Dave is a Los Angeles artist and character designer who has used sculpture and illustration to fuse two of his primary passions: the world of fine art and the world of pop entertainment. In the past 16 years, he has designed characters and worlds for companies such as Kid’s WB, Nelvana, Disney Jetix, Fox Kids Network, Wild Brain, and The Jim Henson Company to name a few. Dave created the visual design for the distinctive look of “The Save- Ums”, the Emmy nominated CGI adventure for preschoolers airing in the United States on The Learning Channel and Discovery Kids. Most recently, he designed the characters and co-created the show Team Smithereen, a slapstick puppet comedy sporting bone-crushing stunts performed by the worst “extreme action” team in TV history. Currently Dave is producing Robot & Monster a new CG animated show for Nickelodeon.
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Early Days Of Flight by Dave Presslerno ribbon
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In Search Of A Holiday by Dave Presslerno ribbon
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Journey We Must Take Alone by Dave Presslerno ribbon
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| Biography: | Dave is a Los Angeles artist and character designer who has used sculpture and illustration to fuse two of his primary passions: the world of fine art and the world of pop entertainment. In the past 16 years, he has designed characters and worlds for companies such as Kid’s WB, Nelvana, Disney Jetix, Fox Kids Network, Wild Brain, and The Jim Henson Company to name a few. Dave created the visual design for the distinctive look of “The Save- Ums”, the Emmy nominated CGI adventure for preschoolers airing in the United States on The Learning Channel and Discovery Kids. Most recently, he designed the characters and co-created the show Team Smithereen, a slapstick puppet comedy sporting bone-crushing stunts performed by the worst “extreme action” team in TV history. Currently Dave is producing Robot & Monster a new CG animated show for Nickelodeon.
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| Cultural Inspiration: |
Animation, Robots, the whimsical yet rusty. |
| Artistic Inspiration: |
John Frame, Shaun Tan, Robert Williams, Drew Struzan, Takashi Murakami |
| Birth Place: | Chicago |
| Current Residence: | Los Angeles |
| Press & Publications: | Dot Dot Dash, Spectrum Fantastic Art, X Funs Magazine |
| Genre: | Illustration |
| TTP Debut: | May 24, 2011 |
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07.07.2011 - 09.25.2011
Muckenthaler Cultural Center 1201 West Malvern Avenue Fullerton, California 92833More DetailsAmerican Nostalgia Contemporary Artists and Illustrators Reinterpret the Traditional Themes of Norman Rockwell