Threadstories at Pictoplasma 2020
16th Pictoplasma Berlin rescheduled to 2021, May 12—16…
1st
Pictoplasma
IN ISOLATION
Artists Talks, Panel Discussions, Animation Screenings, Symposium
LIVE BROADCAST
ONLINE ONLY
18 + 19 SEPTEMBER 2020
This year’s first ever, fully digital ‘Pictoplasma in Isolation’ awaits all character pioneers, creatives and enthusiasts for a special celebration of contemporary character design and art. Coming September we’ll be live-broadcasting 2 full days worth of character inspiration, with more than 30 artist talks, fresh animation screenings, a special symposium, spreading visual greatness and inspiration into the safe space of your own four walls, no matter where you are,…
…all online, all for free.
Let’s squeeze as much inspiration, art and soothing character love into the internet as humanly possible!
ARTIST TALKS,
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
LIVE BROADCAST WITH Q&A
Tune in and join forces with leading character artists, creators and producers, as they share strategies for the future of figurative aesthetics.
Pictoplasma in Isolation presents more talks than ever before, offering you the unique chance to learn from, engage with, and be awed by an unparalleled line-up of today’s most innovative and avant-garde artists from all corners of the world.
Aman Khanna
IND
Andy Baker
UK
Dan Woodger
UK
David OReilly
IRL
Droolwool
PT
Guillaumit
FR
Haein Kim
AUS
Jing Wei
CHN
Sarina Nihei
JP
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CHARACTERS IN
MOTION
LIVE BROADCAST
A fresh stream of 50+ cutting edge animated shorts and premieres will lighten up your virus-free home entertainment screen, during 2 new, thematic programs full of psychedelic eye candy, virtual popcorn and ingenious storytelling—with many of the international filmmakers staying awake in their respective time-zones to meet you for live Q&A’s, behind-the-scenes chats, and realtime interaction.
OFFICIAL SELECTION T.B.A. IN JUNE
SYMPOSIUM
FACE VALUE
LIVE BROADCAST
A special symposium track features conversations and talks by academics, theorists, activists and artists on the new-normal iconic symbol of today: ‘The Mask in Contemporary Visual Culture.’
Zoom in on the mask’s varied meanings in the fields of performance, fine art, fashion, anti-surveillance, political activism, and beyond
JOIN OUR #FACEVALUE CALL FOR ENTRIES
ON PICTOFOLIO TO GET INTO CHARACTER!
CHARACTER
LAB
GET YOUR VIRTUAL HANDS DIRTY LIKE IT’S 1999
We are feverishly figuring out how to squeeze yet more Pictoplasma into a social-distancing friendly digital format, while remaining true to the original community spirit. Expect parallel panel discussions, private portfolio reviews, revisiting friends, doodle lounge sessions, workshop spaces, and—if we manage to pull it off—maybe also a ‘Character Chatroulette!’
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