Robert Chaplin
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Robert Chaplin is a Canadian
artist and publisher, currently based in Vancouver
. His practice includes carving gem stones, making sculptures, drawing pictures, writing stories, and publishing books.
He studied Fine Art at the University of Victoria
, and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
in 2004.
His obsidian carving representing the North Wind was awarded third place in the Objects of Art category of the 2002 AGTA Cutting Edge Awards.
In 2010 his book Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns was awarded first place in the Alcuin Awards for "excellence in book design in Canada".
In 2006 his book Ten Counting Cat was awarded second place in the Alcuin Awards. Teeny Ted from Turnip Town
(2007), created in association with nanoscientists at Simon Fraser University
in Burnaby, and written by Malcolm Chaplin, is the world's smallest book, at 69 x 97 micrometres square. Chaplin's other books include Alien Alphabet (1994),The Matchbook-a fireside fable, Ten Counting Cat, The Elephant Book, Delicious Chicken Soup, and Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
artist and publisher, currently based in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. His practice includes carving gem stones, making sculptures, drawing pictures, writing stories, and publishing books.
He studied Fine Art at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
, and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy...
in 2004.
His obsidian carving representing the North Wind was awarded third place in the Objects of Art category of the 2002 AGTA Cutting Edge Awards.
In 2010 his book Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns was awarded first place in the Alcuin Awards for "excellence in book design in Canada".
In 2006 his book Ten Counting Cat was awarded second place in the Alcuin Awards. Teeny Ted from Turnip Town
Teeny Ted from Turnip Town
Teeny Ted from Turnip Town is a book produced in the Nano Imaging Laboratory at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and as of April 2007 was claimed by its creators to be the smallest published book in the world....
(2007), created in association with nanoscientists at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
in Burnaby, and written by Malcolm Chaplin, is the world's smallest book, at 69 x 97 micrometres square. Chaplin's other books include Alien Alphabet (1994),The Matchbook-a fireside fable, Ten Counting Cat, The Elephant Book, Delicious Chicken Soup, and Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns.