Tom Gauld
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Tom Gauld, 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.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. He studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh College of Art is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand students....
and the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
.
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
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Time Out 2001-2002.
He has worked with Simone Lia
Simone Lia
Simone Lia is an English cartoonist and author.She has created a number of children's books including Billy Bean's Dream, Follow the Line and Little Giant; and comics such as Golden Lions and Monkey and Spoon....
, 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
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper, and now contributes to its Saturday Review section.
Gauld lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with his partner, artist Jo Taylor.
External links
- www.tomgauld.com
- Bloomsbury.com entry
- Tom Gauld's Flickr
- Ahora: Interview with Tom Gauld http://joannarieke.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/book-coverage-tom-gauld/