“I believe that characters will continue to repeatedly transform in the future, creating areas where new characters can live.”
Takashi Murakami, foreword “Pictoplasma 2″, 2003
“Instead of stepping back in time, catch a glimpse of the future at the Pictoplasma Conference in Berlin, the international meeting of the creators behind the newest personalities.”
Vogue Italia, August 2006
“Without really noticing it, Pictoplasma has unleashed a true visual phenomenon, that is just waiting to be discovered.”
Beaux Arts Magazine (France), February 2006
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Ger), November 2005
“Besides Pictoplasma’s theoretical focus on the possibilities and limitations of character related art, it is especially the unlimited strength of contemporary characters to convince through their visual density and apparent timeless simplicity.”
Der Gap (Austria), December 2006
“Frightened because it isn’t like anything you have ever experienced? Scared because it will be so different from anything you’ve been to before? Don’t be! Embrace it! Get ready to be delighted and don’t let another Pictoplasma pass you by!”
Heather Kenyon (USA), November 2008
“The New York edition of Pictoplasma was as successful as possible: great programme, fantastic speakers and performances and audience getting jaw-ache from constant grinning.”
Régine Debatty, September 2008
“Taking in almost 10 lectures a day was like going out in a rainstorm of ideas, thoughts and images - getting swamped but feeling refreshed afterwards.”
Modart Magazine (Belgium), December 2006
“Pictoplasma is defining the perimeters of a new genre.”
Eye Magazine (USA), December 2006
The character-filled event was full of energy and excitement. We can only hope for another inspiring Pictoplasma event to come back, if not to New York then to another lucky city.
Matt Sung / design:related (USA), September 2008