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JEAN-PAUL LOPPO MARTINEZ
Master Engraver – Artist – Fashion Designer – Scriptwriter – Music Composer & Arranger – Illustrator – Awards
and Honors – Stage Design
Collaborated with the works of Miro, Chagall, Dali, Tapies, Bernar
Venet, Adami, and many others.
Loppo has created and hosted more than one hundred art shows around the world, in Japan, Europe and USA.
Exhibition of his creations in Tokyo, Japan, in 2000 (designer dresses were inspired from his paintings and made for a couture collection with the collaboration of Youri Kot, a Russian Haute-Couture designer).
In addition, fashion accessories were presented at the Jardin du Louvre in Paris, Fashion accessories Salon, 2000.
Collaborated on sitcom series for French TV channel CANAL +, 1998, 1999.
Worked on more than 120 records with European singers, as a composer, arranger or executive producer.
Worked with the Symphonic Orchestra of Opera in Paris on movie
scoring.
Worked on commercial jingles with the company “15, 30, 45” in Paris, for TV and Radio.
Loppo also created storylines, characters and songs for children’s books for Animalations Publishing in USA and LCA Publishing: Music web site:
loppomartinez.com.
30 years of experience as Illustrator for books, graphic novels, publicity agencies, children’s books, etc.
Stage designer: La Reve, Celine Dion, and Caesar's Palace.
Graduated in 1st place honor student at Superior Art College Estienne in Paris, 1972.
Honor student selected for the Villa Medicis in Rome, Italy, 1973.
1st prize awarded at the International Art of Montreux, Europe, 1992.
Graduated top of his class as a teacher at Superior Art College Estienne from Paris.
Featured Artist for the Grand Slam for Children hosted by Andre Agassi in Las Vegas, 2001.
1st prize Art Award in Las Vegas, hosted by the curator of the Museum of Nevada, 2003.
Painted “Lady Liberty” for G. W. Bush which was placed in the White House in 2004.
Winning Designer on Food Network Challenge including:
Chocolate Runway Challenge, 2006 (Fashion design for a chocolate dress).
Chocolate Masterpiece Challenge, 2008 (Thinker, Rodin).
Chocolate Wonders of the World Challenge, 2009 (Gardens of Babylon).
Locomotion Challenge 2010 (Lady rides her bike)
10 Awards for the children’s books with Audio CD for Animalations Publishing (Illustrator and Music composer)
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Orlando
Serrano, Miguel Garcia
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- ORLANDO SERRANO
We have a sweet treat in store to be sure. September 29 and 30, 2012 Oklahoma Sugar Artists will host celebrity presenter Orlando Serrano one of the most successful artists on Food Network Challenge and his assistant Miguel Garcia. Following the show, October 1 and 2, 2012 Orlando and Miguel will also hold a two-day hands-on class a unique chance to learn from a master artist.
Orlando is a trained fine artist and talented cake designer for more than 22 years. He and has created countless cakes for every imaginable occasion and has worked with the general public as well as multiple celebrities and corporations.
Not only accustomed to high volume cake-decorating Orlando can also patiently create elaborate custom design work in the following genres; sculpted, wedding, birthday, sweet sixteen, quinceanera, bar mitzvah, tiered, stacked and whatever unusual custom cake comes his way!
Competition is key to artistic growth and for over a decade Orlando has successfully participated in many local, national and televised cake-decorating competitions.
Orlando Serrano’s track record is clearly outlined in the following impressive list of Awards.
1999-2000 1st place overall CARBA cake decorating competition
2000 Competed in RBA national cake decorating competition
2000 3rd place in innovative wedding cake design Puratos Co. competition
2004 1st place overall CARBA cake decorating competition
2005 1st place custom cake design RBA National cake decorating competition
2006 1st place Food Network Challenge Taste of Chicago Cake Challenge
2006 1st place Food Network Awards Cake Challenge
2008 2nd place Food Network Cake Challenge Pixar Cakes (Bug’s Life)
2008 Competed in Food Network Cake Challenge (Big City Cakes)
2009 Competed in Food Network Cake Challenge (Blind Date Cakes)
2009 1st place Food Network Cake Challenge (Shrek Cakes)
2009 Competed in Food Network Cake Challenge (Incredible Anniversary Cakes)
2010 1st place Food Network Cake Challenge Toy Story 3 Cakes
2010 1st place Food Network Cake Challenge Urban Legend Cakes
2010 1st place Food Network Cake Challenge Extreme Mardi Gras Cakes
2010 1st place Food Network Cake Challenge HOP Cakes
2011 Competed in Food Network Last Cake Standing (finalist)
2011 Competed in Food Network Cake Challenge Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Cakes
EDITORIAL ACCOLADES
Tutorial spreads and feature articles in Modern Baking magazine.
Featured on WGN Around Town, WTTW Chicago Tonight, Channel 7
News, Primer Impacto Spanish News Show, Channel 5 Morning News,
Reviewfix.com and The Huffington Post.
CAKE FOR CELEBRITIES & CORPORATIONS
Orlando has created cakes for such celebrities as Joan Cusack, Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Springer, Art Smith, The Backstreet Boys, The cast of Shrek The Musical, and corporations such as Leo Burnett, Wrigley, Kirkland and Ellis, DreamWorks, Jive Records, Walgreens and The Illinois Lottery.
Education 1989 -1991 COLUMBIA COLLEGE Chicago, Art and Animation
1991- 1993 SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Art and Film Art Degree
1992-1993 KENDALL COLLEGE Evanston, IL Baking and Pastry
Baking and Pastry Certificate & Food Service Sanitation certified (current)
Languages: English and Spanish (fluent)
Extracurricular activities for several summers included employment at Six Flags & the Navy Pier in Chicago, where he specialized in airbrush and caricature artistry.
CONTACT
2023 RIDGEMOOR DR.
PLAINFIELD, IL 60586
773-504-0475
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