Matthias Giesen
education: Art School Rotterdam, autonomous.
debut:
Hervormd Nederland.
breakthrough: Gordijnen voor Beginners.
inspiration: Hans Baldung Grien. Favourite quote: "Humor is a position taken by a moist and happy impuls toward a gelatinous entanglement of the human body by means of threads, namely of the parenchymatic tissue." (Artur Säbelmann)
publications: Books: De Zwaartekrachtjaren (2004), Gordijnen Voor Beginners (1998), Romantiek en Wetenschap. Cartoons for HP/De Tijd, Filosofie Magazine, Scientific American, Academische Boekengids, NCRV Gids, Natuur en Milieu, Haagsche Courant, Incentive.
clients: Fortis, Rai Lengfords, TPG Post, Netwerknotarissen, Fair Trade.
specialism: Absurdistic one-panel-gags or cartoons.
