Erick Ginard

Erick Ginard (born September 8, 1979) is a contemporary visual artist and the most internationally awarded Cuban poster artist since the Cuban poster boom of the 1970s.

Erick Ginard
Born1979 (age 43–44)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityCuban
Alma materHigher Institute of Industrial Design (ISDi)
Known forPosters

Early life

The first son of a marriage of doctors, Erick Ginard was born in the municipality of Marianao in Havana, Cuba. His first years were spent in Havana, but some time later the family settled in the eastern city of Las Tunas where Ginard's parents were appointed by the Cuban government to carry out a social mission. Ginard grew up between the two Cuban cities. Although from a young age he seemed to have an aptitude for drawing, Erick preferred sports and outdoor activities rather than artistic ones.[1]

At the age of 18, back in Havana and after having completed his compulsory military service, he began his studies at the Higher Institute of Industrial Design (ISDi) without having a very precise idea of what design meant. In his own words, during his college years he was the worst student he could be. He was just sure that he didn't want to become a doctor.[1]

Learning as he went along, Ginard designed and illustrated his first books for some Cuban publishing houses. Simultaneously, he began to be interested in the poster art.

Career

After graduating in 2003, Ginard did practically everything in Cuba in the field of graphic design. In the next five years he designed and illustrated more than a hundred books and magazines for various Cuban, Mexican and American publishers. He designed publications such as Caminos magazine, the cultural magazine La Letra del Escriba, the Journal of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema and the newspaper of the Havana International Book Fair while creating his first posters.

With a strong expressionist aesthetic, Ginard's posters quickly stand out in the Cuban poster landscape with an identity of their own. The unfinished hand drawing, like a sketch, and the risky use of typography marked his early works and are often found throughout his later graphic production always categorized as an endearing rarity.[2]

In 2008, his poster to celebrate the ten years of "A Guitarra Limpia" at the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center won the First Prize in the national contest organized for this purpose.[3]

In 2010, Ginard settled in Mexico City where he founded his own design studio together with Cuban artist Katherine R. Paz. Tojosa Design Studio becomes the physical and spiritual space where Ginard continuously develops signature projects. At the same time, he begins to represent Cuba and Mexico in biennials,[4][5] contests,[6][7][8] and poster events around the world, becoming one of the most recognized poster artists worldwide.[9]

Erick Ginard's graphic work has been exhibited in more than 40 countries. Ginard's posters are part of the permanent collections of various museums and iconic cultural institutions[10] such as the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design[11] in Japan and the Lahti Poster Museum in Finland.

In 2020, Ginard was the only representative from the Americas in the professional design jury of the Golden Turtle Festival in Moscow.[12][13]

Selected awards and honors
  • Grand Prix - "7th Prague Virtual Biennale", Czech Republic.[14]
  • Gold Award - "The Golden Turtle Festival '17", Russia.[15]
  • Gold Medal - "Bolivia Poster Biennial BICeBé '21", Bolivia.[16]
  • Silver Award - "3rd Taipei International Design Award", Taiwan.[17]
  • Silver Medal - "15th International Poster Biennial in Mexico (BICM)", Mexico.[18]
  • Silver Award - "The 3rd Exhibition of Contemporary International Ink Design", China.[19]
  • Bronze Medal - "16th International Poster Biennial in Mexico (BICM)", Mexico.[20]
  • Judges' Special Award - "3rd Taipei International Design Award", Taiwan.[17]
  • Poster Prize - "62nd San Sebastian International Film Festival", Spain.[21]
  • Honorable Mention - "7th International Biennale of Theatre Poster Rzeszów", Poland.
  • Diploma of the Jury - "The 6th Moscow Poster Competition", Russia.[22]
  • Jury Special Prize - "International Poster Design Competition Against Violence Toward Women", Turkey.
  • Winner Poster - "Poster for Tomorrow", France.[23]
  • Winner Poster - "V Anfachen Award", Germany.[24]
  • Winner Poster - "II Anfachen Award", Germany.[25]
  • Winner Poster - "1st Calanca Biennale", Switzerland.
  • Winner Poster - "TYPODAY International Poster Competition", India.
  • Excellence Award - "The 10th China International Poster Biennial", China.[26]
  • Award of Excellence - "17th Platinum Originality Award - China Academy of Art", China.
  • Distinction - "10th Taiwan International Graphic Design Award", Taiwan.[27]
  • Distinction - "9th Taiwan International Graphic Design Award", Taiwan.
  • Honorable Mention Award - "2nd We Want Jazz International Poster Competition", Poland.[28]
  • Honorable Distinction Award - "Stop Hate Poster Show", Poland.
  • Honorary Distinction - "5th Museum of Typography International Poster Contest", Greece.[29]
  • Honorary Distinction - "3rd Museum of Typography International Poster Contest", Greece.
  • Honoured Artist - "13th Art Moves Billboard Art Festival", Poland.
  • Honoured Artist - "11th Art Moves Billboard Art Festival", Poland.
  • 2nd Prize - "Picasso's Guernica 80 Years Poster Competition", Cuba.[30]
  • 1st Prize - "19th International Book Fair Poster Competition", Cuba.
  • 1st Prize - "UNESCO Program Visual Identity Award", Cuba.
  • 1st Prize - "1st A Guitarra Limpia Poster Award", Cuba.[31]

References
  1. Woungly, Annick. "Erick Ginard: creer en el resultado impensado". Disenadores Cubanos por el Mundo. April 6, 2020.
  2. Klamovka, Altán. "AUG DESIGN – Seventh International parade of visual arts and design". Altán Klamovka.
  3. Diaz, Estrella. "Concurso de Carteles A Guitarra Limpia". La Jiribilla. October 25, 2008.
  4. Świętojańska, Gazeta. "17. Międzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu Teatralnego Rzeszów 2020". September 13, 2020.
  5. CO | Show, Colorado Poster Biennial. "Erick Ginard at CO | Show". co | show.
  6. Sýkorová, Lenka (2021). Drawing as a non-verbal communication tool. PUNO Press, London. pp. 149–151. ISBN 978-1-9160592-5-2.
  7. EFE, Agency. "Inauguran en La Habana una muestra de carteles por el 80 aniversario del Guernica de Picasso". Cibercuba. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. Iglesias, Ainhoa. "Minimalismo para el 62 Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastian". El Diario Vasco. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. Ariel, Edgar. "Erick Ginard: Mi relacion con el diseno cubano es de continuo descubrimiento". Rialta Magazine. January 26, 2021.
  10. Purdue, University. "Posterists in the World". Resources in the Visual Resources Collection in the Department of Art and Design, Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Art and Design, Yue-Kong Pao Hall, Purdue University.
  11. Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design. "The 13th International Poster Triennial in Toyama: Selected Artists". May 26, 2021.
  12. DCPM, Redaccion. "El disenador cubano Erick Ginard, jurado en concurso internacional". March 21, 2021.
  13. "ECO-Posters. Professional Jury". Golden Turtle.
  14. "2014 « Kategorie « Altán Klamovka". www.aug.cz.
  15. ""Golden Turtle" design contest archive". wncontest.ru.
  16. Bolivia Poster Biennale, BICeBé. "Winners". www.bicebebolivia.com.
  17. Center, China Productivity. "Taipei International Design Award". Taipei International Design Award.
  18. DCPM, Redacción (November 2, 2018). "Diseñadores cubanos premiados en la 15 Bienal del Cartel en México".
  19. Beijing Design Week 2020, Design Hop. "The 3rd Exhibition of Contemporary International Ink Design. The lists of award-winning works". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  20. DCPM, Redacción (August 4, 2021). "Diseñadores cubanos premiados en la 16 Bienal del Cartel en México".
  21. "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival.
  22. "Выставка конкурса Московский плакат 2020 — Московский плакат". www.plakat-msh.ru.
  23. Poster for Tomorrow. "Fake News - Selected Designers". www.posterfortomorrow.org.
  24. Award, Anfachen. "Gewinner V". www.anfachenaward.de.
  25. Award, Anfachen. "Winners II". www.anfachenaward.de.
  26. The 10th China International Poster Biennial, Winners (2021-11-30). "China International Poster Biennial". CIPB. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  27. TIGDA. "Winners of 2021 Taiwan International Graphic Design Award". www.tigda.org.tw.
  28. Holwek, Agnieszka. "Zwycięzcy konkursu WE WANT JAZZ 2020". RadioJAZZ.
  29. "5th Poster Competition Awards 16/11/2019". November 17, 2019.
  30. "Homenaje del cartel cubano al aniversario 80 de Guernica". cubarte.cult.cu.
  31. "CUBA - LA JIRIBILLA". www.lajiribilla.co.cu.
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