Nicoleta Ionescu & Alexandru Ifrim - Portofoliu ilustratie si caricatura

The Little Reader's Trophy (for best illustrator) DEVA 2012

2012-06-04T13:51:00.003-07:00

The "Ovid Densusianu" Library from Deva, Hunedoara, honored the best author and the best illustrator of children's books on the International Children's Day.
Our team (Nicoleta Ionescu and Alexandru Ifrim) received the prize for the best illustrated book of the year, "Vesti Povesti".
We are happy to share this news!

Biblioteca "Ovidiu Densuşianu" din Deva, judeţul Hunedoara a acordat, cu ocazi zile de 1 iunie premii pentru cel mai bun autor şi ilustrator de cărţi pentru copii. Echipa noastră ((Nicoleta Ionescu şi Alexandru Ifrim) a obţinut trofeul pentru cea mai bine ilustrata carte a anului, Veşti Poveşti.

Dress-up game for hijabme.com

2011-11-20T13:22:00.001-08:00

Our first dress-up game is online!
We really enjoyed working on it.

Have fun and visit it here: http://www.hijabtrendz.com/hijabme/

Primul nostru joc de tip dress-up game este online!
Ne-a facut o mare placere sa lucram la el.

Il puteti vizita: http://www.hijabtrendz.com/hijabme/

Two new events: Caragiale Shortcut and Passion's Day

2011-10-26T23:57:00.000-07:00

I.L. Caragiale

1. In the International George Enescu Festival was presented a play called Caragiale Shortcut. On a huge screen people could see Caragiale's caricatures gathered by Nicolae Ionita.

Among them was presented my caricature of I.L.Caragiale.


My work in the festival

With Bogdan Petry

2. Also, i participated another event called "The Day of Passions" and i sustained my passion for caricature in Horatiu's Art Studio. Here i met Bogdan Petry, a great romanian caricaturist.

1. In cadrul Festivalului International George Enescu a fost prezentata o pisa de teatru numita "Caragiale Shortcut". In timpul piesei, pe un ecran mare au fost proectate mai multe caricaturi selectionate de Nicolae Ionita.

Printre ele s-a numarat si caricatura mea!

2. Am mai participat si la un eveniment interesant, numit "Ziua Pasiunilor" unde mi-am sustinut pasiunea pentru caricatura in Atelierul lui Horatiu Malaele. Aici am avut placerea sa il intalnesc pe Bogdan Petry!

New interviews

2011-10-26T23:30:00.000-07:00

Two page presentation of my activity and further projects!

I invite you to see two interviews i did recently: one for a Romanian local magazine, "Ecou de timp" and the other one, called "Letter from Haleş", with a more personal approach:

http://blog.toonpool.com/community/letter-from-hales/

Va invit sa vedeti doua noi interviuri: unul pentru o revista locala,"Ecou de timp", celalat, mai personal: http://blog.toonpool.com/community/letter-from-hales/

An interview about me and the places where i grew up

Youngest Cartoonist Award, Yenibogazici Pulya Festival

2011-09-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

We had the pleasure to attend the fourth edition of the Yenibogazici Pulya Festival that took place from 12 to 16 august 2011. Here, I received the Youngest female cartoonist award and had opportunity to meet and make friends with cartoonists from Bulgaria, Turkey and Cyprus.
The festival included a cartoon exhibition and live caricature events and workshops each night.
Also, we visited four important cities in North Cyprus, including the capital, Nicosia were we met the mayor and journalists from the two biggest media trusts.

In perioada 12-16 august am avut placerea sa luam parte la Festivalul din Yenibogazici, Cipru. Aici, am primit si premiul pentru cel mai tanar caricaturist si ne-am imprietenit cu alti artisti din Bulgaria, Turcia si Cipru.

In cadrul festivalului au avut loc: o expozitie, sesiuni de caricatura live si workshopuri. De asemenea, am vizitat si patru orase importante, printre care si capitala Nicosia, unde ne-am intalnit cu oficialitatile locale si ziaristii celor doua trusturi media importante.

Exhibition and Presentation at the National Conference of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies

2011-05-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

On the 20 of May i had the pleasure to participate at the first edition of the National Conference "Norms and Values in Journalism" (University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies), at the Visual Communication section.

I presented a research on the social representations of kitsch based on AWMOK (Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch) members photos and descriptions of kitsch objects that become part of the museum's permanent collection. And i had wonderful feedback!

Also, at the same event, i presented my own collection of photos that i gathered from my students to whom i teach "Introduction to Art Design"

The exhibition was also featured on the frontpage by dc news, so if you like please visit it and post your vote!:

http://www.dcnews.ro/?p=66742

In data de 20 mai am avut placerea sa particip la prima editie a Conferintei Nationale organizata de Facultatea de Jurnalism si Stiintele Comunicarii, la sectiunea de Comunicare Vizuala. Aici am prezentat o cercetare privind reprezentarile sociale ale kitschului in viziunea membrilor din primul muzeu online al kitschului, initiat de Allee Willis.
De asemenea, am organizat si o expozitie de fotografii cu obiecte kitsch pe care le-am adunat impreuna cu studentii de la cursul pe care il predau, "Introducere in Art Design".
Expozitia a fost preluata si de dc news, pe prima pagina. Intrati si votati kitschul preferat pe: http://www.dcnews.ro/2011/05/voteaza-cel-mai-kitsch-obiect-galerie-foto/

My work in Allee Willies Museum Of Kitsch

2011-05-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

Allee Willis is an American songwriter, artist, set designer, multimedia artist, writer, collector and director.
In 1995 she was nominated for an Emmy for her #1 hit, “I'll Be There For You”, the theme from Friends.

Allee is the initiator of the first online museum of kitsch.
My cartoon joined her biggest collection of kitsch in the world and i even received a Certifikitsch of Authenkitschity. Don't be suspicious, that's a cool thing :)

Allee Willis este colectionar, artist multimedia, artist, designer etc. In 1995 a fost nominalizata la premiile Emmy pentru ca a scris melodia celebra de pe genericul serialului "Friends".

Allee a creat primul muzeu online al kitschului.

Caricatura mea este parte din marea sa colectie, ba chiar am primit si un "Certifikitsch de Autenkitschitate". Nu fiti suspiciosi, este un lucru bun!

My work in the Emil Cioran Album

2011-04-22T22:15:00.001-07:00

Permanent Personal Exhibition "The Cinema DIVA" - Fourteen Bar Bucharest

2011-03-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

Oscar Party by Tabu

2011-03-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Sunday, February 27, we had the pleasure to take part in the Oscar Tabu 2011 party, organized by the Tabu women's magazine at the Reader's Cafe in Bucharest. Some of my works representing Hollywood Glamour icons were displayed as teasing for the exhibition, "The Cinema Diva". Here are some photos:

Duminica, 27 februarie, am avut placerea sa luam parte la petrecerea Oscar tabu 2011, organizata de revista Tabu, la Reader's Cafe, in Bucuresti. Cateva dintre lucrarile mele reprezentand dive de la Hollywood au fost expuse in cadrul evenimentului, ca teasing pentru expozitia "The Cinema Diva". Iata cateva imagini:

Interview for toonpool.com

2011-03-01T12:16:00.000-08:00

This week i had the pleasure to respond to an interview's questions for toonpool.com, the dearest art community i am a member of. I joined toonpool.com in the summer of 2009 and now i am the proud member of toonpool's staff and i regularly write the interviews for the "Letter for x" column.
Being asked about self-promoting and future projects, i presented my thoughts on the relationship between communication, PR and the arts and i talked about my recent exhibition, "The Cinema Diva".
You can read the interview on: toonpool.blog

Saptamana aceasta am avut placerea sa raspund la intrebarile dintr-un interviu pentru toonpool, cea mai draga comunitate de artisti din care fac parte. In vara anului 2009 am devenit membru toonpool, iar acum sunt parte din echipa site-ului si realizez interviurile rubricii "Letter from X".
Fiind intrebata care sunt modalitatile de auto-promovare si proiectele viitoare, am vorbit despre relatia dintre PR si arta, dar si despre viitoarea expozitie "The Cinema Diva. Puteti citi totul pe toonpool.blog

Interview @ KIDS RADIO with Nicoleta Ionescu & Alexandru Ifrim

2011-01-24T07:05:00.001-08:00

Our latest project: "Taramul Fermecat" Children's Book

2011-01-09T05:45:00.000-08:00

"Taramul fermecat" is the latest full colour illustrated children book we have worked on. This project is one of our favourites so far. For an illustrator, the smell of the fresh printed ink is like the taste of mother's home-made cookies.
The book contains almost 60 full page, full coloured illustrations, and some of them are present in the slideshow below:

"Taramul fermecat" este cea mai recenta carte pentru copii la care am lucrat. Acest proiect este unul dintre cele mai dragi dintre cele pe care am avut placerea sa le cream pana acum. Pentru un ilustrator, mirosul cernelei proaspat iesite de sub tipar este ca mirosul prajiturilor de casa facute de mama. Cartea contine aproximativ 60 de desene, iar slideshow-ul de mai jos reprezinta o mica selectie:

ilustratii povesti - picture slideshow

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for us all!

2010-12-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Children stories with CD and Colouring Book

2010-11-20T09:19:00.000-08:00

"Povestea porcului" is the third book we have drawn for this collection that includes a CD and a colouring book. The stories are selected from the romanianfolklore

"Povestea porcului" este al treilea titlu pe care il realizam in cadrul acestei colectii care include un CD si o carte de colorat.

Monthly digest - Letter from... interviews

2010-11-20T08:42:00.000-08:00

The great opportunity of being a toonpool.com editor offers me the chance to talk with artists all over the world. Week after week, i never get tired of hearing life stories, jokes and pranks and seeing beautiful pictures from exotic, hot or cold, far aways places that i might never see for myself if i won't buy a private jet. I invite you to read all artists' stories!

Minunata oportunitate de a fi editor pentru toonpool.com imi ofera sansa de a vorbi cu artisti din toata lumea. Saptamana dupa saptamana, de fiecare data ascult pe nerasuflate povesti de viata, glume si farse povestite si pot vedea fotografii din locuri exotice, calduroase sau friguroase, locuri indepartate pe care probabil nu le voi vedea niciodata daca nu imi voi cumpara un avion particular. Va invit sa cititi povestile acestor artisti:

Letter from Vienna!

Letter from Sydney

Letter from Bucharest

Letter from Barcelona

17Th RENDON International Cartoon Festival, Colombia 2010

2010-11-20T08:20:00.000-08:00

My participation to 17Th RENDON International Cartoon Festival, Colombia 2010, next to dear friend, Guaico. This year's theme was General Josè Marìa CÓRDOVA.

The cartoon festival is a joyful event every year thatmaterializes itself in a international exhibition. Cheers to Colombia!

Lucrarea cu care am participat anul acesta la a saptesprezecea editie a Festivalului International de Caricatura - Rendon, Columbia, 2010, sta cu onoare alaturi de prietenul Guaico. Tema acestui an a fost generalul Josè Marìa CÓRDOVA.

Acest festival reprezinta un eveniment plin de voie buna, an de an, iar la final se materializeaza intr-o expozitie internationala foarte interesanta. Noroc, Columbia!

Planse educationale

2010-10-24T23:43:00.000-07:00

Educational plates sets

2010-10-22T04:24:00.000-07:00

We designed two sets of educational plates for little children to learn about the variety of transportation ways and weather phenomenons.

Au aparut doua seturi de planse educationale ilustrate de noi pentru ca micutii sa poata invata despre varietatea mijloacelor de transport si a fenomenelor meteo.

A Smile Goes ‘Round the World - toonpool.com exhibition

2010-10-22T02:34:00.000-07:00

Toonpool.com, world's largest user-generated cartoon platform, has made the virtual space/real space transition trough an exhibition of cartoons by toonpool.com artists from all over the world. The exhibition will take place in Izmir, Turkey between October 15 and 29, 2010. My work, "Summer love" joined the project, next to other works belonging to 57 artists, such as: Benjamin Heine, Bernd Pohlenz, Matteo Bertelli, Menekse Cam etc.

Toonpool.com, cea mai mare platforma de caricaturi din lume, a facut trecerea dintre spatiul virtual si spatiul real prin intermediul unei expozitii care reuneste artisti din toata lumea. Expozitia va avea loc in Izmir, Turcia in perioada 15-29octombrie, 2010. Lucrarea mea, "Summer love" s-a alaturat proiectului, alaturi de alte 57 de opere ale unor artisti internationali, precum: Benjamin Heine, Bernd Pohlenz, Matteo Bertelli, Menekse Cam etc.

Gameboard design

2010-10-18T13:32:00.000-07:00

Time traveling - Gameboard design

2010-10-12T11:18:00.000-07:00

The gameboard we designed was recently released. We had a lot of fun time - traveling to Ancient Rome and imagining a friendly presentation for children of a memorable age for mankind.
Jupiter, the king of all gods, is your host, but you better make him your friend, or else...

A aparut de curand jocul la care am lucrat cu drag. Ne-am distrat calatorind in timp, in Roma Antica si am incercat sa ne imaginam o prezentare cat mai prietenoasa pentru cei mici a acelei epoci memorabile a omenirii.
Jupiter, cel mai important zeu, este gazda ta in acele timpuri. Ar fi bine sa va imprieteniti rapid, daca nu...

Letter from...Bogota

2010-09-28T19:13:00.000-07:00

I had a very interesting experience: talking with the colombian artist NO for the second issue of "Letter from.." issue, on toonpool. His art has a very interesting concept: blending music, drawing, philosophy and psychology etc. from wich results the sensual character of nude female rockstar, INNITA.

Please read the entire interview: click!

Am avut o discutie foarte interesanta cu artistul columbian NO, pentru cel de-al doilea interviu pentru rubrica "Letter from...". Arta sa are in spate un concept foarte interesant: inbinand muzica, desenul, filozofia, psihologia etc. Din toate acestea rezulta senzualul personaj care intruchipeaza o cantareata nud de muzica rock, Innita. Va invit sa cititi integral interviul: click!

Papergirl Romania Iasi exibits at Acajou cafe

2010-09-26T12:36:00.000-07:00

Papergirl (Iasi) project succesfuly transforms into an exhibition oppening on november 24 in Acaju Cafe, Iasi.
This is an international project, founded in 2006 by Aisha Ronniger (Berlin), where "paperboys and papergirls" go around the city on bicycles bestowing wrapped packages of art pieces - prints, posters, etc. - onto unsuspecting passerby. But first, the works gather into an exhibition.

Proiectul Paprgirl Iasi se transforma cu succes intr-o expozitie care a avut vernisajul vineri, 24 nov la Acaju Cafe Iasi.
Acesta este un proiect international, initiat in 2006 la Berlin de catre Aisha Ronninger, proiect in care baieti si fete merg prin oras pe biciclete pentru a distribui role si pachete cu lucrari de arta - postere, printuri. Inainte de toate, lucrarile sunt adunate intr-o expozitie.

My first interview as toonpool.com editor

2010-09-21T13:36:00.000-07:00

I invite you to read the first interview made as an editor for the largest cartoon platform in the world. The concept of the new feature where the interview is presented is to talk with very spiritual artists form the most interesting or exotic places of Earth.

"Letters form" is the name of this unique feature on toonpool's blog whre the homestroies are tempting you to close your eyes for a second and travel around the glob.

For this first issue of "Letters from" i had the pleasure to talk to Kresten Forsman, a cartoonist from Greenland visiting the Faroe Islands. Click here for the entire interview: http://blog.toonpool.com/interview/letter-from-faroe-islands/

Va invit sa cititi primul interviu pe care l-am realizat ca editor pentru cea mai mare platforma de caricaturi din lume, toonpool.com. Conceptul acestei noi rubirci in care este integrat acest interviu, este concentrat pe a prezenta artisti din cele mai interesante si exotice locuri din lume.

"Scrisori din..." este numele acestei rubirici unice de pe blogul toonpool, unde povestile de acasa ale fiecarui caricaturist tenteaza cititorul sa inchida ochii si sa calatoreasca in jurul globului.

Pentru primul interviu, am avut placerea sa vorbesc cu Kresten Forsman, un caricaturist din Groenlanda aflat in vizita in Insulele Feroe. Click aici pentru a citi intregul interviu: http://blog.toonpool.com/interview/letter-from-faroe-islands/