George Mathen (artist)

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George Mathen, also known as Appupen, is a noted graphic novelist and artist from Bangalore, India. His work has appeared in many magazines such as Thelka, Rolling stone(India),Indian Quarterly and more. He has also played drums in a band called Lounge piranha. [1]

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Early life

George mathen completed his diploma in 3D animation and graphic design from Xavier's institute of communication.George worked as a mural and tattoo artist and later for advertising industry in Mumbai.He later moved to Bangalore to focus on working on graphic novels and also started his own band called Lounge Piranha. [1]

Graphic novels and other work

His first book "Moonward" was published in 2009. Other books authored by him include: Legends of Halahala, Asyprus: A Dream of Halahala,provided a short story for Bangalore: the graphic novel, Rashtrayana: Trouble in pradesh, The Snake and The Lotus: A Halahala Adventure,He also contributed on the illustration work for the ghost,monsters and demons of india [2] , Dream Machine - a collaborative project with the author Laurent Daudet and a graphic novel adaptation of C.S Chellappa's Vaadivaasal for which he collaborated with Perumal Murugan . [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "George mathen". India foundation for the arts.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Ghosts,Monsters and demons of india". Blaf publications.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Misra, Ipsita (2 October 2024). "Author Appupen's take on comics, creativity and more". The Hindu . New Delhi . Retrieved 31 December 2014.

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