David Wiesner’s Spot
The event is organized by the Montreuil Children’s Book Fair, with Gobelins, and is in priority for students of art schools (conference in English).
In 2015, David Wiesner created Spot, a visual and digital adventure inhabited by a multitude of characters, humans, animals, robots, and aliens… The travel through different worlds rendered in gorgeous original artwork by David Wiesner is based on a pinch-and-zoom narration. The application published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was awarded 2015 Best App for Teaching and Learning—American Association of School Librarians; 2015 Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award, Special Mention Fiction—Bologna Children’s Book Fair; 2015 Pépite de la création numérique at the Montreuil Children’s Book Fair.
Whether it is a book or an app, David Wiesner generally spends several years creating each new project.
Many versions are sketched and revised until the story line flows smoothly and each image works the way he wants it to. He creates three-dimensional models of objects he can’t observe in real life, such as flying pigs and lizards standing upright, to add authenticity to his drawings. His last creation Spot was no exception…
Programme
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9:00 - 12:00
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Spot, a narrative experienceDavid Wiesner will present to a group of students from Les Gobelins the story, concept and creative process behind Spot. Not quite a book, not quite a game, Spot is a flow of stories: “I knew I wanted to make something that was all narrative without a gaming aspect, with no interruptions to the narrative flow.” The tablet helps the artist in his exploration of the narrative principle of a world within a world. 5 imaginary worlds intertwine in this visual storytelling in which the original image is just a small part of another one bringing us in a different reality. The technology of pinch-and-zoom enables movements that are graphical transitions. The rich aesthetic universe developed by David Wiesner is influenced by surrealism and how to use imagination. |
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17:00 - 19:00
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Creative Thursday : David Wiesner’s creative universeOpen to the Gobelins’ students and to the general public (on registration). David Wiesner will present his rich and transmedia universe and will make us discover his studio’s life. A 2-hour exciting talk with this highly acclaimed picture book creator in the world. |
Speakers
David WiesnerBorn in Bridgewater (New Jersey) in 1956, David Wiesner is an American children’s book author and illustrator. Graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a diploma in illustration, he illustrated no less that 20 awarded picture books. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He won three times the prestigious Caldecott Medal (Tuesday in 1992, The Three Pigs in 2002, and Flotsam in 2007) and three Caldecott Honors (Free Fall, Sector 7, and Mr. Wuffles!), mainly published by Circonflexe in France. These prizes, presented by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, reward the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Websiteshttp://www.davidwiesner.com |