2008 Book Fair Artist Ronald Kurniawan
RONALD KURNIAWAN
2008/7th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair Artist
The West Hollywood Book Fair is pleased to announce Ronald Kurniawan as our 7th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair artist! Each year, a different artist creates an original painting for the book fair’s “Fall Into Reading” theme. The artwork appears on all of the West Hollywood Book Fair materials (available starting in June). We are thrilled to feature Ronald, who is an extraordinary and well-known Los Angeles area artist. In addition to many well-known clients, Ronald has done work for the LA Weekly, including Best of LA issue covers.
Ronald Kurniawan graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Inspired by ideograms, syllables, letterforms, beasts and heroic landscapes, he slowly but surely continues to create a visual language where the wilderness and civilization could merge happily together. With the belief that the sublime and nuclear age could coexist, he paints romantic environments and breaks the quiet scene with juxtaposed imagery taking the shape of icons and letterforms. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles where he paints meticulously and happily accompanied by his pug Ruffles, an avid artist himself.
Ronald’s clients include Sony Pictures Entertainment, Mattel Inc., Toyota, Turner Broadcasting System, Disney Consumer Products,Tetra, Playmates Toys, General Mills, Design Studio Press, Vertex Productions,Brand New School,Centropolis Entertainment, AIGA Santa Fe, New Mexico, Inc., La Weekly, Plansponspor, Global Custodian and more.
He has been recognized in several publications include Communication Arts Illustration Annuals, American Illustration, and Society of Illustrators.
Web Site: http://www.ronaldkurniawan.com
