Alex Carrillo
| Alex Carrillo | |
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| Born | Alejandro Carrillo De La Fuente november 20, 1998 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Mexican |
| 🏫 Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education |
| 💼 Occupation | Illustrator |
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Alex Carrillo (born November 20, 1998) is a Mexican illustrator and visual artist from Saltillo, Coahuila.[1] In 2020 he became a best-selling author for his book Faces a coloring book by Alex Carrillo.[2][3][4][5]
He has collaborated with Scribe México and Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.[6] His art has reached The Walt Disney Family Museum and countries such as China, India, the United States, England, and Brazil.[7][8]
Career[edit]
Carrillo started drawing from an early age.[9] His style is inspired by animated series and the streetwear culture. He took as reference artists such as Glen Keane, Kaws, and Hanna-Barbera, and Disney cartoons.[1][10][11]
In 2018 he began his major in Animation and Digital Art at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. He started to share his art on social networks, which led him to collaborate with different Mexican brands.[6]
Faces a coloring book by Alex Carrillo[edit]
In 2020 he released his first coloring book Faces a coloring book by Alex Carrillo.[12][13] It became a Best-seller in Amazon Mexico in the Arts and Culture in a Foreign Language category alongside J.K Rowling and Kaws.[14][15][16]
It is inspired by contemporary fashion as well as diversity and multiculturalism in people.[17][18][19] The book reached different countries such as Canada, the United States, Panama, and the Netherlands.[7]
Exhibitions[edit]
In 2020 he participated in the call for the virtual exhibition of The Walt Disney Family Museum, being one of the 120 selected artists.[20] The exhibition paid tribute to the 55th anniversary of the song It’s a Small World.[21][8][22]
He contributed with his illustration titled Unity with 55 characters from different cultures around the world.[10][23][24]
Collaborations and other projects[edit]
- In 2018 he was invited by Scribe México to make a Valentine's Day illustration.[21][25]
- He was in charge of the character design for the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education's Storytellers program.
- He has illustrated album covers and scenography for plays.[6][26]
- In 2020, he illustrated author Lakia T. Hickman's children's book ABC's of Self-Confidence: To Help Promote Positive Self-Esteem, a self-esteem's book for African-American boys and girls.[10][27]
Awards[edit]
He received the distinction of Best Creative Leader five consecutive times, an award granted by the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Saltillo.[1][28]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Alex Carrillo | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo, el ilustrador mexicano que está conquistando al mundo". InStyle México (in español). 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Los trazos de Alex Carrillo alzan el vuelo en las redes". Newsweek México (in español). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo. Ilustrador mexicano más joven de Walt Disney". Multimedios (in español). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo: coahuilense con relevancia internacional en animación". www.milenio.com (in español). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "¡Arte para colorear! Su libro llega a los más vendidos en Amazon". tec.mx (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 diversidad, Alex Carrillo visibiliza los rostros de la. "Alex Carrillo visibiliza los rostros de la diversidad". Reporte Indigo (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Conoce a Alex Carrillo, el artista mexicano que sorprendió en Disney". The Happening (in español). 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo comparte su arte visual en el libro 'Faces'". DEBATE (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Artistas urbanos e ilustradores para no perder de vista". All City Canvas (in español). 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "El arte ilustrativo de Alex Carrillo". El Siglo (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo: el mexicano que lleva sus dibujos al mundo (videnota)". tec.mx (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Disney Plus: Alex Carillo es el MEXICANO e ilustrador más joven del mundo de Walt Disney". heraldodemexico.com.mx (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Cuernavaca, Maritza Cuevas | El Sol de. "Alex Carrillo ya es BestSeller". Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México y el Mundo | El Sol de Cuernavaca | Morelos. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo, el ilustrador mexicano que logró entrar en el Top de libros de Amazon con "Faces"". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Talento mexicano: Alex Carrillo presenta libro Faces". ocioenlinea.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Da color a la diversidad". Imagen de Veracruz (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Los trazos de Alex Carrillo alzan el vuelo en las redes". es-us.noticias.yahoo.com (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo. Ilustrador mexicano más joven de Walt Disney". Telediario Monterrey (in español). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ↑ "Joven ilustrador de Coahuila atrae la atención de Disney con una de sus obras sobre la paz mundial". EL IMPARCIAL | Noticias de México y el mundo (in español). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Apasionado de la creatividad, Alex Carrillo ilustra sus sueños". www.milenio.com (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Conoce al joven ilustrador mexicano que logró llegar al Museo de Walt Disney". Sopitas.com. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo. Ilustrador mexicano más joven de Walt Disney". Multimedios (in español). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ "Disney Plus: Alex Carillo es el MEXICANO e ilustrador más joven del mundo de Walt Disney". heraldodemexico.com.mx (in español). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ↑ "ALEX CARRILLO SE EXPRESA A TRAVÉS DEL ARTE". Saltillo360 (in español). 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ Falcón, Mariana. "Alex Carrillo talento saltillense lanza "FACES: a coloring book"". El Heraldo de Saltillo (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ Cuernavaca, Maritza Cuevas | El Sol de. "Alex Carrillo ya es BestSeller". Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México y el Mundo | El Sol de Cuautla | Morelos. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Alex Carrillo y su talento en el dibujo y los cortometrajes". El Diario de Coahuila (in español). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
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