Viz Media to Release “Art for Hope” Digital Art Anthology

Press Release:

VIZ MEDIA TO RELEASE ART FOR HOPE DIGITAL ART ANTHOLOGY IN DECEMBER

Innovative Art Book Created In Partnership With Autodesk To Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery; Exhibit Of Artwork Also Takes Place In Las Vegas At Autodesk University

VIZ Media has announced the upcoming debut of ART FOR HOPE, a limited edition digital art book anthology created in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to benefit Architecture for Humanity. The anthology will be available for a limited time, from December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012, for $4.99 through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iPad®, iPhone® and iPod® touch. 100% of VIZ Media’s net proceeds will support Architecture for Humanity’s ongoing disaster reconstruction efforts in Japan. To learn more about these rebuilding projects, please visit: www.ArchitectureForHumanity.org.

 

Untitled by Jorge Monlongo

Untitled by Jorge Monlongo

Each of the 40 artists participating in the ART FOR HOPE anthology used Autodesk® SketchBook® digital paint and drawing software applications in some way to create original pieces for the anthology. The artists, both professional and amateur, hail from around the world and from diverse fields, and range in style from the realistic to the fantastic, each illustrating the theme of “Hope.” Notable contributors include Eisner Award and Harvey Award winner Rob Guillory, Harvey Award winner Lark Pien, muralist Sirron Norris, and MAMESHIBA artists Jorge Monlongo and Gemma Correll.

Selections from ART FOR HOPE will also be exhibited at the Autodesk annual user conference, Autodesk University, taking place at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV from November 29th to December 1st. Access to the exhibit is free to the public within the Creative Studio a unique hands-on space to celebrate the creative spirit and showcasing a variety of Autodesk software and products. More information on the exhibit and conference is available at:

http://www.sketchbooknews.com/news/creative-studio-art-exhibit.html.

VIZ Media and Autodesk are very proud of and grateful to the following artists for their contributions to the ART FOR HOPE digital art anthology:

Janet Alvarado                                         Don’t Lose Hope

Asuka 111 (Patipat Asavasena)          Hope

Azure                                                           Untitled

Greg Baldwin of CreatureBox              Sheltered

Alan Bay                                                      A Little Piece of Hope

Drew Blom                                                  Calvin Hedge and the Iron Golem

Steve Boura                                                Bright Future

Carsten Bradley                                       A Wish for You

Matthew Britton                                      Regrowth

Veronica Casson                                     The Guest Room

Geikou Chen                                             Rainbow Bridge to Tomorrow

Gemma Correll                                       Pierre, le Chat Français

Kalii Delarosa                                          The Rainbow in the Rain

Conrado Hernan Villa Gil                     Untitled

Dave Guertin                                            First Flight

Rob Guillory                                            Hope

Rodolpho Langhi                                  A New Sunrise

C. Lijewski                                               Light Side of Dark

Chris Lui                                                  Birds of a Feather

Holly Mongi                                           Good Morning, Friend

Jorge Monlongo                                  The Sprout and the Bean

Brian Muelhaupt                                 Ojizo-sama

Shaun Mullen                                       Kodama (Tree Spirits)

Susan Murtaugh                                  Enduring Beauty

Ray N.                                                     Deliverance

Joe Ng                                                     Rise Above the Storm

Sirron Norris                                      Kibou

Jacques Pena                                      Love

Luis Peso                                              Gathering Hope

Lark Pien                                              Wishes, Dreams

Kyle Runciman                                   Ready to Roll

Francesco Salvati                               DEAR HOPE

Janet Shaw                                           The Hope of Japan

Brad Silverman                                   Dancing Dragon

Joseph Strachan                                 Flight of the Phoenix

James Turner                                       Never Give Up

Colie Wertz                                            Sea Turtle

Pinar Yalcin                                          Beam of Light

John Yandall                                         One Little Sign

Jim Zub                                                   Seed Starter

For more information on the ART FOR HOPE project, please visit www.VIZ.com/artforhope.

For more information on VIZ Media digital initiatives, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps/.