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icaro tuttle

illustrator, cartoonist, designer.

born in milan, attended classical high school in genoa and graduated in design and art at the free university of bolzano. now i'm in bologna and i'm studying comics languages at the academy of fine arts. i draw, i write, i published two books with the beccogiallo publishing house and i collaborated with the illustration agency yoonik. i like doing workshops with kids and adults, i regularly post little things from my life on my instagram profile and i do self-production fairs when i have the chance.

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education

in progress

second level academic diploma in comic book languages

Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna

2022

degree in design and art, design curriculum, 110 cum laude

Free University of Bolzano

2019

classical high school diploma 100/100

Andrea D'Oria High School in Genoa

languages

italian: native speaker

english: c1

german: b2

french: studying

 

experiences

instagram profile

2020 - today

regular creation of illustrations and strips. 

 

disegnini night

2020 - today

drawing workshops, both for adults and teens, online and in-person.

 

self-productions

2021 - today

Participation in various fairs and markets, including Gomma Festival, Frida Market, Urca, Art May Sound, etc. 

 

Free University of Bolzano

january 2022 - june 2022

management of the social media channels (instagram and facebook) of the faculty of design and art (@unibz_designxart)

 

Beccogiallo publisher

march 2022

publication of the first graphic novel “The cure, story of all my cuts.”

 

Luoghi Comuni

july 2022

participation in the four-day art residency “Parole Abitate” in Perugia and creation of the cover of the latest issue of the monthly magazine of the same name.

 

This Is Not A Love Song

october 2022

creation of a leporello for an illustrated music cassette (Love by Kendrick Lamar).

 

Beccogiallo publisher

november 2022 - march 2023

stand activity (booth assembly/disassembly and sales) at Cartoomics and Bookpride fairs in Milan and Bologna Children's Book Fair.

 

municipality of Ciampino

april 2023

comics and self-publishing workshops with thirteen middle school and high school classes as part of a project to raise awareness of gender-based violence.


Beccogiallo publisher

may 2023

publication of the second graphic novel “Deads Don't Take the Elevator”.

 

AMO festival 2023

june 2023

participation at the LGBTQAI+ festival in Cavalese (Trento, Italy) with an installation
on the perception of non-binary bodies through early 2000s television.

Rayban

july 2023
live performance with Rayban for the “Genuine Since” project in Riccione and Diano Marina. 

Lucca Comics (bookshop)

october 2023
collaboration with Inuit art print shop for a risograph print themed “Together”

This Is Not A Love Song

october 2023
creation of an illustrated vhs (twelve cards plus poster and cover) from the eight Harry Potter films.

Feltrinelli Education and Valore D

january 2024
creation of a “gender” themed illustration for the “Not just words” glossary.

Wondy Sono Io

march 2024
illustrations for the self-published collection of juvenile short stories “Lamplights” by Francesca Del Rosso aka “Wondy.”

Mubi Italy x This Is Not A Love Song

march - november 2024
collaboration with Mubi Italia and TINALS for a series of illustrations inspired by the films “How to Have Sex,” “The Nature of Love” and “Breathless.”

Italian Poetry Slam League

september 2024
creation of five illustrations for the self-published collection of the 2023 winning poems. 

Art May Sound 2024

may 2024 
installation at the “Art May Sound” festival about "future".

AMO festival 2024

june 2024
participation in the LGBTQAI+ festival in Cavalese (Trento, Italy) with an installation on gender fluidity.

Road to Pride 

september 2024
preparation event for Bolzano's first pride in 2025 with a self-production stand.

Inchiostro vivo

november 2024

workshop for the centenary of Goliarda Sapienza's birth in collaboration with Cooltour in Bolzano.

Canicola cultural association

november 2024
tribute illustration for the reprint of “Ragazze Cattive” by Ancco with an exhibit and live painting at the Matite festival in Modena.

A occhi aperti

november 2024

participation in the bookshop of the international comics and illustration festival with personal stuff and works by the Mayonese GM collective.

Zelt x Unibz

january 2025

animation project in collaboration with the Free University of Bolzano and the Zelt association in Bressanone.

well-known clients

Mubi Italy

Feltrinelli Education

Ray Ban

Valore D

Beccogiallo

This Is Not A Love Song

Canicola

skills

digital and analog drawing

graphic design

 

creative writing

ux/ui design basics

creation of exhibitions and installations

risograph

linocut

silkscreen

binding
paper modeling
use of cutting plotter

basic embroidery

 

social media management

newsletter creation

 

programs

adobe illustrator (graphics)
adobe indesign (layout)

adobe photoshop (image editing)

adobe after effects (motion graphics)

adobe premiere (video editing)


figma (ui/ux design)
principle for mac (ui/ux design)

procreate (drawing)

procreate dreams (animation)

rhinoceros (3d modeling)

grasshopper (programming)

keyshot (rendering)

 

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