Gazy Andraus

(born in january, 11, 1967) – a short biography

Address: R. Jacob Emmerick, 458/ap. 805, centro

               CEP: 11310-070, São Vicente – SP    Brasil

               Tel: (013)3468 5944    E-mail: gazya@yahoo.com.br ; gazyandraus@yahoo.com

Academic life:

•  Adults Philosophical Comics Author

•  PhD in Comunication Sciences by USP (2006)

•  M.d in Arts at IA (Instituto de Artes), UNESP (Universidade do Estado de São Paulo) researching Adult Filosophic Comics on the world (1999)

·   Graduated in Visual Arts in FAAP, São Paulo/SP, 1992.

Professional and Artistic life:

·        -Worked as an art assistent in a small publicity studio, from 1988 until 1989 (during 1,5 year)

·        -Worked as teacher of art education in schools, from 1991 until 1994.

·        -Nowadays working also s free-lance teacher, giving conferences and courses in schools and universities about “ Adult Filosophic Comics on the world”.

·        -Author of 10 Fanzines: “ Viagens”, “Homo Eternus”, “Irmãos Siameses” (co-produced with Edgar franco), “ HQ^2” ,  “Convergências”, O Inexpugnável”,

      “ Solos”,  “ Sacro-Conquistador”,  “ Para criar um Sol” and the recent  “ Rogai”  

-all of them sent and exposed at annual expositions of Fanzines and prozines in Ourense/Spain, since 1995.

·        -Since 1986 published many Comics to several Fanzines and Prozines in Brazil (“ Barata”-edited by Flávio Calazans, “ IQI”, edited by Edgard Guimarães, “Tyli-Tyli”-a filosophical zine, edited by Henrique Magalhães, etc.),   and in Portugal (“O Voo da Águia” and “ Equinócios”, edited by Nuno Nisa, etc.).

·        -Published Comics in official magazines like: ”Heavy Metal”-the brazilian edition,  “Fêmea Feroz”,  “Metal Pesado”(in color).

·        Had an article about  “Tyli-tyli”-a filosophical fanzine, published in the book “As Histórias em Quadrinhos* no Brasil - teoria e prática”, organizated by Flávio Calazans, Dr. in communication in Brazil.

·        Every year, since 1996, writes articles and papers presented in congresses of communication, about  autors of comics as Caza (France), Alan Moore (England), Libanese Charge and Caricatures, etc.

·        -Conferenced about Brazil Comics and Fanzines, at ALBA (Academie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts), in Beyrouth/Lebanon, in 1997.

·        -Visited the CNBDI (Centre Nationale de Bande Dessinée et Image), of Angoulême/France and Fanzinothèque du Poitiers/France in 1994.

·        -Won Prize as best Fanzine in First bi-annual of Rio de Janeiro, with the fanzine “ Matrix”, wich was co-editor.

Life-life:

·        -since 7 years old, reading Comics and drawing progressively animals, dinosaurs, monsters, super-heros and now fantastic-taoist-filosophic comics.

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*Comics are called  “ Histórias em Quadrinhos” in Brazil.