Ever Meulen (born Eddy Vermeulen; 12 February 1946 in

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Ever Meulen: Eddy Vermeulen (b. 12 February 1946, Belgium)
, Lambiek Comiclopedia.) is a

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, cartoonist, caricaturist and comic strip artist. His

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is based on his name ''E. Vermeulen''.Interview met Ever Meulen
, Westlease, 2 April 2013.

Biography

Vermeulen studied

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at the Sint-Lucas School of Architecture in

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and

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. He debuted in 1970, working for the magazine ''

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'', where he drew both comics ("Balthazar de Groene Steenvreter" ("Balthasar the Green Stone Eater") and "Piet Peuk" ("Pete Stub")), as well as cover illustrations, caricatures and illustrations to articles. When ''Humo'' published books or CDs, Meulen often provided the cover illustration.de bedrieglijk simpele tekeningen van ever meulen
, Moors Magazine. In 1983 ''Humo'' won a ''Gold Award'' for a magazine cover created by Meulen about the visit of pope John-Paul II to

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, which featured a photograph of the pope sporting

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's moustache.Ever Meulen
, Kuurne. Meulen also had success abroad. In the

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his work was published in the

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magazine '' Tante Leny presenteert!'', as well as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In France he published in ''

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'' and Télé-Moustique. During the 1980s his work appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. One of his covers for ''RAW'' won the ''Certificate of Design Excellence''. His work has been exhibited in London, Liverpool, Angoulême, New York, Genève, Amsterdam, Lyon and

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, Finland. Meulen's book ''Verve'' (2006), collecting his most important graphic work from 1988 to 2005, has a foreword by

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. Other artists who praised his work were

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and

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.Elien Haentjens,
Ever Meulen: 'Dankzij Kuifje voelde ik me thuis in Brussel'
, Bruzz. Meulen also designed the annual

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award and made album covers for the Belgian bands

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and singer

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. Meulen is known for his love of stylish cars and motorcycles, as well as old

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from ''

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'' and '' Spirou'', two elements he frequently pays homage to in his work. He owns an

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. His early work is elegant and extravagant, while from 1979 his style became "sharper and hookier". He taught at Sint-Lucas in Ghent, where one of his students was

Jeroom Jeroom Snelders (born 1977) is a Belgian cartoonist and comics artist, who is frequently published in the magazine ''Humo''. He studied graphic design at St. Lucas in Ghent, where one of his teachers was Ever Meulen. He has published his work i ...

. In 2013 Meulen received the Henry Van de Velde Award for his entire career.Ever Meulen
, Lekstock.

Sources

External links

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Lambiek Comiclopedia
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