VIZ MEDIA TO RELEASE ART FOR HOPE DIGITAL ART ANTHOLOGY IN DECEMBER
Innovative Art Book Created In Partnership With Autodesk To Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery; Exhibit Of Artwork Also Takes Place In Las Vegas At Autodesk University
VIZ Media has announced the upcoming debut of ART FOR HOPE, a limited edition digital art book anthology created in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to benefit Architecture for Humanity. The anthology will be available for a limited time, from December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012, for $4.99 through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod® touch. 100% of VIZ Media’s net proceeds will support Architecture for Humanity’s ongoing disaster reconstruction efforts in Japan. To learn more about these rebuilding projects, please visit: www.ArchitectureForHumanity.org.
Each of the 40 artists participating in the ART FOR HOPE anthology used Autodesk® SketchBook® digital paint and drawing software applications in some way to create original pieces for the anthology. The artists, both professional and amateur, hail from around the world and from diverse fields, and range in style from the realistic to the fantastic, each illustrating the theme of “Hope.” Notable contributors include Eisner Award and Harvey Award winner Rob Guillory, Harvey Award winner Lark Pien, muralist Sirron Norris, and MAMESHIBA artists Jorge Monlongo and Gemma Corell.
Selections from ART FOR HOPE will also be exhibited at the Autodesk annual user conference, Autodesk University, taking place at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV from November 29th to December 1st. Access to the exhibit is free to the public within the Creative Studio a unique hands-on space to celebrate the creative spirit and showcasing a variety of Autodesk software and products. More information on the exhibit and conference is available at: http://www.sketchbooknews.com/news/creative-studio-art-exhibit.html.
VIZ Media and Autodesk are very proud of and grateful to the following artists for their contributions to the ART FOR HOPE digital art anthology:
| Janet Alvarado | Don’t Lose Hope |
| Asuka 111 (Patipat Asavasena) | Hope |
| Azure | Untitled |
| Greg Baldwin of CreatureBox | Sheltered |
| Alan Bay | A Little Piece of Hope |
| Drew Blom | Calvin Hedge and the Iron Golem |
| Steve Boura | Bright Future |
| Carsten Bradley | A Wish for You |
| Matthew Britton | Regrowth |
| Veronica Casson | The Guest Room |
| Geikou Chen | Rainbow Bridge to Tomorrow |
| Gemma Correll | Pierre, le Chat Français |
| Kalii Delarosa | The Rainbow in the Rain |
| Conrado Hernan Villa Gil | Untitled |
| Dave Guertin | First Flight |
| Rob Guillory | Hope |
| Rodolpho Langhi | A New Sunrise |
| C. Lijewski | Light Side of Dark |
| Chris Lui | Birds of a Feather |
| Holly Mongi | Good Morning, Friend |
| Jorge Monlongo | The Sprout and the Bean |
| Brian Muelhaupt | Ojizo-sama |
| Shaun Mulle | n Kodama (Tree Spirits) |
| Susan Murtaugh | Enduring Beauty |
| Ray N. | Deliverance |
| Joe Ng | Rise Above the Storm |
| Sirron Norris | Kibou |
| Jacques Pena | Love |
| Luis Peso | Gathering Hope |
| Lark Pien | Wishes, Dreams |
| Kyle Runciman | Ready to Roll |
| Francesco Salvati | DEAR HOPE |
| Janet Shaw | The Hope of Japan |
| Brad Silverman | Dancing Dragon |
| Joseph Strachan | Flight of the Phoenix |
| James Turner | Never Give Up |
| Colie Wertz | Sea Turtle |
| Pinar Yalcin | Beam of Light |
| John Yandall | One Little Sign |
| Jim Zub Seed | Starter |
For more information on the ART FOR HOPE project, please visit www.VIZ.com/artforhope.
For more information on VIZ Media digital initiatives, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps/.
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