College of Art.
Gauld has created a number of books including Guardians of the Kingdom, 3 Very Small Comics (Volumes One to Three), Robots, Monsters etc., Hunter and Painter and The Gigantic Robot. His cartoon Move to the City ran weekly in London's Time Out 2001-2002.
He has worked with Simone Lia, whom he met at the Royal College of Art. Together they self-published the comics First and Second, under their Cabanon Press. The two volumes were subsequently published together by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2003, as Both.
He has produced a number of cartoons for The Guardian newspaper, and now contributes to its Saturday Review section.
Gauld lives in London with his partner, artist Jo Taylor.
[edit] External links
- Bloomsbury.com entry
- Tom Gauld's Flickr
- Ahora: Interview with Tom Gauld [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Lees, Gavin (2011), "Interview: Tom Gauld", Graphic Eye, http://www.graphic-e-y-e.com/2011/12/interview-tom-gauld.html
- ^ Lees, Gavin (2011), "Interview: Tom Gauld", Graphic Eye, http://www.graphic-e-y-e.com/2011/12/interview-tom-gauld.html
- ^ Tan, Melissa (October 20, 2011), "SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Tom Gauld", The Rumpus, http://therumpus.net/2011/10/spotlight-series-tom-gauld/
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