Kap (Jaume Capdevila) was born in 1974 in
Berga
Berga () is the capital of the ''comarca'' (county) of Berguedà , in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià , Capolat and Castellar del Riu.
History
Berga derives its name ...
,
Barcelona
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, Spain. He is a
cartoonist
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and
caricaturist
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List of caricaturists
* Abed Abdi (born 1942)
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003)
* Alex Gard (1900–1948)
* Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977)
* Alfred Grévin (1827–1892)
* ...
in some journals of Barcelona:
La Vanguardia
' (; , Spanish for "The Vanguard") is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona and i ...
and
El Mundo Deportivo
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; meaning ''Sports World'' in English) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona.
History and profile
''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since ...
among others. He also draws for websites, such as El último mono Garabatolandia, and Kapdigital
He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the
University of Barcelona
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. He published several books with his cartoons and political caricatures. In 2009 he was awarded the
Gat Perich The Gat Perich International Humor Prize, (Premi Internacional d'Humor Gat Perich) is an international award to cartoonists or humorists given in memory of Spanish cartoonist Jaume Perich (1941–1995).
It has been awarded since 1995. The prize co ...
International Humor Prize.
He has exhibited his work in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ...
,
Berga
Berga () is the capital of the ''comarca'' (county) of Berguedà , in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià , Capolat and Castellar del Riu.
History
Berga derives its name ...
,
Manresa
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, Figueres, Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza,
Madrid
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, Valencia,
Porto
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,
Lisboa
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,
ParÃs
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and México. His work is syndicated by
Cagle Cartoons.
Capdevila is author and co-author of many works on the history of Spanish cartoon, caricature and many subjects related to graphical humor. He was a biographer of Catalan cartoonists such as
Bagaria
LluÃs Bagaria i Bou (1882 in Barcelona – 1940 in Havana) one of the most important Spanish caricaturists in the first half of the 20th century. His drawings, in a synthetic and decorative style, were published in the most important journals of S ...
and
TÃsner. He wrote about the state of Catalan satire in the Spanish media about comics ''
Tebeosfera''.
He acted as curator of exhibits related to this theme including "Trazos", a view of one hundred of years of history through the cartoons of ''
El Mundo Deportivo
''Mundo Deportivo'' (; meaning ''Sports World'' in English) is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper published in Barcelona.
History and profile
''Mundo Deportivo'' was first published on 1 February 1906, as a weekly newspaper, and since ...
'', the oldest sports journal in Spain, and about cartoonists such as
Joaquim Muntañola
Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to:
* Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician
* Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician
* Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer
* Joaquim Ama ...
("L'art de riure, l'art de viure"),
Mundo Deportivo; Homenaje al dibujante Muntañola
Access date 2 February 2009 or "TÃsner".
Work
Cartoon books
*1997 ''Sense Kap ni peus''
*1999 ''Barça: 100 años de buen humor''
*2001 ''La Patumà quia''
*2003 ''El Milhomes'' (Colectivo)
*2007 ''El Maragallato''
*2007 ''Tiro al blanco'' Colección Pelotazos, n.1
*2007 ''Aquellos maravillosos años'' Colección Pelotazos, n.2
*2007 ''La cuadratura del cÃrculo virtuoso'' Colección Pelotazos, n.3
*2007 ''Cosas del Barça'' Colección Pelotazos, n.4
*2007 ''Comunica con humor'' (Collective)
*2009 ''El Ave con humor'' (Collective)
*2009 ''Manar! Manar!''
*2011 ''Bojos pel futbol''
*2012 ''Enfoteu-vos-en! Humor indignat (Collective)
Essay and theory books
*2006 ''Trazos. Un siglo de ilustración y buen humor en Mundo Deportivo''
*2006 ''Muntañola. L'art de riure, l'art de viure''
*2006 ''Señor director...'' Col. Barcelona una ciudad de Vanguardia, n.17
*2007 ''Bagaria. La guerra no fa riure''
*2009 ''L'humor grà fic de TÃsner. Una aproximació a les caricatures d'Avel·là ArtÃs Gener.''
*2009 ''Canya al Borbó! Iconografia satÃrica de la monarquia espanyola.''
*2010 ''Los Borbones a parir. IconografÃa satÃrica de la monarquÃa española.''
*2011 ''Andreu Damesón. Geni de la caricatura'' amb LluÃs Solà i Dachs.
Illustrated books
*''¡Que sabrá usted de fútbol!''
*''Los 200 mejores chistes deportivos''
*''Urruti t'estimo!''
*''El cabàs de micacos''
*''Guia del Berguedà ''
*''El tres i el set números meravellosos''
*''Llegendes dels capgrossos i els gegants d'Esplugues''
*''El Quixot dels ignorants''
*''Un tresor entre torres i altres narracions''
*''Restaurantes originales de Barcelona''
*''Amores In-Perfectos''
*''¡Qué rabia da!''
*''La Bugadera''
*''Manual del bon patumaire''
*''Guia d'orientació per patumaires''
*''Historia de España para Dummies''
*''Cocina fácil para Dummies''
*''Dormir bien para Dummies''
*''Jubilación para Dummies''
*''Declaración de renta para Dummies''
See also
* ¡Cu-Cut!
''¡Cu-cut!'' was a Catalan illustrated satirical magazine, written in Catalan. Published in Barcelona between 1902 and 1912, it followed the political line marked by Francesc Cambó's Lliga Regionalista.
History
¡Cu-cut!, named after the cu ...
References
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1974 births
Spanish caricaturists
Spanish cartoonists
Spanish editorial cartoonists
Living people