Illustrator, Photographer & Filmmaker
born 1960, USA.
„I wish artists had something more to say than just copying what they like. Of course, not everything has to be protest, but I wonder where all the work is that speaks out against hate, racism, war, etc.“
Batman is the main reason George Pratt became an artist. As a child he spent a lot of time in hospital. That was when the Batman series first aired on TV and he became addicted to it. His family then provided him with numerous comics and sparked a passion that never left him. Many of Pratt’s works deal with war, trauma and the psychological consequences of violence. In his first graphic novel, „Enemy ace: War Idyll“, he lets two soldiers from the First World War and the Vietnam War meet. They reflect on similar experiences, even though they fought in wars that were decades apart.
George Pratt studied at the Pratt Institute in New York and is now one of the best contemporary artists in the field of comics and graphic novels. Using special printing techniques such as monotype or acrylic painting with a rubber roller, he finds an individual language for each project. His numerous awards include the Eisner Award and an honor at the New York International Independent Film Festival for the documentary film „See You In Hell, Blind Boy.“