Illustrator, Designer

Ivan Canu

Rep: Richard Salzman
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Mimaster Illustration

Born in Alghero, graduated in Modern Literature – history of spectacle in Florence.
From almost 8 years I worked as critic, graphic designer and il...lustrator for the magazine Hystrio and I cured the imagine of the International Balzan Foundation.

Since 2009 I’m one of founders and the director of Mimaster Illustrazione, Milan, Italy. Since 2017 I'm the curator of The Illustrators Survival Corner at the BCBF (Bologna), CCBF (Shanghai) and MICBF (Moscow)

Awards:
AI website, 2008, 2016; Annual 2019, 2020
Communication Arts Award of Excellence, 2008;
NY SOI Annual and exhibition 58, 59, 60, 61;
3x3 Annual No.13, 2016 Honorable Mention No.15, 2018 Book, No 16, 2019 Book, 2020 Book
CQ 50 online gallery, 53, 2018 Journal

Since February 2016 I've been represented by Salzman International agency
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    Paul Auster
    portrait of the author Paul Auster, 2011 - digital Client: The New York Times Book Review
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    haters' wave
    Cover for Z-Die Zeit weekly, an homage to Hokusai, about the power of web haters. AD: Bettina Theuerkauf, Ellen Dietrich, Malin Schulz Nominated to German Design Prize, 2016. Selected into NY SI 59, exhibit and book, 2017
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    the match
    Fire walk with me - foreign politics of Trump's presidency
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    15 portraits
    2017 series for Il Sole 24 Ore, for the column "At table with" by Paolo Bricco, Stefano Salis (ad. Adriano Attus)
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    new Middle-Age
    On the Italian newspaper La Repubblica David Quammen talks to Luca Fraioli about the new Middle-Aged dictionary of Trump (page design: Stefano Cipolla - AD: Angelo Rinaldi)
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    portrait of Ta-Nehisi Coates
    The afro-american Author Ta-Nehisi Coates has written an article from his last memorial book on weekly Tuttolibri of La Stampa newspaper(AD Cynthia Sgarallino)
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    Miles to Go
    Audible's cover for "Miles to Go" podcast
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    A Devil in the Valley
    Audible's cover for "A Devil in the Valley" podcast
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    LatinFinance
    series of covers for LatinFinance magazine, 2019-2022
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    NZZ
    open spread for Swiss NZZam Sonntag magazine, 2022
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    TheFerryman
    open illustration for This American Life website, 2021
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    Coco
    cover for Laure Duval's "The season of the wind" novel, Mondadori, 2021
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    Marie Curie
    Series of illustration for "Marie Curie" picture book, CIDEB-Black Cat, 2018
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    Michelstaedter
    cover for "Carlo Michelstaedter" biography, LEG editions, 2022
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    Kosovel
    cover for "Sre?ko Kosovel" biography, LEG editions, 2022
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    cinema
    portraits of the Italian director and Oscar winner Vittorio De Sica and the Italian actress and Oscar winner Anna Magnani, for "Italy of the Resistance in 50 portraits", Centauria, 2020
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    Leopardi
    portrait of the Italian Romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi, for "Very Italians" picture book, Adriano Salani publisher, 2020
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    DeLucchi
    portrait of the Italian designer Michele De Lucchi, Il Sole 24 Ore, 2019
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    Queen
    Series for "God Save the Queen" picture book, Centauria, 2021
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    Merkel
    cover portrait of the German former Prime Minister Angela Merkel, L'Espresso magazine, 2022
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    Gramsci
    cover book portrait of the Italian politician and philosopher Antonio Gramsci, Laterza, 2021
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    Liberation
    series of illustrations for Paolo Mieli's "Italy of the Liberation in 50 portraits", Centauria, 2021
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    Tolstoj
    paperback covers for Lev Tolstoy's novels and essays, Feltrinelli, 2015-2019
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    Montalbán
    Series of cover for the Italian paperback edition of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán's novels, Feltrinelli, 2015-2021
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    Baresi
    cover portrait for the Italian football's champion's autobiography Franco Baresi, Feltrinelli, 2021
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    Falcone
    cover portrait for Maria Falcone, "The judge's legacy", Mondadori, 2022
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    L'Espresso
    series of covers for L'Espresso magazine, 2018-2022
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    Art
    editorial illustration about the museums' open access, for L'Espresso magazine, 2021
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    History
    editorial illustration on the importance of history, for L'Espresso magazine, 2022
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    Darth Machiavelli
    editorial illustration on the actuality of Machiavelli's philosophy, for L'Espresso magazine, 2019
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    Dracula
    editorial illustration about the actuality of the vampire's myth, for L'Espresso magazine, 2022
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    museums
    the future of museums, editorial illustration for L'Espresso magazine, 2020
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    Indiana Jones
    The actuality of Indiana Jones and the new historical museums, for L'Espresso magazine, 2021
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    Putin
    The Zar against the world, for L'Espresso magazine, 2018
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    Love
    A kiss will save humanity, for L'Espresso magazine, 2022
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    Kong economy
    On L'Espresso interview to the sociologist Richard Sennett about the liquid society (AD Stefano Cipolla)
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    Trump's money
    Die Zeit's cover Politik section
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    Gym alone
    illustration for The Wall Street Journal Life & Arts (AD Lisa Dilillo) done with @procreate: as home workouts rise during Coronavirus, gyms sweat (by Avantika Chilkoti)
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    Math is politics
    Illustration for the Sofia Ventura's article about Chiara Valerio's book "Math is politics", L'Espresso magazine, Sept. 13th 2020 (AD Stefano Cipolla, design Alessio Melandri)
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    Pope Francis
    portrait of Pope Francis for L'OBS, weekly French magazine (AD Serge Ricco)
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    Mario Draghi
    cover for L'Espresso magazine, Feb. 7th 2021 /AD Stefano Cipolla)
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    Marcel Proust
    open spread for L'Espresso magazine, Feb. 28 2021 (AD Stefano Cipolla), digital.
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