Anthony Asael
{{Short description|Belgian photographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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|name = Anthony Asael
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|19|df=y}}
|birth_place = Brussels, Belgium
|education = Solvay Business School
|occupation = Photographer, explorer
|years_active = 2000–present
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Anthony Asael (born 1974) is an international photographer who works for the Getty agency (previously Corbis.[http://www.corbisimages.com/photographer/anthony-asael "Anthony Asael, Photographer for Corbis"]. Retrieved 23 November 2015 He is of Turkish and Italian origin. He is also the founder of the not-for-profit organization Art in All of Us.[http://artinallofus.org/boards.html "Anthony Asael, Founder of Art in All of Us"] Retrieved 23 November 2015. Anthony Asael has traveled through, photographed and taught in all 193 UN member countries.Emily Trice "[http://www.somamagazine.com/hand-signals-anthony-asael/ Hand Signals]" Soma Magazine Retrieved 21 November 2015[http://thebesttravelled.com/en/travellers/ "The Best Travelled Ranking"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119013941/http://thebesttravelled.com/en/travellers/ |date=19 January 2017 }}. Retrieved 23 November 2015Andrea Vergara [http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id=c751fce6-27e5-44a6-a747-0d03a1fcc86b "El mundo con ojos de niño"], El Mercurio (Chile) Retrieved 23 November 2015[http://www.travellerspoint.com/community/industry/interview-with-anthony-asael-from-art-in-all-of-us/ "Travellers Point Interview"]. Retrieved 23 November 2015
Early life
At 7 years old, he developed his black-and-white photography in his lab. He traveled with and learned from Ruggero Gabbai – a professional Italian photographer and film director.Ameena Rojee [http://www.fuelyourphotography.com/featured-interview-anthony-asael/ "Featured Interview: Anthony Asael"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082923/http://www.fuelyourphotography.com/featured-interview-anthony-asael/ |date=4 March 2016 }}, Fuel Magazine Retrieved 29 November 2015[http://www.urbanportraits.it/portfolio-view/anthony-asael/ "Urban Portraits"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045336/http://www.urbanportraits.it/portfolio-view/anthony-asael/ |date=5 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 29 November 2015
Art in All of Us
Anthony graduated from Solvay Business School in Belgium. He held several management positions at various IT and telecommunication companies. In 2004 he decided to dedicate to the non-profit sector and founded Art in All of Us, an organisation that claims to promote tolerance and cultural exchanges in schools.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnnchile.com/cultura-espectaculos/2009/05/15/ninos-mas-tolerantes-gracias-al-arte/ |title=Art in All of Us on CNN Chile (In Spanish) |department=CNN Chile |date=15 May 2009 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005211927/http://www.cnnchile.com/cultura-espectaculos/2009/05/15/ninos-mas-tolerantes-gracias-al-arte/ |archive-date=5 October 2011 |url-status=live }} Having traveled throughout the world and encountered with different cultures, Asael aims at giving a right of expression to children and building more tolerance through artistic exchanges and communication. He wants Art in All of Us to be the international platform of child art exchanges, promoting tolerance and creative cultural exchanges while using the universal language of Art.[http://artinallofus.org/about-us/mission-and-vision.html "Mission of Art in All of Us"] Retrieved 29 November 2015
The World Art Book of Art in All of Us (also called Art in All of Us, The World seen through the Eyes and Rhymes of the Children) was launched the 20 November 2009 at the United Nations in New York in the frame of the 20 years anniversary of the Children Rights Convention. It presents in one book each of the 193 UN member countries through a local child, with a single portrait and a drawing and a poem by the child. Anthony Asael was the main photographer in this expedition.{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/cultura/2009/12/091228_criancasmundoml.shtml|title=Livro reúne fotos e desenhos de crianças de todos os países do mundo|trans-title=Book brings together photos and drawings of children from all countries of the world|work=BBC News|language=pt|access-date=29 November 2015}}
Exhibitions
Asael's artwork and photography have been shown in over 80 exhibitions since 2000.[http://artinallofus.org/news/exhibition.html "Exhibition list of Asael around the world"] Retrieved 29 November 2015 His exhibitions "Colors and Scents", "The 8 Millennium Goals", "Children Rights", "Know your World" and the "Children World Art Tour" has toured through 5 continents. He was featured in 2006–2008 within exhibitions on the Millennium Goals in Brussels,{{cite news |url=http://www.unicef.be/nl/project-blog/walking-dinner-and-photo-vernissage |title=Millennium Goals Exhibition |date=15 May 2009 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144840/http://www.unicef.be/nl/project-blog/walking-dinner-and-photo-vernissage |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }} Milan, Antwerp, Toronto, New York City and in Santiago for the 60th anniversary of the Unicef.[http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20061031/pags/20061031131831.html "Imagenes que quieren cambiar el mundo"]La Nacion (Chile) Retrieved 29 November 2015 The Children World Art Tour was launched in 2010 at Antwerpen-Centraal railway station and Tour & Taxis in Brussels.[http://www.flanderstoday.eu/arts/because-everyone-starts-out-little "Because everyone starts out little"]Flanders Today. Retrieved 29 November 2015
In 2012, with Art in All of Us, his work was shown at the World Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea and in Rio de Janeiro for the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.[http://artinallofus.org/news/28/111/Art-in-All-of-Us-exhibits-at-World-Expo-2012-in-South-Korea-and-at-Rio-20.html "Art in All of Us exhibits at World Expo 2012 in South-Korea and at Rio+20"] Retrieved 29 November 2015
Awards and recognition
With Art in All of Us, he has provided photography classes to over 388,000 children in over 1650 schools through partnership with UNICEF[http://www.unicef.org/about/partnerships/index_links.html "Civil society partnerships of UNICEF"] Retrieved 29 November 2015 or SOS Children Villages.{{Cite web |url=http://artinallofus.org/news/annual-reports.html |title=Annual Report of Art in All of Us |access-date=8 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028045215/http://artinallofus.org/news/annual-reports.html |archive-date=28 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}
He and Art in All of Us has also been honored at the UNICEF for the 20 years anniversary of the Children Rights Convention and exhibited in the UNICEF headquarters for the event at the same time as launching their World Art Book .Amy Bennett [http://www.unicef.org/policyanalysis/index_51636.html "Focus on children's rights: UNICEF launches photo exhibit and film festival"]UNICEF. Retrieved 29 November 2015
In 2009, he also won the first Prize of the Smile Festival in Paris organized by the art critic Alexia Guggemos, founder of the Smile Museum,
from the hands of Sabine Weiss, president of the jury.{{cite news|url=http://www.museedusourire.com/musee/artistes/111-anthony-asael |title=Musee du Sourire – Anthony Asael (In French) |date=15 May 2009 |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135924/http://www.museedusourire.com/musee/artistes/111-anthony-asael |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live }}[http://www.museedusourire.com/hymne.html "Le Festival du Sourire (in French)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208021814/http://www.museedusourire.com/hymne.html |date=8 December 2015 }} Retrieved 29 November 2015[http://deliredelart.20minutes-blogs.fr/archive/2009/12/16/anthony-asael-grand-prix-du-festival-du-sourire-2009.html "Anthony Asael, Grand Prix du Festival du sourire 2009 (in French)"] 20 Minutes Retrieved 29 November 2015
Bibliography
- September 2012 – Princess Laria and the Cow Coloring Book, Kitanie, 1st Edition, USA, {{ISBN|978-1935734482}}
- September 2011 – Children of the World, Rizzoli, 1st Edition, USA, {{ISBN|978-0-7893-2267-8}}
- November 2009 – Art in All of Us, The World seen through the Eyes and Rhymes of the Children, RE Producciones, 1st Edition, Chile, {{ISBN|978-2-8052-0037-3}}
- November 2009 – Si Tous les Enfants du Monde, Playbac Éditions, 1st Édition, France, {{ISBN|978-2809603057}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.anthonyasael.com/ Official website]
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