Francisco Puñal Suárez
Selection of my articles on graphic humor published on mundiario.com, in the second half of 2023..
Berlusconi Satirized
For Silvio Berlusconi (1936 – 2023), who has just died, politics, television, football and sex were powerful weapons to shape his empire that allowed him to be prime minister three times and promote the arrival of the right and the extreme right to the power of Italy.
Winners of the 53rd International Salon of Bordighera, Italy
The Bulgarian Halit Kortulmus has won First Prize at the 53rd International Humor Show, in Bordighera, Italy, which had the Sea as its theme, and in which 400 caricaturists from 61 countries participated, with 800 works.
Winners of the VIII World Humor Awards, Italy
The Italian city of Salsomaggiore, in the province of Parma, has organized the eighth edition of the World Humor Awards 2023, a competition for caricaturists, whose participation is reserved for a selected number of professional Italian and foreign artists.
Pablo FLORES, Mathematics and Humor in the Humor Sapiens Bulletin
This digital magazine, directed by the writer and collaborator of MUNDIARIO, Pepe Pelayo, offers us a range of graphic humor news every month.
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Winners of the 50th Piracicaba Show, Brazil
With references to man's eternal search for balance between the pursuit of money and time, the caricature of Quinho, from Minas Gerais, is the winner of the Grand Prize – Zélio de Ouro Trophy at the 50th Piracicaba International Humor Show, Brazil. The work also won the Thematic Award – Middle Ages.
The American Psychologist and Laughter Therapist Steve WILSON, in the Humor Sapiens Bulletin
The digital magazine, directed by the writer and collaborator of MUNDIARIO Pepe Pelayo, on this occasion interviews the North American psychologist and laughter therapist Steve Wilson.
Cartoonists pay Tribute to Fernando BOTERO
With his work, forever recognizable, Fernando Botero, known as the painter and sculptor of voluptuous, exaggerated and rounded figures, was able to reach audiences around the world, revolutionizing access to culture.
Ben JENNINGS is the European Cartoon Award 2023
The cartoon by this British cartoonist, published by The Economist, addresses the mistreatment of migrant workers during the Qatar 2022 Men's Football World Cup.
Ángel BOLIGAN Inaugurates Exhibition in Paris
The Cuban-Mexican cartoonist has just received two awards in international graphic humor competitions, in Italy and Peru, respectively.
Photo & Graphics, Humorous Creation Book by Francisco PUNAL and Pepe PELAYO
The book Photo & Grafia, Image and word in search of humor has seen the light, with snapshots of me and texts by the Cuban-Chilean author.
A cartoon in favor of the Iranian Narges MOHAMMADI
The Cartooning for Peace blog, from France, has published a cartoon by cartoonist Heng, from Singapore, to celebrate the awarding of the Swedish Academy award to this imprisoned Iranian fighter.
The Colombian Turcios in the Humor Sapiens Bulletin
The digital magazine, directed by the writer and collaborator of MUNDIARIO Pepe Pelayo, in this edition interviews the multi-award-winning Colombian cartoonist Turcios.
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Colombian Cartoonist Elena OSPINA, Awarded in Turkiye
The Colombian caricaturist and illustrator wins Second Prize, with a drawing against religious prejudices that affect women.
Marilena NARDI and the Cancer of Guns in the US
The Cartooning for Peace blog, from France, has published a cartoon by the Italian cartoonist Marilena Nardi, to criticize the latest mass killing in the North American country.
The Humor Sapiens Website Turns Ten Years Old
From Chile and for the whole world, humorsapiens.com is a blog but it is also a site highly visited by creators and readers, for its incalculable value in defense of the hierarchy of humor in art and life.
Exhibition Dedicated to the Turkish Satirical Magazine Bayan Yani Opens
The Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humor, of the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá, organizes this exhibition that will be open until November 19.
Cartoonists Denounce the Israeli Bombing of Gaza
With the title “The Israeli response, at what price?”, Cartooning for Peace, from France, includes several cartoons that question Netanayahu's attacks, which affect the civilian population of Gaza.
Sekoer wins the 35th Olense Kartoenale Caricature Competition
One of the most prestigious graphic humor contests in Belgium, the 35th Olense Kartoenale Contest, has already won winners, which has received 1,518 drawings from 457 authors from 63 countries.
The main theme of this contest was "Garbage", and that of Amnesty International, "Everyone has the right to adequate housing".
The Belgian Luc Descheemaeker, who goes by the stage name O-Sekoer, has won the first prize, worth 1,500 euros; The second corresponded to the Colombian Ángel Ramiro Zapata Mora, with 700 euros; The third went to the Turkish Musa Gumus, with 400 euros, and the fourth went to the North American David Hafez, with 300 euros.
Video with the Drawings selected at the 32nd Biennale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte of Tolentino, Italy
Selected drawings at the 32nd Biennale dell'Umorismo nell'Arte of Tolentino, Italy. There are two categories: the Tolentino City Prize, dedicated to Humorous Art, and the Luigi Mari Prize, dedicated to personal caricature. The awards will be announced on November 24th.
Jason MOORE gana el Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
This Australian photographer won the most fun and popular photography contest in the world, with an image of a kangaroo that “plays” a guitar in the air.
Awards of the Biennial of Humor in Art, Tolentino, Italy
The city award went to Bahman Jalali Nokandeh, from Iran, and the personal caricature award was shared between the Peruvian Omar Zevallos and the Basque Iván Mata.
University of Alicante, Expo Humor Social, Dedicated to Public Health
The University of Alicante and the Federation of Cartoonists of Spain (FECO-Spain) co-organize, as every year, the Social Humor exhibition, this time dedicated to the medical-health profession at the service of society in its most supportive and democratic expression: public health.
David Vela, Spanish cartoonist, in the Humor Sapiens Bulletin
The digital magazine, directed by the writer and collaborator of MUNDIARIO Pepe Pelayo, interviews the multi-award-winning Spanish cartoonist David Vela in this edition.
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