An acclaimed Australian artist, author and illustrator of picture books. The excellency of Shaun Tan’s creative output has been widely acknowledged all over the world. He has been the recipient of Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and numerous other awards for individual books and achievements. He has won Oscar for directing “The Lost Thing”, a short animated film based on Shaun’s best selling picture book.
“I also thought [aged 18] that picture books were a trivial art form and nothing a serious artist would have anything to do with. My opinions about that have changed […]
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