Jan Op De Beeck Explained

Jan Op De Beeck (born 1958 in Congo) is a famous^[1] Belgian caricature artist. He was born in the Congo and moved to Belgium in 1960. He obtained a mastership in 1979 at Sint-Thomas in Brussels and graduated in model drawing at the Royal Academy in Mechelen. He started teaching arts in 1979 at the Coloma Institute in Mechelen.^[2]

He has given many workshops and master classes worldwide for professional caricature artists and was invited to many conventions as star guest and keynote speaker.

Among others:

• 2001, together with Sebastian Krüger, master class in Portugal
• Master classes and workshops at multiple ISCA conventions^[3] and at Eurocon 2013^[4] in Vienna.

Publications

• Bekketrekkers uit Belgenland (1989)
• Het Laatste Testament der Belgen (The Last Testament of the Belgians, 1993)
• De Kunst van de Karikatuur (The Art of Caricature, L'art de la caricature,^[5] 肖像漫画的艺术,^[6] 1996, published in Dutch and French, translated into Korean and Mandarin)
• Famous Corpses^[7] (Co-authoring with Danielle Griffith and Emi Sato, 2006)
• Sketching is Fun! 1 & 2 (2010)

Awards

Jan Op De Beeck has won numerous international awards, including^[4]

• 1st Place of Best Traditional Art (Caricature) at the Eurocature 2017^[8]
• “Honorary Master” at the National Caricaturist Network^[9]
• "Master of the Year” in 2006 and 2012 at the National Caricaturist Network
• "Portfolio of the Year" in 2006 and 2007 at the National Caricaturist Network
• Many first places at ISCA conventions,^[3] in different categories
• 2003 “World’s Best Caricaturist” at the cartoon festival in Iran
• (?) Place at the Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea^[10]

Sources

• Official web site biography
• European Cartoon Center in Belgium

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Society of Caricature Artists . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814073022/http://www.caricature.org/isca.php . 2013-08-14 . dead .
2. Web site: European Cartoon Center in Belgium . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040049/http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/jan_opdebeeck_ENG.htm . 2016-03-05 . dead .
3. Web site: ISCA conventions . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130814045949/http://www.caricature.org/caricature_convention.php . 2013-08-14 . dead .
4. http://eurocon.eurocature.org/ Eurocon 2013
5. https://www.amazon.de/Lart-caricature-port%C3%A9e-Jan-Op-Beek/dp/2871762104/ref=sr_1_4?s=books-intl-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1375702519&sr=1-4&keywords=l%27art+de+caricature L'art de la caricature
6. https://www.amazon.cn/%E8%82%96%E5%83%8F%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB%E7%9A%84%E8%89%BA%E6%9C%AF-%E8%AE%A9-%E5%A5%A5%E6%99%AE%C2%B7%E5%BE%B7%E8%B4%9D%E5%85%8B/dp/B001198T3O 肖像漫画的艺术
7. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5396274-famous-corpses---a-celebrity-epitaph-roast Famous Corpses
8. News: Challenges. Eurocature 2017. 2017-04-21. en-US.
9. Web site: International Society of Caricature Artists . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130721152059/http://www.caricature.org/index.php . 2013-07-21 . dead .
10. Web site: Global Caricature Exhibition in Seoul, Korea . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055928/http://www.caricatureinkorea.com/gallery . 2016-03-04 . dead .