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Pictoplasma Conference at Parsons the New School for Design

Pictoplasma is coming to town! NYC is once again host to the annual Pictoplasama conference November 2 and 3 at Parsons the New School for Design, with guest speakers including Hi-Fructose previously featured artists, Buff Monster, Jason Freeney and Mark Gmehling. We've kept tabs on Pictoplasma (featured in the forthcoming Hi-Fructose Vol. 26), a worldwide network of artists and designers dedicated to the art of character design, since it's inception in 1999. Since then, they've organized their annual festivals in New York and Berlin, countless exhibitions and crazy installations. Previous speakers and featured guests for Pictoplasma NYC and Berlin include Gary Taxali, Tim Biskup and Nathan Jurevicus to name only a smattering of amazing artists. Stay tuned for more info and take a look at a video teaser and more images after the jump.

Pictoplasma is coming to town! NYC is once again host to the annual Pictoplasama conference November 2 and 3 at Parsons the New School for Design, with guest speakers including Hi-Fructose previously featured artists, Buff Monster, Jason Freeney and Mark Gmehling.

We’ve kept tabs on Pictoplasma (featured in the forthcoming Hi-Fructose Vol. 26), a worldwide network of artists and designers dedicated to the art of character design, since it’s inception in 1999. Since then, they’ve organized their annual festivals in New York and Berlin, countless exhibitions and crazy installations. Previous speakers and featured guests for Pictoplasma NYC and Berlin include Gary Taxali, Tim Biskup and Nathan Jurevicus to name only a smattering of amazing artists. More later!

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