Kap-capdevila
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Kap Berga
, (Barcelona
, (Spain
) 1974, cartoonist
and caricaturist. Editorial cartoonist in some journals of Barcelona: La Vanguardia
and El Mundo Deportivo
among others. Also in the websites El último mono, Garabatolandia and Kapdigital
Bachelor of Fine Arts in the University of Barcelona, has published several books with his cartoons and political caricatures. In 2009 award the Gat Perich
International Humor Prize.
Exhibits in Barcelona
, Berga, Manresa, Figueres, Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Madrid
, Valencia, Porto
, Lisboa, París
or México.
Capdevila is also author and co-author of many works on the history of Spanish cartoon, caricature and many subjects related to graphic humor. Biographer of Catalan cartoonist like Bagaria
or Tísner, a lot of articles and books attest this output. He wrote a vaste panoramic about actual state of satire in the Catalan medias in Tebeosfera.
Has been curator of exhibits related to this themes since 2004: "Trazos", a view of one hundred of years of history through the cartoons of El Mundo Deportivo
, the eldest sports journal in Spain; also exhibits about cartoonists like Joaquim Muntañola "L'art de riure, l'art de viure", or "Tísner".
Berga
Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- History :Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe that lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC...
, (Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, (Spain
Spain
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) 1974, cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
and caricaturist. Editorial cartoonist in some journals of Barcelona: La Vanguardia
La Vanguardia
La Vanguardia is Catalonia's leading daily newspaper as well as the fourth best-selling in Spain. It has its headquarters in Barcelona, Catalonia's largest city....
and El Mundo Deportivo
El Mundo Deportivo
Mundo Deportivo is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper. It was founded on February 1, 1906 as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport which was founded in...
among others. Also in the websites El último mono, Garabatolandia and Kapdigital
Bachelor of Fine Arts in the University of Barcelona, has published several books with his cartoons and political caricatures. In 2009 award the Gat Perich
Gat Perich
Gat Perich International Humor Prize, is an international award to cartoonists or humorists given in the memory of Spanish cartoonist Jaume Perich ....
International Humor Prize.
Exhibits in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Berga, Manresa, Figueres, Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Valencia, Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, Lisboa, París
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
or México.
Capdevila is also author and co-author of many works on the history of Spanish cartoon, caricature and many subjects related to graphic humor. Biographer of Catalan cartoonist like Bagaria
Bagaria
Lluis Bagaria i Bou one of most important Spanish caricaturists in the first half of the 20th century. His drawings, in a synthetic and decorative style, were published in the most important journals of Spain since 1906 to 1940.Born in Barcelona, but it was in Madrid where he achieved a great...
or Tísner, a lot of articles and books attest this output. He wrote a vaste panoramic about actual state of satire in the Catalan medias in Tebeosfera.
Has been curator of exhibits related to this themes since 2004: "Trazos", a view of one hundred of years of history through the cartoons of El Mundo Deportivo
El Mundo Deportivo
Mundo Deportivo is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper. It was founded on February 1, 1906 as a weekly newspaper, and since 1929 daily. It is the oldest sports newspaper still published in Spain, and the second one in Europe, after the Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport which was founded in...
, the eldest sports journal in Spain; also exhibits about cartoonists like Joaquim Muntañola "L'art de riure, l'art de viure", or "Tísner".
Cartoon books
- 1997 Sense Kap ni peus
- 1999 Barça: 100 años de buen humor
- 2001 La Patumàquia
- 2003 El Milhomes (Colectivo)
- 2007 El Maragallato
- 2007 Tiro al blanco Colección Pelotazos, n.1
- 2007 Aquellos maravillosos años Colección Pelotazos, n.2
- 2007 La cuadratura del círculo virtuoso Colección Pelotazos, n.3
- 2007 Cosas del Barça Colección Pelotazos, n.4
- 2007 Comunica con humor (Collective)
- 2009 El Ave con humor (Collective)
- 2009 Manar! Manar!
Essay and theory books
- 2006 Trazos. Un siglo de ilustración y buen humor en Mundo Deportivo
- 2006 Muntañola. L'art de riure, l'art de viure
- 2006 Señor director... Col. Barcelona una ciudad de Vanguardia, n.17
- 2007 Bagaria. La guerra no fa riure
- 2009 L'humor gràfic de Tísner. Una aproximació a les caricatures d'Avel·lí Artís Gener.
- 2009 Canya al Borbó! Iconografia satírica de la monarquia espanyola.
Illustrated books
- ¡Que sabrá usted de fútbol!
- Los 200 mejores chistes deportivos
- Urruti t'estimo!
- El cabàs de micacos
- Guia del Berguedà
- El tres i el set números meravellosos
- Llegendes dels capgrossos i els gegants d'Esplugues
- El Quixot dels ignorants
- Un tresor entre torres i altres narracions
- Restaurantes originales de Barcelona
- Amores In-Perfectos
- ¡Qué rabia da!
- La Bugadera
- Manual del bon patumaire
- Guia d'orientació per patumaires
- Historia de España para Dummies
- Cocina fácil para Dummies
- Dormir bien para Dummies
- Jubilación para Dummies
- Declaración de renta para Dummies