Braldt
Bralds
Braldt Bralds was born in the
Netherlands, where he attended the Grafische School in Rotterdam.
For a time, an art career was the last thing on his mind. In
fact, his only art education consisted of a mechanical drawing
class and on-the-job experience as a typesetter in a printing
shop. Even so, he eventually fell in love with art and worked
very hard to develop his own style.
Soon Bralds was a popular and successful
advertising artist in his home country. He spent two months
in the summer of 1978 in New York, where his first job was
painting a cover for Time magazine. That work gave him a “feeling
of good fortune,” so he came to the United States to
live. Once he was established in his new home, his fanciful
yet realistic style attracted many fans and collectors.
Since that time, Bralds’ career has
been one success after another. His work has appeared in such
prestigious publications as Time, Newsweek, Omni, TV Guide,
Rolling Stone and National Geographic, among many others.
He has illustrated book covers for such publishers as Avon,
Simon & Schuster and Warner Books. He has lectured and
held workshops in cities all over the world, including Brussels,
Tokyo and Seoul. Among his awards are three gold medals, three
silver medals, and the Hamilton King Award from the Society
of Illustrators.
In addition to his art career, Bralds
is proud of his contribution to education. He has taught at
New York’s School of Visual Arts and was an independent
student counselor for their Masters Program. He now serves
on the International Advisory Board of the Art Institutes
International, which established a Braldt Bralds Illustration
Scholarship in 1993.
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