Jon Burgerman

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Burgerman at the Beyond Tellerrand conference in 2014

Jon Burgerman is an English artist living in New York, US. [1]

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Life and work

Jon Burgerman studied art foundation in Bournville, Birmingham, England. [2] He graduated in fine art from Nottingham Trent University [3] in 2001. [4]

In 2008, he appeared as a guest on the BBC TV show: Blue Peter [5] and in 2008 he was part of the original The Underbelly Project, which saw artists exhibit in an incomplete 100-year-old subway station deep underneath the streets of New York City. [6]

The year 2008 also saw the publication by IDN of a 300-page monograph of Burgerman's work, Pens Are My Friends, [7] whilst Kidrobot released the 14 piece mini figure vinyl toy collection "The Heroes of Burgertown". [8]

Examples of Jon Burgerman's work are in the public collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum and Science Museum. [3]

Penguin Random House published Burgerman's first picture book SPLAT! in 2017. [9] Chronicle Books published It's Great to Create in 2017 [10] and Oxford University Press published Rhyme Crime in the UK. [11] Laurence King Publishing published two of his books, Daily Doodle [12] and his coloring book Burgerworld. [13]

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Burgerman at Forbidden Planet.

The New York Times featured Burgerman in the Fashion & Style section of August 1, 2017 [14] highlighting his Instagram stories and book It's Great to Create. In September 2017, filmmaker Bas Berkhout documented Burgerman's studio and family history in a short film called The Story of Jon Burgerman. [15]

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References

  1. "Jon Burgerman :: Q&A -". www.letsbebrief.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. Discontent, The Great. "Jon Burgerman on The Great Discontent (TGD)". The Great Discontent.
  3. 1 2 "Design heroes: Jon Burgerman". Profiles. BBC (Nottingham). 16 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. News and events – Jon Burgerman Alumnus of the Year 2016 – Alumni – Nottingham Trent University
  5. How to draw a monstrous pet – CBBC – BBC
  6. Chayka, Kyle (1 November 2010). "The Underbelly Project Wants to Create an "Underground"". Hyperallergic.
  7. "Jon Burgerman: Pens are my Friends — Enter the world of Jon Burgerman's art, where nothing is safe from his meandering lines!". IdN™. 2 February 2009.
  8. Lucas, Gavin (26 September 2008). "The Heroes of Burgertown & friendly pens".
  9. "Splat! by Jon Burgerman: 9780735228764 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
  10. "It's Great to Create". Chronicle Books.
  11. "Oxford University Press: Education and Children's books". Archived from the original on 31 August 2017.
  12. "Jon Burgerman's Daily Doodle". Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.
  13. "Jon Burgerman's Burgerworld: A Coloring Book". Archived from the original on 18 July 2016.
  14. Safronova, Valeriya (1 August 2017). "With iPhone and Stickers, a Doodling Artist Who Dreams Big" via NYTimes.com.
  15. "New 'Like Knows Like' Short Film Explores Illustrator Jon Burgerman's Creative Process". www.format.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.