Iassen Ghiuselev
Iassen Ghiuselev (born 1964) is a Bulgarian illustrator of many classic stories including Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland and The King of the Golden River. His father is the Bulgarian opera singer Nicola Ghiuselev. Ghiuselev attended the School of Art in Sofia and then studied at the National Academy of Art.
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Iassen Ghiuselev
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- 1964 · Sofia.
- Nationality
- Bulgaria
- Occupation
- illustrator · artist · painter
- Fields
- visual arts · painting · illustration
- Education
- National Academy of Arts
- Languages
- Bulgarian
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Iassen Ghiuselev (born 1964) is a Bulgarian illustrator of many classic stories including Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland and The King of the Golden River. His father is the Bulgarian opera singer Nicola Ghiuselev. Ghiuselev attended the School of Art in Sofia and then studied at the National Academy of Art.
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Iassen Ghiuselev (born 1964) is a Bulgarian artist, illustrator and painter. The artist was born in Sofia.
Iassen Ghiuselev studied at National Academy of Arts. The artist is active in illustration, painting and visual arts. Languages used include Bulgarian.
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Iassen Ghiuselev is recorded with the occupation visual artist. Recorded as illustrator, artist and painter.
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1964
Iassen Ghiuselev was born on 24 July 1964.
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- Iassen Ghiuselev: Illustrator–Bulgaria, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, 2025
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He graduated in 1990 and started work as a freelance illustrator. Ghuiselev creates cover pictures, graphics and other illustrations for some of the best-known publishers and magazines in Sofia. He also works with the magazines Vanity Fair and Vogue in Italy. • Illustration — Iassen Ghiuselev
Die Zeit and Radio Bremen awarded him the LUCHS 93 prize for his illustrations in The Queen Bee, published by Esslinger. The American Institute of Graphic Arts designated Pinocchio as one of the Fifty Best Books of 2001 in its annual juried contest. Pinocchio also won the 2002 Independent Publisher award for juvenile fiction, and was the recipient of the Alcuin Society Book Design honorable mention in 2001. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland took 3rd Prize at the 22nd Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada (2003) from The Alcuin Society.
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- 1.Esslinger Verlag J. F. Schreiber. esslinger-verlag.de.
- 2.AIGA. AIGA Design Archives: Pinocchio.
- 3.Independent Publisher. Winners and Finalists of Independent Publishers Book Awards 2002.
- 4.The Alcuin Society. 20th Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada 2001.
- 5.Awards | The Alcuin Society. alcuinsociety.com.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 14
- Lewis Carroll's Alice 2007 Calendar (2006)
- Da Vinci Tarot Kit (2006)
- The King of the Golden River (2005)
- Pendulum Power Magic/Pendulo poder y magia (2005)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2003)
- The Queen Bee (2003)
- Las aventuras de Pinocho (2003)
- Pinocchio: The Story of A Puppet (2002)
- Michelangelo: Renaissance Artist (Great Names) (2002)
- Socrates: Greek Philosopher (Great Names) (2002)
- Tarot of the III Millennium (2001)
- Orpheus and Eurydice (2001)
- Orpheus und Euridike (1997)
- Arthur and Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur and the Great Magic Sword (1995)
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