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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Christophe Jannin (articles - profile) has sent in another highly charged Bearish drawing, one that is filled with vivid colours sprinkled with symbolism. Christophe has been recently dwelling within both the celestial realm as well as the abysmal, and in this drawing, he challenges both Heaven and Hell at the same time.

From Christophe: "2009 is starting with a blasphemic drawing. I know that I am not going to make good friends with the Christian religious communities. But I don't have to offer any explanation to anybody! Here's 'Lucifer & Gabriel'. With this drawing I am showing the thin borderline between good and evil, and even how they co-exist. sometimes the difference between good and evil is a simple point of view".

Click here to see this excellent drawing in its full glory. To learn more about the semiotics that have gone into this drawing, check out Chritophe's blog (it's in French yet stick it into Google's translator, it does a really good job). And... as I always mention ~ Christophe is as cute as the Bears he pens. Here's hoping we'll see more photos of this cute French artist soon.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Look what I got in my email...? This drawing is from Simon, the artist for Brute (website - profile). I signed up to his newsletter and now I am going to get these wonderful images every now and then in my inbox. If you sign up too, you'll be getting them as well.

Brute has been mentioned quite a bit on PlanetBears in January (articles), however I never mentioned that there's other places on the net in which you can see more of his work. First there is his Flickr page and then there is also his Yahoo! Groups channel in which you'll find the uncensored versions of his work.

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Monday, January 5, 2009

Here's some news from the Russian front. Here's what's been happening in the wonderful creative world of Alexei Biryukoff (website - articles - profile). From Alexei: "2008 was a very busy and productive year for me. I was working mainly on the music and sound projects with 2 collaborations with other musicians as well as making a soundtrack for the 3D animation film 'Tamara and Demon'. I actually got flooded with the sound art proposals, which is exciting!

However the major event of the year was that I finally visited the USA (after previously being rejected twice by the embassy). I was sponsored by the art organization CEC ArtsLink in New York, and spent 5 week in the artist residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. This resulted in a solo show at their local gallery. I travelled around Massachusetts and across the country to see California. Everywhere I went I was lucky to have beautiful weather and met lots of nice amazing people and made a few new friends.

Finally, I have updated my website with the new works I did during the year and 16 of them were painted in the States. Check them out here".

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

French artist Christophe Jannin (blog - articles - profile) is wishing us a 'bonne et heureuse année pleine de lumière et de paix' which translates to a 'happy new year filled with light and peace". Now, while we wait for Christophe's new site to be up and running, you can take a sneak preview of what's to come with his 7.5 version. And lastly, click here to see the full 2009 image.

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Monday, December 8, 2008

Welcome to the wonderful world of Sazuk8 (Flickr page). He's an Italian who has, like me, an admiration for the Bearish man. However, unlike me, he has an incredible talent when it comes to drawing these Bearish men he admires. And from what I can tell from his Flickr page, he also has a flair and a gift for sculpture. Altho there isn't any bio about Sazuk8 on his Flickr page, I do know he's very busy at this time, working diligently at his craft.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

First things first - French artist Guy Thomas (profile) has a new look to his website, it's great, easy to navigate and you get to see all of his most excellent Bearish artwork. As he states in his biography: "I've never stopped drawing what I love most: big, strong, full bodies, hairy with rough or smiling bearded faces. This is my way of thanking Mother Nature for all the grace and pleasure she brings us with Bears".

Now for the news: Guy has a new exhibition at the Station B in Lyon, France. It begins on November 22nd and will run right thru until January 18th. Looks like a great place for a showing.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Awhile back I posted an article on DrumBear (Paul) and mentioned how part of life is somehow about coming into contact with certain people and then losing touch with them. Anyhow he had sent me some of his drawings to feature on BearPress back in '00 and I posted them in that March '07 article. Well since then I unearthed a few more of his drawings ~ click here to see them. Today, I have no clue where Paul DrumBear is now, but if someone knows him, let him know that someone still digs his work.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Here is the 3rd and final installment to Christophe Jannin's triptych of ArchAngels (blog - articles - profile - website). It is St. Raphael who has the ribbon 'contraria contrario curantur' which signifies 'the opposites are healing the opposites". This drawing is symbolizing healing and self improvement.

What I need to do is post the emails that Christophe has sent me. They go into a lot more details about the semiotics concerning these 3 archangels (St. Raphael - St. Michael and St. Gabriel). I'll do that in the next update. Also, Christophe said he's not done drawing angels. He's working on others however these 3 make up the triptych. I'll keep you informed about his 'holy' drawings as he sends them in.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

This is the 2nd installment to Christophe Jannin's triptych with ArchAngels as his theme (drawing). In the 1st installment, we saw his St. Michael, sword in hand fighting the powerful for the sake of the weak. In this update, we get to see his St. Gabriel with a ribbon reading 'corruptio optimi pessima' which translates as 'the corruption of the best is the worst of all'; He's here to protect the innocent from the corrupt (I would love to have a guardian angel that looked like him).

Now for all the links concerning Christophe - blog (French), articles, profile, website (in construction) and some pics (photo #1, photo #2, photo #3).

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Monday, October 13, 2008

Christophe Jannin's (profile) work has been getting more and more intricate with time and his drawings more detailed and rich with life and colour, all the while holding true to his Bearish roots.

His latest project is quite angelic, literally. Chris has been drawing an Archangel triptych with Gabriel, Michael and Raphael, and the 1st one for us to see is that of Michael (view here). On it reads "Parcere subjectis et debellare superbos" which means "Spare the weak, crush the powerful", a direct reference to what St. Michael's nature signifies.

We will post the other 2 from this set very soon, however make sure to visit his site and read his blog (in French) which goes into much more detail about these wonderful vivid drawings of his. And if you're French is a bit rusty, then join his mailing list and he'll send you these new drawings to you in your email and in English as well. Also take a look at past articles written of him. Chris is seriously one of the cutest artists alive, yes?

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Monday, August 11, 2008

His name is Yotto Bano and the best way to describe this Spaniard's work... well... call it 'Graffiti & Urban Bear Art'. Yotto is from Barcelona and he does this incredible artwork which has a strong graffiti/urban twist to it. His stuff is so cute you want to hug the walls he's painted.

Check out his uniquely named blog Ursalalala. From there you'll get a better idea at his style, and you'll also see just where you might find his artwork. Yotto would also like to let you guys know that in case you need a wall painted with some 'gortitos', to let him know.

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Monday, July 7, 2008

Artist Christophe Jannin (articles - blog - profile - website) sends in some updates as he plans for his upcoming exhibition in Lyon (France) which will be taking place at 'Le Station B' from July 25th thru August 15th (flyer).

From Christophe: "Winter is here in New Zealand, bloody freezing, stormy, rainy, haily. I am now counting the days before I leave to go to France for the holidays. Taking off on Tuesday night and landing in Paris on Wednesday 8 in the evening. About 22 hours flying, roughly a 30 hours trip with the stop in Singapore.

I have just finished my latest drawing entitled 'The Rite of Spring' (full image). A drawing full of optimism and very pastoral, the format is in the 'Italian way', meaning horizontal which is very unusual for me since I prefer a vertical format. In fact, physically it's two drawings, composed as a diptych but reunited with the colour version".

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Monday, June 30, 2008

With Mo's 'hacking' expertise, she's helping Andy zone in on Paul. Read today's Bear With Me to keep up to date.

Bear With Me is a cartoon drawn by Bruin (profile) and his toon as well as his website is updated every Monday. Check past articles written by PlanetBears to find out more about this cartoonist and his art.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

So what's been going on over in the Bear With Me world? Andy seems to have recuperated at 100% however after getting the 'Dear John' letter from Paul, he was seriously down in the dumps. However, watch Andy as his 'Bearifies' himself in this issue... I believe this is the 1st time we actually see one of the characters morph from human to Bear... and now that he's 'Bearified' himself (I like the word), he's off to find Paul. Stay tuned.

'Bear With Me' is a cartoon drawn by artist Bruin (TubeBear profile - articles). Bruin has been recently interviewed by the Bearotic (profile) site - see the interview here.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

It's high time you familiarize yourself with the excellent art work drawn by the French Bear artist Christophe Jannin (website - blog - TubeBear profile - PlanetBears articles). Now I know I mention the fact that Chris is as cute as his artwork, the simple fact is that it's true.

Christophe sends in his newest artwork. From Chris: "I have just finished 'Gilles de Rais arriving in Orleans' (click here to see the full version). Gille de Rais is flamboyant here. He was a real historic character, marshal of France and a Joan of Arc companion with whom he liberated the city of Orleans during the 100 years war against the English in he first half of the 15th century. You might know him under his nickname 'Blue Beard'. He was condamned and hanged for the crimes of felony, murder and sodomy. Yes he was gay!

As for my upcoming schedule, I have 2 upcoming exhibitions in France, one in Lyon from July 25th thru August 15th at the StationB, and the one one in Orleans at the cinema "Les Carmes" from September 23rd until October 12th for the Gay and Lesbian Films Festival. The title of this is called ' From Auckland, Bears, at the end of the world...".

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

British artist Andy Cropper has new work up on his site Art by Andy. From Andy: "In celebration of me becoming a full time artist, overcoming my battle with depression and the overwhelming success of my previous 'Andy in a Box' paintings, I've created this new series 'Andy in a Box - 2008' They are on display on my website and in my MySpace gallery. They are for sale. If you're interested in buying do let me know". Visit his blog as well as his MySpace page.

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

The following is from Christophe Jannin (website - blog - TubeBear profile - PlanetBears articles): "Here's a new drawing I am sharing with you. It's Michel Strogoff (drawing here), Jules Verne's hero. Some symbols are visible in this drawing and are directly linked to the behaviour of the Chinese army in Tibet (I say army, not Chinese people). The flame shows that it's not always symbol of hope, it can be the symbol of blind violence, this flame which reminds the heated saber used to blind Michel Strogoff. Also the flame of the Olympic torch... the iron collar and chain, symbol of the constraint by force, the rope, symbol of the privation of freedom, all these values I cherish so much. Two Masonic symbols are in the drawing but you'll have to find them by yourself.

About my actuality, the second half of the year is going to be full of events. First, I will be in France in July and August and will have two exhibitions, one in Lyon and one in Orleans during the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival where I've been invited. I will do for this occasion, the poster. A publishing is planned for the end of the year and also the start of a big project, but I will talk about it later".

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The seriously cute Bigg Nugg has revamped his website - BiggNugg.com. As he mentions, there's new music, new blogs, new merchandise, new tours and more. He's also working on a new album which is tenatively entitled N.U.G.G.E.T. And if you head over to his gallery section, you'll be able to see his latest video he's made I remember. Make sure to check out his MySpace page, his YouTube page as well as his TubeBear page.

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

VisteBear is an Italian artist who has a true flare for drawing Bears in the military... and these drawings more often than involve some kind of duress his Bears have to undergo - a punishment - a torture.

He had a site that showcased his drawings he's informing us that it is no longer available. Nevertheless, you can see all of his works on his Yahoo! Group entitled VisteBear.

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Monday, September 3, 2007

Who is Christophe Jannin? Well you can first find out who this excellent artist is by visiting his website, then discover even more intimate details about this handsome husky drawer by taking a look at his blog (in French), and you can even scour the archives of PlanetBears to see what we've had to say about him (and here are some pics of him - pic #1 - pic #2 - and make sure to also check out his TubeBear profile).

Christophe has recently finished a new drawing. From Christophe: "Soon the Rugby World Cup will begin in France. I thought - and some told me too - that doing an illustration based on this event would be a good idea. So here it is. It is called All Black. It's not a portrait of a any of the players, simply an idealisation. I hope you'll appreciate it".

Christophe is also announcing that he has an upcoming Parisian art exhibition which will be happening from October 1st thru the 28th at Blue Book Paris Bookshop. He will be later posting the date to the opening party when you can meet, chat, have a drink and look at his drawings.