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 f ...
,
Barcelona
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, Spain. He is a
cartoonist and
caricaturist
A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures.
List of caricaturists
* Abed Abdi (born 1942)
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003)
* Alex Gard (1900–1948)
* Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977)
* Alfred Grévin (1827–1892)
* Alf ...
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 1 ...
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 con ...
International Humor Prize.
He has exhibited his work in
Barcelona
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,
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 f ...
,
Manresa, Figueres, Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza,
Madrid
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, Valencia,
Porto
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,
Lisboa
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,
París and México. His work is syndicated by
Cagle Cartoons
In 2001, cartoonist Daryl Cagle started Cagle Cartoons, Inc., which distributes the cartoons of sixty editorial cartoonists and fourteen columnists to more than 850 subscribing newspapers in the United States and around the world, including over h ...
.
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 and
Tísner. He wrote about the state of Catalan satire in the Spanish media about comics ''
Tebeosfera
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''.
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 1 ...
'', 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 Amat-P ...
("L'art de riure, l'art de viure"),
Mundo Deportivo; Homenaje al dibujante Muntañola
Access date 2 February 2009 or "Tísner".
Work
Cartoon books
*1997 ''Sense Kap ni peus''
*1999 ''Barça: 100 años de buen humor''
*2001 ''La Patumàquia''
*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 círculo 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 gràfic de Tísner. Una aproximació a les caricatures d'Avel·lí Artís Gener.''
*2009 ''Canya al Borbó! Iconografia satírica de la monarquia espanyola.''
*2010 ''Los Borbones a parir. Iconografía satírica de la monarquía española.''
*2011 ''Andreu Damesón. Geni de la caricatura'' amb Lluís 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 cuck ...
References
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1974 births
Spanish caricaturists
Spanish cartoonists
Spanish editorial cartoonists
Living people