Jean-Baptiste Monge

J.-B. Monge at Goblin's Tavern (June 2009)

Jean-Baptiste Monge (born June 11, 1971, in Nantes) is a French-Canadian fantasy author and illustrator. Member of the Society of Illustrators of New York, he is passionate about wonderful worlds whether in literature, cinema, painting or illustration. ^[1] After twelve years spent in Canada, he lives again in France, in Alsace.

Biography

Jean-Baptiste Monge released his first illustrated work Halloween in 1996, ^[2] in collaboration with Erlé Ferronnière ^[3] published by Avis de tempête, which became the publishing house Au Bord des Continents and with whom he worked for 10 years.

In 1998, he completed his first solo book Baltimore et Redingote (Éditions Avis de Tempête). In October 2007, he traveled to Philadelphia (USA) for a Convention on Féerie (FaeriCon '07) with a view to preparing an English-language edition of A la recherche de Féerie Volumes I and II , from Sketchbook2 as well as from Celtic Faeries. In 2007 and 2008, he collaborated on the collectives L'Univers des Dragons which will be published by the Galerie Daniel Maghen.

In October 2008, at the 9th International Festival of Science-Fiction of Nantes (Utopiales), he received the Wojtek Siudmak Prize for graphic design 2008 rewarding the cover illustration of the book Comptines assassines by Pierre Dubois published by Editions Hoëbeke.

In February 2009, the specialized collection SPECTRUM Fantastic Art awarded Jean-Baptiste Monge the Silver Award ^[4] in the book illustration category for Dunlee Darnan (Celtic Faeries cover).

In October 2009, at the 10th Nantes International Science Fiction Festival (Utopiales), he received the 2009 Art&Fact Prize from the hands of James Gurney (Dinotopia) ^[5] rewarding all of his work.

In May 2012, the event SPECTRUM Fantastic Art, which was held on May 19, 2012, in Kansas City, awarded to Jean-Baptiste Monge the Silver Award in the book illustration category for Ragnarok (published in l'Univers des Dragons, First Lights) and the Golden Award in the editorial category for Cormac Mac Cormic.

Jean-Baptiste trains alone in 3D and digital sculpture. He created the main characters of Ballerina (film, 2016) (Laurent Zeitoun, 2016), the preconcepts of Gnome Alone (Netflix, 2018) or even Fireheart (2022) ^{[2] [6]}

On April 8, 2023, he received the Troll d'or Coup de Cœur from the jury, at the Belgian festival Trolls et Légendes. He is the French representative of the Egair group ^{[7] [8] [9]} (European guild for artificial intelligence regulation) to defend the rights of creators against AI.

Illustration works

• Halloween, in collaboration with Erlé Ferronnière, 1997.
• Baltimore & Redingote, 1999. ISBN   978-2-911684-08-1
• À la Recherche de Féerie tome I, in collaboration with Erlé Ferronnière, 2002. ISBN   978-2-911684-31-9
• À la Recherche de Féerie tome II, in collaboration with Erlé Ferronnière, 2004. ISBN   978-2-911684-41-8
• Carnet de croquis, archives de Féerie Tome I, 2006. ISBN   978-2-911684-47-0
• Celtic Faeries, prefaced par Pierre Dubois, 2007. ISBN   978-2-911684-56-2.
• L'Univers des Dragons, Premiers Feux, collective work, contribution for texts and illustrations, 2007. ISBN   978-2-9523826-5-6.
• Carnet de croquis, archives de Féerie Tome II, new images of Féerie along with unpublished works on Heroic Fantasy, 2008. ISBN   978-2-911684-59-3.
• Best of Faeries, portfolio including 15 images (format 30x40cm) ready for framing (5 never before published), selected among his best illustrations, 2008. ISBN   978-2-911684-71-5.
• L'Univers des Dragons, Deuxième souffle, collective work, contribution for illustrations, 2008. ISBN   978-2-35674-005-2.
• Sketchbook #1, 2015. ISBN   978-2-9815289-0-2.
• Celtic Faeries - The Secret Kingdom, (English version), 2016. ISBN   978-2-9815289-1-9.
• Sketchbook #2, 2019. ISBN   978-2-9815289-3-3.
• A World of Imagination, 2019. ISBN   978-2-9815289-4-0.
• SOTA: State of the Art, a Digital Art Anthology, 2023, 220 p., Caurette Editions ( ISBN   978-2382890059). Collective artbook with Marc Brunnet, Ryan Church, Jonny Duddle, Nathan Fowkes, Goro Fujita, Simon Goinard, Raphaël Lacoste, Nikolai Lockertsen, Ian Mcque, Bastien Lecouffe Deharme, and Marc Simonetti.
• Celtic Faeries - The Secret Kingdom, (English and French version), 2024.

Awards

• 2008. Prix Wojtek Siudmak aux Utopiales for the book cover illustration Comptines assassines. ^[10]
• 2009. Silver Award au SPECTRUM Fantastic Art for book illustration: Dunlee Darnan (front cover of Celtic Faeries).
• 2009. Prix Art&Fact 2009 aux Utopiales for all of his work.
• 2012. Silver Award in the book illustration category for Ragnarok et Golden Award in the editorial category for Cormac Mac Cormic.
• 2014. Nomination to Hugo Awards. ^[11]
• 2016. 1st prize in the Artstation challenge on the theme "Journey".
• 2018. Nomination au Locus Award. ^[12]
• 2019. First prize for painting of the Fondation de la faune ^[13] pour Song of Winter.
• 2021. 1st prize for Richeson75 International painting, for Great Horned Owl, Small Work category. ^[14]
• 2023. Troll d'or Jury's Favorite. ^[15]

References

1. "Interview avec Jean-Baptiste Monge, illustrateur professionnel de haut vol". Apprendre a dessiner (in French). 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
2. Philippe Besancenet. "Jean-Baptiste Monge, le père des gnomes". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French).
3. Ben. "Jean-Baptiste Monge: an atypical journey". L'arbre aux 100,000 rêves (in French).
4. locusmag (2009-03-07). "Spectrum 16 Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
5. Addictic. "Utopiales 09 : Rencontre avec Jean-Baptiste Monge". ActuSF - Site on the news of the imagination (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
6. "Jean-Baptiste Monge | Artistic department, Animation team". IMDb (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
7. "Jean-Baptiste Monge, illustrateur : "L'intelligence artificielle vole mon travail"". factuel.media (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
8. "Bas-Rhin. L'illustrateur Jean-Baptiste Monge prend le fusain contre les intelligences artificielles dévoyées". www.republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
9. "Face à l'intelligence artificielle, comment les artistes ont engagé la riposte". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
10. "Graphisme – Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire" (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
11. hugoeligibleart. "Hugo Award Eligible Art(ists)". hugoeligibleart - 1 résultat pour monge. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
12. Murnane, Kevin. "The 2018 Locus Awards Highlight The Broad Range Of Science Fiction And Fantasy [Sale Price Update]". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
13. "Timbres de la conservation de la faune". Fondation de la faune (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
14. "Small Works 2021". richeson75.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
15. "Le Troll d'Or - Trolls & Légendes" (in French). 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

External links

• Official Site Jean-Baptiste Monge
• Spectrum Fantastic Art
• Au Bord des Continents
• Galerie Daniel Maghen
• Utopiales 2009