December 1st, 2009 | No Comments »
Shaun Tan nació en 1974 y creció en los suburbios del norte de Perth, Australia Occidental. En la escuela se hizo conocido como “el que dibujaba bien” que le compensaba en parte el hecho de ser el más petiso de la clase. Se graduó de la Universidad de Washington en 1995 con honores y actualmente trabaja a tiempo completo como artista independiente y autor en Melbourne.
Shaun comenzó a dibujar y pintar imágenes de la ciencia ficción e historias de terror en pequeñas revistas de prensa durante su adolescencia, y se ha vuelto conocido por ilustrar libros que se ocupan de lo social, político y temas históricos a través del surrealismo. Libros como The Rabbits, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing y The Arrival. Shaun también ha trabajado como diseñador de teatro, y como artista conceptual para las películas Horton Hears a Who y WALL-E. Actualmente dirije un cortometraje con Passion Pictures Australia, su libro más reciente es Tales from Outer Suburbia.
Shaun Tan was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the ‘good drawer’ which partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class. He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works full time as a freelance artist and author in Melbourne.
Shaun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through surreal, dream-like imagery. Books such as The Rabbits, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and the acclaimed wordless novel The Arrival have been widely translated throughout Europe, Asia and South America, and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, and worked as a concept artist for the films Horton Hears a Who and Pixar’s WALL-E. He is currently directing a short film with Passion Pictures Australia; his most recently published book is Tales from Outer Suburbia.