Cheeming Boey

Cheeming Boey
Born Cheeming Boey
12 April 1978
Singapore
Nationality Malaysian
Area(s) Writer, Artist
Pseudonym(s) Boey
Notable works
 When I Was A Kid
iamboey.com

Cheeming Boey (born 12 April 1978) is a Malaysian artist. Primarily known only as Boey, he is best recognised by his illustrations on foam coffee cups, his daily webcomic I Am Boey, and the autobiographical graphic novel When I Was A Kid.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and career

Boey grew up on a song bird farm in Malaysia. He initially came to the United States to study Advertising at the Academy of Art University (AAU) in San Francisco, but later switched to Computer Animation. After graduation, Boey returned to AAU to teach in the Computer Animation department.[5] In 1999 he began working for game developer Blizzard Entertainment as a lead animator on Diablo II and Diablo III.[6][7][8] During that time, Boey briefly left Blizzard to work at Factor 5 on Lair.[9][10] Today Boey writes full-time and does freelance design work. His clients include; Mattel, Disney, 7-Eleven, Esquire, Vittoria Coffee, and draftfcb. He is also a travelling lecturer and has spoken at Ted X Weldquay. Boey currently has a weekly comic published in The Edge (Malaysia) newspaper.

Projects

Graphic novel and online comic

In 2007, Boey began a daily webcomic about the experiences of his day. He currently posts six days a week. Boey's book, When I Was A Kid, is meant to be a prequel to the blog of his adult life. In May 2012, When I Was A Kid became a local non-fiction best-seller in Malaysia.[3] He is currently focusing on distribution in Asia, but his book is available internationally through the Blurb website.[1] Boey published his second book "When I Was A Kid 2" in July 2013 and it was a success.

Coffee cup art

Boey began illustrating on polystyrene foam cups in Southern California; first because he had no paper, and then out of appreciation for the results.[5][11] Artist A Day selected Boey for Best Illustrator in 2011.[12][13] He has said he is inspired by artists such as Hokusai, Kieth Haring, Moebius, Lat, and Doraemon. Many of his pieces are also inspired by his travels and personal experiences. Today, his works are featured in galleries in the US and Asia.[4][5][14]

Start with Sharpie Campaign

In 2011, Sharpie took notice of Boey's cup art and featured him in their Start With Sharpie advertising campaign.[15][16] Director Shal Ngo's Sharpie commercial, Sharpie: Coffee Cups to Canvas, featuring Boey and his cup art, was a recipient of the 2012 TED Ads Worth Spreading award.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Listing of selected work

Publications

Gallery Presence

Softography

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 POP Club Magazine, May 2012
  2. ↑ When I Was A Kid
  3. 1 2 MPH Online Bestseller List for local non-fiction.
  4. 1 2 Samurais Squids Zombies and Daft Punk in Styrofoam interview by La Belle Nuage, Lost in a Supermarket, February 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Coffee Cup as Canvas interview by Tom Berg, OC Register, June 2009.
  6. ↑ Diablo II – Lord of Destruction
  7. ↑ Diablo II Credits
  8. ↑ Diablo Battle Chest credits
  9. ↑ Gamespot Lair credits
  10. ↑ Metacritic Lair credits
  11. ↑ Artist Interview by Connie Norman, February 2011.
  12. ↑ Artist A Day, top rated artist in Newport Beach
  13. ↑ Artist A Day
  14. ↑ Styrofoam & Fine Art interview by Carolyn Edlund, Artsy Shark, February 2010.
  15. ↑ Sharpie's Start with Sharpie campaign
  16. ↑ The Sharpie Blog: Cheeming Boey
  17. ↑ TED Ads Worth Spreading
  18. ↑ TED Start with Sharpie
  19. ↑ Sharpie's webisode featuring Boey
  20. ↑ The Institute
  21. ↑ Ad of the Day: Sharpie celebrates magic-marker artists like cup-doodler Cheeming Boey by Tim Nudd.
  22. ↑ Capitalism Gone Right, vol 14: Styrofoam Cup Art For Sharpie, March 2012.
  23. ↑ The Lucrative Styrofoam Cup Cartoons of Cheeming Boey by Andy Khouri, Comics Alliance, September 2011

External links

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