Jaume Capdevila facts for kids
Kap is the pen name of Jaume Capdevila. He was born in 1974 in Berga, a town near Barcelona, Spain. He is a talented cartoonist and caricaturist. This means he draws funny pictures and exaggerated portraits of people. Kap creates drawings for newspapers like La Vanguardia and El Mundo Deportivo. He also shares his art on websites such as El último mono Garabatolandia and Kapdigital.
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About Kap
His Education and Awards
Jaume Capdevila studied Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. He has published many books filled with his cartoons and political caricatures. In 2009, he won the Gat Perich International Humor Prize. This award celebrates people who use humor in their work.
Kap has shown his artwork in many cities around the world. These include Barcelona, Berga, Madrid, París, and México. His drawings are shared widely by Cagle Cartoons, which is a service that distributes cartoons to different publications.
Kap as a Historian and Curator
Kap is also an expert on the history of Spanish cartoons and humor. He has written many books about these topics. He has also written about famous Catalan cartoonists like Bagaria and Tísner. He even wrote about how satire (humor that makes fun of things) is used in Spanish media.
He has helped organize art shows, called "curating" exhibits. One exhibit, "Trazos," showed 100 years of history through cartoons from El Mundo Deportivo. This is the oldest sports newspaper in Spain. He also curated shows about cartoonists like Joaquim Muntañola and Tísner.
Books by Kap
Kap has created many books throughout his career. These books can be divided into different types. Some are collections of his cartoons, while others are about the history of art. He has also illustrated books for other authors.
Cartoon Collections
These books are filled with Kap's own cartoons and funny drawings. They often cover topics like sports or current events.
- 1997 Sense Kap ni peus
- 1999 Barça: 100 años de buen humor (About FC Barcelona's 100 years)
- 2001 La Patumàquia
- 2007 El Maragallato
- 2007 Tiro al blanco (Part of the Pelotazos series)
- 2007 Aquellos maravillosos años (Part of the Pelotazos series)
- 2009 Manar! Manar!
- 2011 Bojos pel futbol (Crazy about football)
- 2012 Enfoteu-vos-en! Humor indignat (Collective work about "indignant" humor)
Books About Cartoon History
These books are essays or studies about the history of cartoons and humor. Kap shares his knowledge and research in these works.
- 2006 Trazos. Un siglo de ilustración y buen humor en Mundo Deportivo (About a century of humor in a sports newspaper)
- 2006 Muntañola. L'art de riure, l'art de viure (About cartoonist Muntañola)
- 2007 Bagaria. La guerra no fa riure (About cartoonist Bagaria and war)
- 2009 L'humor gràfic de Tísner. Una aproximació a les caricatures d'Avel·lí Artís Gener. (About the cartoons of Tísner)
- 2009 Canya al Borbó! Iconografia satírica de la monarquia espanyola. (About satirical images of the Spanish monarchy)
- 2011 Andreu Damesón. Geni de la caricatura (About cartoonist Andreu Damesón, co-authored with Lluís Solà i Dachs)
Books He Illustrated
Kap has also drawn pictures for many other books. These books cover a wide range of topics, from sports jokes to guides.
- ¡Que sabrá usted de fútbol! (What do you know about football!)
- Los 200 mejores chistes deportivos (The 200 best sports jokes)
- Urruti t'estimo!
- El cabàs de micacos
- Guia del Berguedà (A guide to the Berguedà region)
- El Quixot dels ignorants (A version of Don Quixote for beginners)
- Restaurantes originales de Barcelona (Original restaurants in Barcelona)
- Historia de España para Dummies (History of Spain for Dummies)
- Cocina fácil para Dummies (Easy cooking for Dummies)
- Dormir bien para Dummies (Sleeping well for Dummies)
See also
In Spanish: Kap para niños
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