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'''Jozef Szekeres''' (born July 4, 1970) is an [[Australian]] [[artist]], [[animator]], co-[[writer]], [[Designer|toy designer]], [[sculptor]], [[creative director]] and Arts Lecturer, and a director of the [http://www.blackmermaid.com Black Mermaid Productions] creative team based in Australia, best known for his doll creation [http://jozefszekeresdolls.com/first.html Elizabet Bizelle] launched through his doll company [http://jozefszekeresdolls.com/index.html Jozef Szekeres Dolls] first released in 2003. He was recognised as a finalist with two nominations for the [http://cartoonists.org.au/ Australian Cartoonist Association] [http://cartoonists.org.au/?page=224&id=15 Stanley Awards 2011 Nominations] for best Australian Illustrator and Australian Comic Book Artist. He's also known for his co-creation and illustration of the comic book series [http://www.elfquest.com ElfQuest] - [http://www.comingsoon.blackmermaid.com/dancers.html WaveDancers] published during 1993-4 and is currently in production of a new comic book series called [http://www.comingsoon.blackmermaid.com/dancers.html Elf-Fin:Hyfus & Tilaweed] in collaboration with co-creator [[Julie Ditrich]] preview issue released April 2011.<ref>{{cite book|title=Elf~Fin : Hyfus & Tilaweed : preview / story by Julie Ditrich & Jozef Szekeres|year=2011|publisher=Black Mermaid Productions|location=Sydney NSW|isbn=9780980875911 (pbk.)|pages=38|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5316144|author=Julie Ditrich|edition=World Mermaid Awards Limited ed.|coauthors=Jozef Szekeres|month=November}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Comics / Graphic Novels Mission Statement|url=http://www.asauthors.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ASP0016/ccms.r?PageId=10277|author=Australian Society of Authors|quote=In response to publishing trends and the needs of our members and prospective members, in 2007 the ASA formed the Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio—a special interest group that aims to provide industry support to Australian artists and writers currently working in the comics medium and, in particular, the graphic novel format. The current portfolio holders are Jozef Szekeres and Julie Ditrich.}}</ref>


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Also since 2008, the [http://www.asauthors.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ASP0016/ccms.r ASA] ([[Australian Society of Authors]]) [http://comicsmasterclass.com/ Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio co-Holder] with [http://www.blackmermaid.com/julie.html Julie Ditrich].
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'''Jozef Szekeres''' (born July 4th, 1970) is an [[Australian]] [[Artist|artist]], [[Animator|animator]], co-[[Writer|writer]], [[Designer|toy designer]], [[Sculptor|sculptor]], [[Creative_director|creative director]] and Arts Lecturer, and a director of the [http://www.blackmermaid.com Black Mermaid Productions] creative team based in Australia, best known for his doll creation [http://jozefszekeresdolls.com/first.html Elizabet Bizelle] launched through his doll company [http://jozefszekeresdolls.com/index.html Jozef Szekeres Dolls] first released in 2003. He was recognised as a finalist with two nominations for the [http://cartoonists.org.au/ Australian Cartoonist Association] [http://cartoonists.org.au/?page=224&id=15 Stanley Awards 2011 Nominations] for best Australian Illustrator and Australian Comic Book Artist. He's also known for his co-creation and illustration of the comic book series [http://www.elfquest.com ElfQuest] - [http://www.comingsoon.blackmermaid.com/dancers.html WaveDancers] published during 1993-4 and is currently in production of a new comic book series called [http://www.comingsoon.blackmermaid.com/dancers.html Elf-Fin:Hyfus & Tilaweed] in collaboration with co-creator [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] preview issue released April 2011.<ref>{{cite book|title=Elf~Fin : Hyfus & Tilaweed : preview / story by Julie Ditrich & Jozef Szekeres|year=2011|publisher=Black Mermaid Productions|location=Sydney NSW|isbn=9780980875911 (pbk.)|pages=38|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5316144|author=Julie Ditrich|edition=World Mermaid Awards Limited ed.|coauthors=Jozef Szekeres|language=English|month=November}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Comics / Graphic Novels Mission Statement|url=http://www.asauthors.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ASP0016/ccms.r?PageId=10277|author=Australian Society of Authors|quote=In response to publishing trends and the needs of our members and prospective members, in 2007 the ASA formed the Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio—a special interest group that aims to provide industry support to Australian artists and writers currently working in the comics medium and, in particular, the graphic novel format. The current portfolio holders are Jozef Szekeres and Julie Ditrich.}}</ref>

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Also since 2008, the [http://www.asauthors.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ASP0016/ccms.r ASA] ([[Australian_Society_of_Authors|Australian Society of Authors]]) [http://comicsmasterclass.com/ Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio co-Holder] with [http://www.blackmermaid.com/julie.html Julie Ditrich].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Szekeres was born in [http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/ Blacktown], [http://www.sydney.com.au/ Sydney], and grew up near [http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/ Gosford] on the [http://www.centralcoastaustralia.com.au/ Central Coast] of NSW, graduating in 1988 from the [http://www.ccgs.nsw.edu.au/ Central Coast Grammar School] in Erina, Central Coast. Briefly he attended the Sydney [http://sydney.edu.au/music/ Conservatorium of Music] in the Music Composition School, but did not graduate. Instead, he moved in 1989 to the Sydney CBD to work at the Walt Disney Animation Australia Studio, now known as [[DisneyToon_Studios|Disney Toon Studios]] and was the youngest animator employed by the studio at that time.
Szekeres was born in [http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/ Blacktown], [http://www.sydney.com.au/ Sydney], and grew up near [http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/ Gosford] on the [http://www.centralcoastaustralia.com.au/ Central Coast] of NSW, graduating in 1988 from the [http://www.ccgs.nsw.edu.au/ Central Coast Grammar School] in Erina, Central Coast. Briefly he attended the Sydney [http://sydney.edu.au/music/ Conservatorium of Music] in the Music Composition School, but did not graduate. Instead, he moved in 1989 to the Sydney CBD to work at the Walt Disney Animation Australia Studio, now known as [[DisneyToon Studios|Disney Toon Studios]] and was the youngest animator employed by the studio at that time.


==Career==
==Career==

===Animation===
===Animation===
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While employed at [[DisneyToon Studios|Walt Disney Animation Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|title=imdb|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843914/|work=Animation|publisher=imdb|author=Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> he worked on several movies as an animator:
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On [[The Return of Jafar|Aladdin: The Return of Jafar]] and [[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]], he animated both Jasmine and Aladdin, creating reference maquettes of both the Jasmine and Aladdin characters. He did development work on the Bell character for [[Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas|Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 2]]. On [[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]], he animated the Ariel, Melody and Prince Eric characters. For [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp_II:_Scamp%27s_Adventure Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure], his focus were the human characters. In a senior animation role, he animated the adult Wendy character and the mermaids in [[Return to Never Land]], creating a reference maquette of the adult Wendy character. [[Jungle_book_2#Characters|The Jungle Book 2]], he was a senior animator on the Shanti character, this was the last film he worked on for DisneyToons Australia.


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He also animated on some Disney TV series while there.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843914/|work=Animation TV series|publisher=IMDB|author=Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> He did title animation and episode animation of both the Tarzan and Jane characters for [http://Tarzan_%26_Jane Tarzan & Jane]. He did character development work and animation on the lead female role Dylandra for the [[Bonkers (TV series)|Bonkers TV series]]. Szekeres also animated Jasmine and Aladdin on the [[Aladdin (TV show)|Aladdin (TV series)]]. On episode ''Seeing Isn't Believing'' of the [[Gargoyles (TV series)]], Szekeres animated key sequences of [http://www.elf-fin.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d29qgrf Elisa Maza] <ref>{{cite web|title=Seeing Isn't Believing|url=http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep77.htm|publisher=www.gargoyles-fans.org|author=Review by Juan F. Lara {{!}} Additional Comments by Jozef Szekeres|quote="Elisa had Jasmine's eyes, Pocahontas's physique, and Jessica Rabbit's walk. You had to see THAT to believe it. :-)" - Juan F. Lara. "I animated quite a bit of Elisa footage for this episode. There were some really fun close ups that I did. I remember a walk to camera that I did of Elisa that was sexy as... Plus a transformation scene which I really liked. I really didn't know much about the series when we did the episode. I don't think it was screening in Australia at the time, and we had only a few episodes as reference. I basically animated Elisa as I wanted to see her, and have fun with it. It was treated like a throw away project, a fill-in, and time filler, so the lead up time that we would usually get to "know" a character was not there, so we (all) pretty much did them as we wanted to do them. I mostly animated the female leads during my time with Disney, and so, I was the guy that animated love scenes and scenes where the female leads needed to be feminine and/or sexy. So, I just went to town on Elisa." - Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> and [http://www.elf-fin.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d29qhgw Goliath]. Szekeres also worked on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103428/ Goof Troop], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101076/ Darkwing Duck], and [[Winnie_the_Pooh#Television|Winnie the Pooh]] in the early days of [[DisneyToon Studios|Walt Disney Studios in Australia]].
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While employed at [[DisneyToon_Studios|Walt Disney Animation Australia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=imdb|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843914/|work=Animation|publisher=imdb|author=Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> , he worked on several movies as an animator:
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On [[The_Return_of_Jafar|Aladdin: The Return of Jafar]] and [[Aladdin_and_the_King_of_Thieves|Aladdin and the King of Thieves]], he animated both Jasmine and Aladdin, creating reference maquettes of both the Jasmine and Aladdin characters. He did development work on the Bell character for [[Beauty_and_the_Beast:_The_Enchanted_Christmas|Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 2]]. On [[The_Little_Mermaid_II:_Return_to_the_Sea|The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]], he animated the Ariel, Melody and Prince Eric characters. For [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp_II:_Scamp%27s_Adventure Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure], his focus were the human characters. In a senior animation role, he animated the adult Wendy character and the mermaids in [[Return_to_Never_Land|Return to Never Land]], creating a reference maquette of the adult Wendy character. [[Jungle_book_2#Characters|The Jungle Book 2]], he was a senior animator on the Shanti character, this was the last film he worked on for DisneyToons Australia.


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As a [[freelance]] [[2D animator]] and [[Animation Director|animation director]], he did several [[Television commercials|Television Commercials]] for both the Australian and international markets. Most notably [[Finlandia Vodka|Finlandia Vodka Pulp]], [[Mr Sheen]], [[Strongbow Cider]] ''Cyborg'' and ''Blowtorch'', ''Cafe with Billy'' for [[Nescafe]], ''The Fifth Finger'' for [[KitKat]], and [http://Elf-Fin.deviantart.com/art/FantasticRiceCrackers-Szekeres-176121645 FantasticRiceCrackers] for Fantastic.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Australian Creative|journal=Animation: MUDFISH, the Animation Company|year=1999|volume=Spring|pages=34}}</ref>
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He also animated on some Disney TV series while there.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0843914/|work=Animation TV series|publisher=IMDB|author=Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> He did title animation and episode animation of both the Tarzan and Jane characters for [http://Tarzan_%26_Jane Tarzan & Jane]. He did character development work and animation on the lead female role Dylandra for the [[Bonkers_(TV_series)|Bonkers TV series]]. Szekeres also animated Jasmine and Aladdin on the [[Aladdin_(TV_show)|Aladdin (TV series)]]. On episode ''Seeing Isn't Believing'' of the [[Gargoyles_(TV_series)|Gargoyles (TV series)]], Szekeres animated key sequences of [http://www.elf-fin.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d29qgrf Elisa Maza] <ref>{{cite web|title=Seeing Isn't Believing|url=http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep77.htm|publisher=www.gargoyles-fans.org|author=Review by Juan F. Lara {{!}} Additional Comments by Jozef Szekeres|quote="Elisa had Jasmine's eyes, Pocahontas's physique, and Jessica Rabbit's walk. You had to see THAT to believe it. :-)" - Juan F. Lara. "I animated quite a bit of Elisa footage for this episode. There were some really fun close ups that I did. I remember a walk to camera that I did of Elisa that was sexy as... Plus a transformation scene which I really liked. I really didn't know much about the series when we did the episode. I don't think it was screening in Australia at the time, and we had only a few episodes as reference. I basically animated Elisa as I wanted to see her, and have fun with it. It was treated like a throw away project, a fill-in, and time filler, so the lead up time that we would usually get to "know" a character was not there, so we (all) pretty much did them as we wanted to do them. I mostly animated the female leads during my time with Disney, and so, I was the guy that animated love scenes and scenes where the female leads needed to be feminine and/or sexy. So, I just went to town on Elisa." - Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> and [http://www.elf-fin.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d29qhgw Goliath]. Szekeres also worked on [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103428/ Goof Troop], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101076/ Darkwing Duck], and [[Winnie_the_Pooh#Television|Winnie the Pooh]] in the early days of [[DisneyToon_Studios|Walt Disney Studios in Australia]].

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As a [[Freelance|freelance]] [[2D animator]] and [[Animation_Director|animation director]], he did several [[Television_commercials|Television Commercials]] for both the Australian and international markets. Most notably [[Finlandia_Vodka|Finlandia Vodka Pulp]], [[Mr_Sheen|Mr Sheen]], [[Strongbow_Cider|Strongbow Cider]] ''Cyborg'' and ''Blowtorch'', ''Cafe with Billy'' for [[Nescafe]], ''The Fifth Finger'' for [[KitKat]], and [http://Elf-Fin.deviantart.com/art/FantasticRiceCrackers-Szekeres-176121645 FantasticRiceCrackers] for Fantastic.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Australian Creative|journal=Animation: MUDFISH, the Animation Company|year=1999|volume=Spring|pages=34}}</ref>


Szekeres animated the full episodes of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1789713/ Boy from Woy (TV 1999)] (with additional animation done by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2997369/ Steve Moltzen]) for [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0320652/ Mudfish], and for [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0024297/ Catflap Animation] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259151/ Petals: Windy Weather (TV 1998).]
Szekeres animated the full episodes of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1789713/ Boy from Woy (TV 1999)] (with additional animation done by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2997369/ Steve Moltzen]) for [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0320652/ Mudfish], and for [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0024297/ Catflap Animation] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259151/ Petals: Windy Weather (TV 1998).]


Outside of animation but still in the [[Film_industry|film industry]], Szekeres was also a conceptual designer on the [[Feature_films|feature films]], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/ Dark City] and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189456/ Cut], and has worked occasionally over the past 15 years with [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0019087/ MEG (Make-up Effects Group Studio)] on their [[Commercials|commercials]] and [[Feature_films|feature films]] as a conceptualist and [[Sculptor|sculptor]].
Outside of animation but still in the [[film industry]], Szekeres was also a conceptual designer on the [[feature films]], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/ Dark City] and [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189456/ Cut], and has worked occasionally over the past 15 years with [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0019087/ MEG (Make-up Effects Group Studio)] on their [[commercials]] and [[feature films]] as a conceptualist and [[sculptor]].



===Comicbooks===
===Comicbooks===
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Szekeres left [[Walt Disney Animation Australia]] for the first time in 1993 to pursue illustrating the comicbook series [[List of Elfquest publications|ElfQuest/WaveDancers]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Never-ending Quest|journal=WIZARD|year=1994|month=March|issue=#31|author=Greg McElhatton|pages=82–86|location=USA|quote=WaveDancers concerns a group of elves who live in a novel location - beneath the surface of the water! Written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love and illustrated by Jozef Szekeres, all of whom live in Australia. "They came to us with a proposal," Richard Remembers, "but were a little bit hesitant, because they were afraid to muck around with the ElfQuest universe. We took a look at it and started saying, "Please! Muck around!" So yes, WaveDancers will be part of the official continuity. In the first storyline, there are connections between these elves and the other ones on the World of Two Moons. As the series progresses, there will be more of an awareness between the different groups of elves on the planet." The series' narrative will be broken up into six-issue arcs. "The story comes to an end like all ElfQuest stories," Richard says, "but if sales are good and we're all happy, we'd love to have them stay with us for quite some time to come. Jozef Szekeres, like so many of the other artists we work with, comes from animation. He worked with Disney on things like the new Aladdin TV show, but he's putting that on hold to work with Warp Graphics. We're flattered, to put it mildly!.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=New Elves For Old|journal=Comics Scene|date=22nd|year=1993|month=June|issue=#36|author=Drew Bittner|publisher=Norman Jacobs|location=USA|quote=Towards the year's end, we'll publish a fourth title, WaveDancers. This is the story of a tribe of elves that splintered off from the main group early on in their history and went under the sea, as it were: it's written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love, with art by Jozef Szekeres. There'll be some crossover between the major ElfQuest characters and the WaveDancers.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=ElfQuest: WaveDancers #4|journal=Hero Illustrated|year=1994|month=July|issue= 13|pages=30|author=Steve Darnall|quote=The Good: Szekeres' art walks a line between the Pinis and Disney's Little Mermaid without being derivative of either. Nice coloring, too. A real treat.}}</ref> which he co-created with [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce love of [http://www.blackmermaid.com Black Mermaid Productions]. As the work was securely co-created by this trio, the rights to the [http://www.blackmermaid.com/dancers.html WaveDancers]' characters (both design and story elements, excluding any ElfQuest aspects) are now held by Black Mermaid Productions in Sydney Australia, wherein they are creating new stories and artwork utilising these characters in a new series called [http://elf-fin.com/ Elf-Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed].<ref>{{cite book|title=Elf~Fin : Hyfus & Tilaweed : preview / story by Julie Ditrich & Jozef Szekeres|year=2011|publisher=Black Mermaid Productions|location=Sydney NSW|isbn=9780980875904 (pbk.)|pages=36|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4979120|author=Julie Ditrich|edition=1st|coauthors=Jozef Szekeres|editor=Jozef Szekeres and Julie Ditrich|month=April}}</ref>


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After ElfQuest/WaveDancers, Szekeres worked with [[Sirius Entertainment]] on their Safety-Belt Man comic book series for two issues, before undertaking [[Erik Larsen]]'s character in the [[Dart (comics)|Dart]] miniseries published by [[Image Comics]]. Originally intended to be the beginnings of [[Dart (comics)|Dart]], it was deemed many years later not to be cannon by [[Erik Larsen|Larsen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Erik Larsen declares|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dart_(comics)|publisher=Image Comics messageboard|quote=Erik Larsen declares the Dart miniseries "non-canon" on the Image Comics messageboard}}</ref>
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Szekeres left [[Walt_Disney_Animation_Australia|Walt Disney Animation Australia]] for the first time in 1993 to pursue illustrating the comicbook series [[List_of_Elfquest_publications|ElfQuest/WaveDancers]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Never-ending Quest|journal=WIZARD|year=1994|month=March|issue=#31|author=Greg McElhatton|page=82-86|location=USA|quote=WaveDancers concerns a group of elves who live in a novel location - beneath the surface of the water! Written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love and illustrated by Jozef Szekeres, all of whom live in Australia. "They came to us with a proposal," Richard Remembers, "but were a little bit hesitant, because they were afraid to muck around with the ElfQuest universe. We took a look at it and started saying, "Please! Muck around!" So yes, WaveDancers will be part of the official continuity. In the first storyline, there are connections between these elves and the other ones on the World of Two Moons. As the series progresses, there will be more of an awareness between the different groups of elves on the planet." The series' narrative will be broken up into six-issue arcs. "The story comes to an end like all ElfQuest stories," Richard says, "but if sales are good and we're all happy, we'd love to have them stay with us for quite some time to come. Jozef Szekeres, like so many of the other artists we work with, comes from animation. He worked with Disney on things like the new Aladdin TV show, but he's putting that on hold to work with Warp Graphics. We're flattered, to put it mildly!.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=New Elves For Old|journal=Comics Scene|date=22nd|year=1993|month=June|issue=#36|author=Drew Bittner|publisher=Norman Jacobs|location=USA|quote=Towards the year's end, we'll publish a fourth title, WaveDancers. This is the story of a tribe of elves that splintered off from the main group early on in their history and went under the sea, as it were: it's written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love, with art by Jozef Szekeres. There'll be some crossover between the major ElfQuest characters and the WaveDancers.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=ElfQuest: WaveDancers #4|journal=Hero Illustrated|year=1994|month=July|issue=No 13|pages=30|author=Steve Darnall|quote=The Good: Szekeres' art walks a line between the Pinis and Disney's Little Mermaid without being derivative of either. Nice coloring, too. A real treat.}}</ref> which he co-created with [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce love of [http://www.blackmermaid.com Black Mermaid Productions]. As the work was securely co-created by this trio, the rights to the [http://www.blackmermaid.com/dancers.html WaveDancers]' characters (both design and story elements, excluding any ElfQuest aspects) are now held by Black Mermaid Productions in Sydney Australia, wherein they are creating new stories and artwork utilising these characters in a new series called [http://elf-fin.com/ Elf-Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed].<ref>{{cite book|title=Elf~Fin : Hyfus & Tilaweed : preview / story by Julie Ditrich & Jozef Szekeres|year=2011|publisher=Black Mermaid Productions|location=Sydney NSW|isbn=9780980875904 (pbk.)|pages=36|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4979120|author=Julie Ditrich|edition=1st|coauthors=Jozef Szekeres|editor=Jozef Szekeres and Julie Ditrich|month=April}}</ref>


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Szekeres returned to [[Sirius Entertainment]] in 1999 to work with [[Joseph Michael Linsner]] and his [[Dawn (comics)|Dawn]] character (at that time published by Sirius), and created new mermaid representations of the Goddess character for two publications, [[Dawn (comics)|''Dreams of Dawn'']] Wizard #1/2, and [[Dawn (comics)|''Dawn: Return of the Goddess'']] #3.<ref>{{cite journal|title=DAWN: Return of the Goddess #3|journal=Bud Plant Comic Art (Comic art & illustrated books)|year=1999|pages=151|author=Bud Plant|publisher=Bud Plant|quote=Includes a stunning backup tale (we thought it was Linsner's work at first) by Jozef Szekeres.}}</ref>
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After ElfQuest/WaveDancers, Szekeres worked with [[Sirius_Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment]] on their Safety-Belt Man comic book series for two issues, before undertaking [[Erik_Larsen|Erik Larsen]]'s character in the [[Dart_(comics)|Dart]] miniseries published by [[Image_Comics|Image Comics]]. Originally intended to be the beginnings of [[Dart_(comics)|Dart]], it was deemed many years later not to be cannon by [[Erik_Larsen|Larsen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Erik Larsen declares|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dart_(comics)|publisher=Image Comics messageboard|quote=Erik Larsen declares the Dart miniseries "non-canon" on the Image Comics messageboard}}</ref>

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Szekeres returned to [[Sirius_Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment]] in 1999 to work with [[Joseph_Michael_Linsner|Joseph Michael Linsner]] and his [[Dawn_(comics)|Dawn]] character (at that time published by Sirius), and created new mermaid representations of the Goddess character for two publications, [[Dawn_(comics)|''Dreams of Dawn'']] Wizard #1/2, and [[Dawn_(comics)|''Dawn: Return of the Goddess'']] #3.<ref>{{cite journal|title=DAWN: Return of the Goddess #3|journal=Bud Plant Comic Art (Comic art & illustrated books)|year=1999|pages=151|author=Bud Plant|publisher=Bud Plant|quote=Includes a stunning backup tale (we thought it was Linsner's work at first) by Jozef Szekeres.}}</ref>

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After over a decade of absence from the comic-book medium, Szekeres has returned to work with long time co-creator [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] on [http://elf-fin.com/ Elf-Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed], first published in 2011.


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After over a decade of absence from the comic-book medium, Szekeres has returned to work with long time co-creator [[Julie Ditrich]] on [http://elf-fin.com/ Elf-Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed], first published in 2011.


===Illustration===
===Illustration===
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Szekeres' illustration works have been collected several times in books/magazines/journals, highlights being [http://www.amazon.com/Stripped-Uncensored-Bruno-Gmunder/dp/386787025X ''Stripped Uncensored''] and [http://www.amazon.com/Completely-Stripped-Claus-Kiessling/dp/3867871558/ref=pd_sim_b_3 ''Completely Stripped''] published 2009 and 2010 respectively in [[Germany]] by [[Bruno Gmünder Verlag|Bruno Gmünder]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Stripped Uncensored|year=2009|publisher=Bruno Gmunder|location=Germany|isbn=978-3-86787-025-2|pages=246–249|edition=1st|editor=Stephan Niederwieser}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Tell-tale art|journal=SX|date=19|year=2009|month=August|url=http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/features/tell-tale-art.html|author=Barry Lowe|publisher=Peter Walton|quote=Having my artwork as the event party poster for Mardi Gras in 2007, and creating support artwork for Sleaze Ball: Villains’ Lair in 2008 must have lifted my profile internationally, as I was invited to present ten artworks for consideration to Stripped Unstripped,” Szekeres says. Such inclusion showcases that Aussie artists are equal (if not better) to anything else in the world which Szekeres hopes will lead to more opportunities for the artists to make a living from their work.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Jozef Szekeres Gallery|journal=Heavy Metal|year=2009|month=March|pages=11–14|author=Jozef Szekeres|location=USA}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Text Appeal|journal=BLUE|year=2007|month=January|issue=66|pages=50–64|author=Myles Wearring,Jonathan Turner, Joe E Jeffreys. Dean Durber and Jonathan Andrews}}</ref> as well as featuring in leading campaigns, such as the [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|2007 Sydney Mardi Gras]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=Mardi Gras Parade & Party Guide '07|journal=Bent|year=2007|volume=Mardi Gras 2007|author=Leigh Harris|publisher=Onion Publishing and Media Pty Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Drawing attention|journal=SX|date=07|year=2008|month=February|issue=367|url=http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/adult/drawing-attention.html|author=Barry Lowe|page=46|publisher=Peter Walton|quote=He’s the man who created the poster for last year’s Mardi Gras, a giant career leap...}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Illustration Imperative|journal=Bent: just a bit queer|year=2007|volume=Mardi Gras 2007|pages=1, 48, 49, back cover|author=Krathyn White|publisher=Onion Publishing and Media. Pty Ltd|quote=Behind every great poster is an artist, and the artist behind this year's iconic Mardi Gras poster is multitalented Sydney artist Jozef Szekeres. Posters can make or break an event, fulfilling myriad informational and marketing functions in one foul swoop and offering punters, partygoers and kids on the streets a way of connecting with an event for whatever reason. The artist responsible for this year's Mardi Gras poster is local lad Jozef Szekeres who drew on his experiences growing up in Australia to help create the poster's artwork. Seeing his art as the poster child and "face" of Mardi Gras 2007 is something Szekeres says fills him with a huge rush, no matter how many times he sees it. "It's also an honour artistically and personally. I feel part of my community's history...}}</ref> and 2008 Sleaze Ball (which is also part of the [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|Sydney Mardi Gras]]). For the 2008 Sleaze Ball, titled ''Villains Lair'', a collector card set comprising 16 of Szekeres's villainous artworks created specifically for the event were released for members and partygoers. Szekeres released his own collector card set (or loose leaf book) [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5778669?lookfor=author:%22szekeres%20jozef%22%20AND%20title:%22art%20jozef%20szekeres%20mermaids%20&%20other%20mermers%22&offset=1&max=1 ''The Art of Jozef Szekeres: Mermaids & Mermers''] <ref>{{cite journal|year=2008|volume=Sleaze Ball 2008|pages=42, 43|author=Krathyn White|authorlink=Jozef Szekeres|editor1-first=Leigh Harris|publisher=Onion Publishing and Media Pty Ltd|quote=Mardi Gras poster artist Jozef Szekeres has been keeping art collectors happy with his first ever collection of his artworks in print. The Art of Jozef Szekeres: Mermaids & Other Mermers is a 100-piece card set of his artwork ranging from unpublished pieces early in Jozef's career to his most recent published work.}}</ref> in 2008 collecting 100 artworks, they range from unpublished pieces early in his career to his most recent published works of that time.

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Szekeres' illustration works have been collected several times in books/magazines/journals, highlights being [http://www.amazon.com/Stripped-Uncensored-Bruno-Gmunder/dp/386787025X ''Stripped Uncensored''] and [http://www.amazon.com/Completely-Stripped-Claus-Kiessling/dp/3867871558/ref=pd_sim_b_3 ''Completely Stripped''] published 2009 and 2010 respectively in [[Germany]] by [[Bruno_Gmünder_Verlag|Bruno Gmünder]] <ref>{{cite book|title=Stripped Uncensored|year=2009|publisher=Bruno Gmunder|location=Germany|isbn=978-3-86787-025-2|pages=246-249|edition=1st|editor=Stephan Niederwieser}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=Tell-tale art|journal=SX|date=19|year=2009|month=August|url=http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/features/tell-tale-art.html|author=Barry Lowe|publisher=Peter Walton|quote=Having my artwork as the event party poster for Mardi Gras in 2007, and creating support artwork for Sleaze Ball: Villains’ Lair in 2008 must have lifted my profile internationally, as I was invited to present ten artworks for consideration to Stripped Unstripped,” Szekeres says. Such inclusion showcases that Aussie artists are equal (if not better) to anything else in the world which Szekeres hopes will lead to more opportunities for the artists to make a living from their work.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=Jozef Szekeres Gallery|journal=Heavy Metal|year=2009|month=March|pages=11-14|author=Jozef Szekeres|location=USA}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=Text Appeal|journal=BLUE|year=2007|month=January|issue=66|pages=50-64|author=Myles Wearring,Jonathan Turner, Joe E Jeffreys. Dean Durber and Jonathan Andrews}}</ref> , as well as featuring in leading campaigns, such as the [[Sydney_Gay_and_Lesbian_Mardi_Gras|2007 Sydney Mardi Gras]] <ref>{{cite journal|title=Mardi Gras Parade & Party Guide '07|journal=Bent|year=2007|volume=Mardi Gras 2007|author=Leigh Harris|publisher=Onion Publishing and Media Pty Ltd}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=Drawing attention|journal=SX|date=07|year=2008|month=February|issue=367|url=http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/adult/drawing-attention.html|author=Barry Lowe|page=46|publisher=Peter Walton|quote=He’s the man who created the poster for last year’s Mardi Gras, a giant career leap...}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=The Illustration Imperative|journal=Bent: just a bit queer|year=2007|volume=Mardi Gras 2007|pages=1, 48, 49, back cover|author=Krathyn White|publisher=Onion Publishing and Media. Pty Ltd|quote=Behind every great poster is an artist, and the artist behind this year's iconic Mardi Gras poster is multitalented Sydney artist Jozef Szekeres. Posters can make or break an event, fulfilling myriad informational and marketing functions in one foul swoop and offering punters, partygoers and kids on the streets a way of connecting with an event for whatever reason. The artist responsible for this year's Mardi Gras poster is local lad Jozef Szekeres who drew on his experiences growing up in Australia to help create the poster's artwork. Seeing his art as the poster child and "face" of Mardi Gras 2007 is something Szekeres says fills him with a huge rush, no matter how many times he sees it. "It's also an honour artistically and personally. I feel part of my community's history...}}</ref> , and 2008 Sleaze Ball (which is also part of the [[Sydney_Gay_and_Lesbian_Mardi_Gras|Sydney Mardi Gras]]). For the 2008 Sleaze Ball, titled ''Villains Lair'', a collector card set comprising 16 of Szekeres's villainous artworks created specifically for the event were released for members and partygoers. Szekeres released his own collector card set (or loose leaf book) [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5778669?lookfor=author:%22szekeres%20jozef%22%20AND%20title:%22art%20jozef%20szekeres%20mermaids%20&%20other%20mermers%22&offset=1&max=1 ''The Art of Jozef Szekeres: Mermaids & Mermers''] <ref>{{cite journal|year=2008|volume=Sleaze Ball 2008|pages=42, 43|author=Krathyn White|authorlink=Jozef Szekeres|editor1-first=Leigh Harris|publisher=Onion Publishing and Media Pty Ltd|quote=Mardi Gras poster artist Jozef Szekeres has been keeping art collectors happy with his first ever collection of his artworks in print. The Art of Jozef Szekeres: Mermaids & Other Mermers is a 100-piece card set of his artwork ranging from unpublished pieces early in Jozef's career to his most recent published work.}}</ref> in 2008 collecting 100 artworks, they range from unpublished pieces early in his career to his most recent published works of that time.



===Gaming===
===Gaming===
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Szekeres entered the Gaming industry as a senior illustrator/animator by joining [[Aristocrat Leisure|Aristocrat]] in 2001, and left in 2006. Released game packages of significance were: [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dinosaur&page=detail&id=28272 ''Dinosaur''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=queen-of-sheba&page=detail&id=5086 ''Queen of Sheba''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=antony-and-cleopatra&page=detail&id=5145 ''Antony and Cleopatra''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=butterfly-kiss&page=detail&id=28231 ''Butterfly Kiss''] (cover of the Aristocrat 2008 NSW Catalogue), [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=love-stuck&page=detail&id=14428 ''Love Stuck''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=wild-waratah&page=detail&id=14352 ''Wild Waratah''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=heart-of-vegas&page=detail&id=28229 ''Heart of Vegas''] (used for an Aristocrat Catalogue cover), ''Miss Kitty'', [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=moonlight-waltz&page=detail&id=28230 ''Moonlight Waltz'']. After Aristocrat, Szekeres freelanced creating gaming art packages [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=the-last-king-of-egypt&page=detail&id=28261 ''The Last King of Egypt''] and ''Treasured Discovery'' for NexGen, and these released game highlights for TrueBlue: [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=fire-chief&page=detail&id=35659 ''Fire Chief''] for Atronic 2009, ''World Safari'' for IGT 2010, ''Aztec Beauty'' for Aruze 2011.

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Szekeres entered the Gaming industry as a senior illustrator/animator by joining [[Aristocrat_Leisure|Aristocrat]] in 2001, and left in 2006. Released game packages of significance were: [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dinosaur&page=detail&id=28272 ''Dinosaur''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=queen-of-sheba&page=detail&id=5086 ''Queen of Sheba''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=antony-and-cleopatra&page=detail&id=5145 ''Antony and Cleopatra''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=butterfly-kiss&page=detail&id=28231 ''Butterfly Kiss''] (cover of the Aristocrat 2008 NSW Catalogue), [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=love-stuck&page=detail&id=14428 ''Love Stuck''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=wild-waratah&page=detail&id=14352 ''Wild Waratah''], [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=heart-of-vegas&page=detail&id=28229 ''Heart of Vegas''] (used for an Aristocrat Catalogue cover), ''Miss Kitty'', [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=moonlight-waltz&page=detail&id=28230 ''Moonlight Waltz'']. After Aristocrat, Szekeres freelanced creating gaming art packages [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=the-last-king-of-egypt&page=detail&id=28261 ''The Last King of Egypt''] and ''Treasured Discovery'' for NexGen, and these released game highlights for TrueBlue: [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=fire-chief&page=detail&id=35659 ''Fire Chief''] for Atronic 2009, ''World Safari'' for IGT 2010, ''Aztec Beauty'' for Aruze 2011.



===Lecturing===
===Lecturing===
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Szekeres has undertaken various sessions for the [[Australian Society of Authors|ASA Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio]], and sequential art industry related talks for the [http://www.asauthors.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ASP0016/ccms.r?pageid=6010 Australian Society of Authors] (ASA). (2008–2011).<br />

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[[Supanova]] (2007–2011).<br />
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Szekeres has undertaken various sessions for the [[Australian_Society_of_Authors|ASA Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio]], and sequential art industry related talks for the [http://www.asauthors.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=ASP0016/ccms.r?pageid=6010 Australian Society of Authors] (ASA). (2008-2011).<br />
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Various workshops to adults and children on 'Creating Comics' with other [http://www.blackmermaid.com Black Mermaid Productions] directors. Presented workshops at: Casula High School, Terrigal High School, [[St. Edward's College, East Gosford|St Edwards College]] (Central Coast), and spent a week lecturing in [[Broken Hill]] at assorted venues, sponsored by the [http://www.bhlibrary.org.au/ Broken Hill City Library].<br />
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[[Supanova]] (2007-2011).<br />
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OzCon panel sessions on comics [[sequential art]].<br />
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Various workshops to adults and children on 'Creating Comics' with other [http://www.blackmermaid.com Black Mermaid Productions] directors. Presented workshops at: Casula High School, Terrigal High School, [[St._Edward%27s_College,_East_Gosford|St Edwards College]] (Central Coast), and spent a week lecturing in [[Broken_Hill|Broken Hill]] at assorted venues, sponsored by the [http://www.bhlibrary.org.au/ Broken Hill City Library].<br />
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Course lecturing at the [[JMC Academy]] in the Sydney campus (2010–2011)<br />
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OzCon panel sessions on comics [[Sequential_art|sequential art]].<br />
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Course lecturing at the [[JMC_Academy|JMC Academy]] in the Sydney campus (2010-2011)<br />
Guest lecturing and Art Direction on location in [[Austria]] for [http://www.novomatic.at/en/ Novomatic] (2011)
Guest lecturing and Art Direction on location in [[Austria]] for [http://www.novomatic.at/en/ Novomatic] (2011)



===Sculptor/Toy Designer===
===Sculptor/Toy Designer===
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Szekeres has had a fascination with figural sculpture from childhood,<ref>{{cite journal|coauthors=Johanna Sweet|journal=New Week|date=24|year=1995|month=July|author=Margot Date|authorlink=Guys who love a good Barbie|page=80|quote=(Jozef) collected Barbie dolls until he turned 13... Most Barbie collectors don't like it because she's not true to the doll. The porcelain version is 5 cm taller than the regular doll. But if you strip them dow, they're finely sculpted.}}</ref> early in his career sculpting maquettes for Disney's Aladdin and Jasmine,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aladdin (TV Series 1994–1995)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105935/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Return of Jafar (Video 1994)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107952/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Video 1995)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115491/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"}}</ref> Dylandra<ref>{{cite web|title=Bonkers (TV Series 1993–1994)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213334/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Dylandra"}}</ref> and adult Wendy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Return to Never Land (2002)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280030/|publisher=www.imdb.com|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Adult Wendy"}}</ref> Szekeres further explored sculpture adding new sculptural elements to [[Barbie]] and [[GI Joe|G.I. Joe]] purchased toy parts.<ref>{{cite book|title=2nd Fashion Doll Makeovers: Learn from the Artists|year=1998|publisher=Hobby House Press, Inc.|location=USA|isbn=0-87588-515-2|pages=80–81|author=Jim Farone|authorlink=Jozef Szekeres|quote=I fell in love with the ""Barbie"" doll and started collecting her at a very early age. Yet, at the same time I felt a great need to modify her to my own (artistic) needs and desires... My long term goal is to have my own line of fantasy dolls.}}</ref>


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In 2003, Szekeres released his first fashion character/doll [http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/first.html Elizabet Bizelle] (with sister character Kotalin Bizelle) titled ''Dangerous Discovery'', the first Australian created fashion doll.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabet Bizelle:The Dangerous Discovery limited edition of 500 dolls|url=http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/first.html|publisher=www.jozefszekeresdolls.com|year=2003|quote=Dressed in her first outfit "Dangerous Discovery™", Elizabet™ is on her first case in Monaco to recover the stolen Australian opal "The Tasmanian Tiger Tear" from a suspected terrorist posing as a wealthy high roller. Elizabet's™ older sister Kotalin Bizelle™ is also an international spy, though vastly more experienced, and at the top of her game. Unbeknownst to Elizabet™, Kotalin™ has been sent as a back-up to Elizabet's™ first assignment. She is also wearing "Dangerous Discovery™", and is ready at a moment's notice to move in and replace her younger inexperienced and slightly klutzy sister if harm comes her way.Both dolls have the same hairstyles each available in either Raven, Red, or Blonde. Each doll comes with a stand, shoes, earrings, and a purse to hold her hand gun. Edition Sold Out.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The LizBiz|journal=FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2003|volume=Beauty|pages=53–55|url=http://www.fashiondollquarterly.com|author=Penny Azar|publisher=Pat Henry|location=USA|quote=Just owning a doll wasn't enough for Jozef, there were bits and pieces of various dolls that he liked, just that not all dolls had good features... (he) set out on his adventure to make what for him, would be the doll he'd like the most.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The LizBiz: Jozef Szekeres takes us inside the factory, where Elizabet and Kotalin come to life|journal=FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2003|issue=MEN|pages=28–31|author=Penny Azar|publisher=Pat Henry|quote=We had met to discuss the very recent trip that Jozef (Szekeres) had made to China. This trip was to oversee the final assembly of the doll, and her packaging, so that he could be sure that she was every bit as perfect as he has always hoped she would be, for people who would be following the adventures of the two sisters (Elizabet and Kotalin Bizelle) - and the adventure of Jozef (Szekeres) himself, into the world of doll maker.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=HauteDoll|year=2004|month=January|volume=1|issue=1|author=Karen Caviale|authorlink=Discover Elizabet & Kotalin Bizelle|page=20|publisher=Karen Caviale and Marlene Mura|location=USA|quote=Meet Australian born Elizabet Bizelle, an aspiring model with a hobby in Cryptozoology. That was her M.O. until she was recruited as a spy for the International Paradise Agency, an organisation working against world terrorism. Now, her code name is LizBiz... Most other 16 inch dolls' clothes and shoes fit Elizabet and Kotalin.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=DOLLS|year=2004|month=August|volume=23|issue=6|author=Trina Laube|authorlink=Beauties in Disguise|publisher=Jones Publishing|quote=While many women may be offended to hear someone say they are hiding behind their looks, that's exactly what Australian-born Elizabet Bizelle wants. With a sleek and slim figure, an upswept ponytail hairstyle and a beautiful face, she has the looks of a supermodel. Her wardrobe would make most girls green with envy. But beneath the glamourous good looks and fabulous fashions lies a secret. The silk purse she carries doesn't hold the usual lipstick and hand cream - she uses the purse to hide her handgun. And the Paradise Model Agency she and sister, Kotalin, work for is really an international sanctioned spy organisation, with ancient roots, that works toward world peace. The story behind the new fashion dolls by Australian designer Jozef Szekeres is intriguing, and it's one he plans to build on with every new dressed doll he creates... "I put the elements that excited me into the storyline of the dolls".}}</ref>
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Szekeres has had a fascination with figural sculpture from childhood,<ref>{{cite journal|coauthors=Johanna Sweet|journal=New Week|date=24|year=1995|month=July|author=Margot Date|authorlink=Guys who love a good Barbie|page=80|quote=(Jozef) collected Barbie dolls until he turned 13... Most Barbie collectors don't like it because she's not true to the doll. The porcelain version is 5 cm taller than the regular doll. But if you strip them dow, they're finely sculpted.}}</ref> early in his career sculpting maquettes for Disney's Aladdin and Jasmine,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aladdin (TV Series 1994–1995)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105935/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=The Return of Jafar (Video 1994)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107952/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Video 1995)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115491/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"}}</ref> Dylandra<ref>{{cite web|title=Bonkers (TV Series 1993–1994)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213334/|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Dylandra"}}</ref> and adult Wendy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Return to Never Land (2002)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280030/|publisher=www.imdb.com|author=www.imdb.com|quote=maquette sculptor "Adult Wendy"}}</ref> Szekeres further explored sculpture adding new sculptural elements to [[Barbie]] and [[GI_Joe|G.I. Joe]] purchased toy parts.<ref>{{cite book|title=2nd Fashion Doll Makeovers: Learn from the Artists|year=1998|publisher=Hobby House Press, Inc.|location=USA|isbn=0-87588-515-2|pages=80-81|author=Jim Farone|authorlink=Jozef Szekeres|quote=I fell in love with the ""Barbie"" doll and started collecting her at a very early age. Yet, at the same time I felt a great need to modify her to my own (artistic) needs and desires... My long term goal is to have my own line of fantasy dolls.}}</ref><br />

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In 2003, Szekeres released his first fashion character/doll [http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/first.html Elizabet Bizelle] (with sister character Kotalin Bizelle) titled ''Dangerous Discovery'', the first Australian created fashion doll. <ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabet Bizelle:The Dangerous Discovery limited edition of 500 dolls|url=http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/first.html|publisher=www.jozefszekeresdolls.com|year=2003|quote=Dressed in her first outfit "Dangerous Discovery™", Elizabet™ is on her first case in Monaco to recover the stolen Australian opal "The Tasmanian Tiger Tear" from a suspected terrorist posing as a wealthy high roller. Elizabet's™ older sister Kotalin Bizelle™ is also an international spy, though vastly more experienced, and at the top of her game. Unbeknownst to Elizabet™, Kotalin™ has been sent as a back-up to Elizabet's™ first assignment. She is also wearing "Dangerous Discovery™", and is ready at a moment's notice to move in and replace her younger inexperienced and slightly klutzy sister if harm comes her way.Both dolls have the same hairstyles each available in either Raven, Red, or Blonde. Each doll comes with a stand, shoes, earrings, and a purse to hold her hand gun. Edition Sold Out.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=The LizBiz|journal=FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2003|volume=Beauty|pages=53-55|url=www.fashiondollquarterly.com|author=Penny Azar|publisher=Pat Henry|location=USA|quote=Just owning a doll wasn't enough for Jozef, there were bits and pieces of various dolls that he liked, just that not all dolls had good features... (he) set out on his adventure to make what for him, would be the doll he'd like the most.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|title=The LizBiz: Jozef Szekeres takes us inside the factory, where Elizabet and Kotalin come to life|journal=FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2003|issue=MEN|pages=28-31|author=Penny Azar|publisher=Pat Henry|quote=We had met to discuss the very recent trip that Jozef (Szekeres) had made to China. This trip was to oversee the final assembly of the doll, and her packaging, so that he could be sure that she was every bit as perfect as he has always hoped she would be, for people who would be following the adventures of the two sisters (Elizabet and Kotalin Bizelle) - and the adventure of Jozef (Szekeres) himself, into the world of doll maker.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|journal=HauteDoll|year=2004|month=January|volume=1|issue=1|author=Karen Caviale|authorlink=Discover Elizabet & Kotalin Bizelle|page=20|publisher=Karen Caviale and Marlene Mura|location=USA|quote=Meet Australian born Elizabet Bizelle, an aspiring model with a hobby in Cryptozoology. That was her M.O. until she was recruited as a spy for the International Paradise Agency, an organisation working against world terrorism. Now, her code name is LizBiz... Most other 16 inch dolls' clothes and shoes fit Elizabet and Kotalin.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|journal=DOLLS|year=2004|month=August|volume=23|issue=6|author=Trina Laube|authorlink=Beauties in Disguise|publisher=Jones Publishing|quote=While many women may be offended to hear someone say they are hiding behind their looks, that's exactly what Australian-born Elizabet Bizelle wants. With a sleek and slim figure, an upswept ponytail hairstyle and a beautiful face, she has the looks of a supermodel. Her wardrobe would make most girls green with envy. But beneath the glamourous good looks and fabulous fashions lies a secret. The silk purse she carries doesn't hold the usual lipstick and hand cream - she uses the purse to hide her handgun. And the Paradise Model Agency she and sister, Kotalin, work for is really an international sanctioned spy organisation, with ancient roots, that works toward world peace. The story behind the new fashion dolls by Australian designer Jozef Szekeres is intriguing, and it's one he plans to build on with every new dressed doll he creates... "I put the elements that excited me into the storyline of the dolls".}}</ref> <br />

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In 2006, Szekeres released his doll editions [http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/2006/dollwebsitetemplate.2006.html Elizabet Bizelle ''Lady in Red''], and [http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/2006/dollwebsitetemplate.2006.html Kotalin Bizelle ''Birthday Bash''].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=FDQ:Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2005|volume=Brides|author=Pat Henry|authorlink=The Insider: The LizBiz|publisher=Pat Henry|page=30-31|quote=Jozef Szekeres hits the shore of the US, and brings with him the new line of dangerously curvy girls with guns.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|journal=DOLLS|year=2006|month=November|author=DOLLS|authorlink=Fresh Faces: Jozef Szekeres|page=16|publisher=Jones Publishing|location=USA|quote=The Australian doll designer is a bona fide doll enthusiast. Elizabet and Kotalin are three-dimentional embodiments of Szekeres's artwork. A glamour illustrator and Disney animator, he excels at depicting women who are bright and breathtaking. "I see Elizabet and Kotalin as having grace, and getting their job done" - Jozef Szekeres}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|journal=Metro|date=24|year=2006|month=November|url=smh.com.au/metro|author=Elicia Murray|authorlink=ALT DISNEY: This former animator does strange things with dolls.|page=26|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|quote="Generally Australians don't know anything beyond Barbie for collectable dolls," Szekeres says. "The market is booming in America, but Australians are just starting to cotton on... I've always had an aptitude for doing the female form." The Matrix and Underworld (films) provide much of the inspiration for Elizabet and Kotalin's edgy look.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|journal=Collecting Bears & Dolls|year=2006|volume=1|issue=2|author=Grahame Horne|authorlink=Unique Australian Collectables|publisher=Glenville Lee Pty. Ltd.|pages=18-19|location=Australia|quote="Dangerous Curves" is the second great release of Elizabet Bizelle code named LizBiz and her sister Kotalin Bizelle who are the first ever Australian created fashion dolls. Sculptured by internationally renowned artist Jozef Szekeres, with great attention to detail and stunning outfits.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|journal=FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2007|issue=Icons|pages=34-36|author=Pat Henry|journal|title=Around The World in Eighty Days|publisher=Pat Henry|location=USA|quote=Jozef Szekeres new Kotalin and Elizabet Bizelle dolls make an appearance at Dollz in Oz, in "Birthday Bash" and "Lady in Red". Jozef has updated the dolls with vinyl arms that pop out to change the dolls pose and allow a stance with hands on the hip for that certain spy-like swagger!}}</ref>


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In 2006, Szekeres released his doll editions [http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/2006/dollwebsitetemplate.2006.html Elizabet Bizelle ''Lady in Red''], and [http://www.jozefszekeresdolls.com/2006/dollwebsitetemplate.2006.html Kotalin Bizelle ''Birthday Bash''].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=FDQ:Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2005|volume=Brides|author=Pat Henry|authorlink=The Insider: The LizBiz|publisher=Pat Henry|pages=30–31|quote=Jozef Szekeres hits the shore of the US, and brings with him the new line of dangerously curvy girls with guns.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=DOLLS|year=2006|month=November|author=DOLLS|authorlink=Fresh Faces: Jozef Szekeres|page=16|publisher=Jones Publishing|location=USA|quote=The Australian doll designer is a bona fide doll enthusiast. Elizabet and Kotalin are three-dimentional embodiments of Szekeres's artwork. A glamour illustrator and Disney animator, he excels at depicting women who are bright and breathtaking. "I see Elizabet and Kotalin as having grace, and getting their job done" - Jozef Szekeres}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Metro|date=24|year=2006|month=November|url=smh.com.au/metro|author=Elicia Murray|authorlink=ALT DISNEY: This former animator does strange things with dolls.|page=26|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|quote="Generally Australians don't know anything beyond Barbie for collectable dolls," Szekeres says. "The market is booming in America, but Australians are just starting to cotton on... I've always had an aptitude for doing the female form." The Matrix and Underworld (films) provide much of the inspiration for Elizabet and Kotalin's edgy look.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Collecting Bears & Dolls|year=2006|volume=1|issue=2|author=Grahame Horne|authorlink=Unique Australian Collectables|publisher=Glenville Lee Pty. Ltd.|pages=18–19|location=Australia|quote="Dangerous Curves" is the second great release of Elizabet Bizelle code named LizBiz and her sister Kotalin Bizelle who are the first ever Australian created fashion dolls. Sculptured by internationally renowned artist Jozef Szekeres, with great attention to detail and stunning outfits.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly|year=2007|issue=Icons|pages=34–36|author=Pat Henry|journal|title=Around The World in Eighty Days|publisher=Pat Henry|location=USA|quote=Jozef Szekeres new Kotalin and Elizabet Bizelle dolls make an appearance at Dollz in Oz, in "Birthday Bash" and "Lady in Red". Jozef has updated the dolls with vinyl arms that pop out to change the dolls pose and allow a stance with hands on the hip for that certain spy-like swagger!}}</ref>


===2000 Sydney Millennium Olympic Games===
===2000 Sydney Millennium Olympic Games===
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For the [[2000_Summer_Olympics#The_Mascots|2000 Sydney Mascots, Ollie, Syd and Millie]], were designed by Jozef Szekeres and Matt Hatton, comprising of three native Australian animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games. They represent earth, air and water.<br />

"Olly" - (from [[Olympic Games|Olympic]]), a [[kookaburra]], epitomizes the Olympic spirit of generosity and universal generosity.<br />
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For the [[2000_Summer_Olympics#The_Mascots|2000 Sydney Mascots, Ollie, Syd and Millie]], were designed by [[Jozef_Szekeres|Jozef Szekeres]] and Matt Hatton, comprising of three native Australian animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games. They represent earth, air and water.<br />
"Olly" - (from [[Olympic_Games|Olympic]]), a [[Kookaburra|kookaburra]], epitomizes the Olympic spirit of generosity and universal generosity.<br />
"Syd" - (from [[Sydney]]), a [[platypus]], represents the environment and captures the vigor and energy of Australia and its people.<br />
"Syd" - (from [[Sydney]]), a [[Platypus|platypus]], represents the environment and captures the vigor and energy of Australia and its people.<br />
"Millie" - (from [[Millennium]]), an [[echidna]], is a techno-whiz and information guru, with all the facts and figures at her fingertips.<br />
"Millie" - (from [[Millennium]]), an [[Echidna|echidna]], is a techno-whiz and information guru, with all the facts and figures at her fingertips.<br />
Also in this role, Szekeres created the original three dimensional physical sculptures/maquettes of the Macots.
Also in this role, Szekeres created the original three dimensional physical sculptures/maquettes of the Macots.


==Exhibits==
==Exhibits==
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Szekeres had his first solo art exhibition in Sydney November 2011. Guest speaker at the launch night was [[Colleen Doran]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Internationally Renowned Comics Artist and Graphic Novelist to Launch Jozef Szekeres Sydney Art Exhibition|url=http://blackmermaidproductions.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/media-release-internationally-renowned.html|author=blackmermaidproductions|quote=Doran was delighted to be asked to launch Szekeres’ first solo art exhibition, “Jozef Szekeres is an artist of exceptional ability, able to dance the boundaries of comics, fine art, illustration and animation. Pop, and charming, welcoming and sexy, dazzling colors and enticing, glamorous figure work. Exceptional attention to detail, inviting and lively. I love Jozef Szekeres, and the only thing wrong with him is that more people don't know who he is. Yet.” - Colleen Doran}}</ref> The Exhibition was curated by Charles Heyen.


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== Bibliography ==
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Szekeres had his first solo art exhibition in Sydney November 2011. Guest speaker at the launch night was [[Colleen_Doran|Colleen Doran]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Internationally Renowned Comics Artist and Graphic Novelist to Launch Jozef Szekeres Sydney Art Exhibition|url=http://blackmermaidproductions.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/media-release-internationally-renowned.html|author=blackmermaidproductions|quote=Doran was delighted to be asked to launch Szekeres’ first solo art exhibition, “Jozef Szekeres is an artist of exceptional ability, able to dance the boundaries of comics, fine art, illustration and animation. Pop, and charming, welcoming and sexy, dazzling colors and enticing, glamorous figure work. Exceptional attention to detail, inviting and lively. I love Jozef Szekeres, and the only thing wrong with him is that more people don't know who he is. Yet.” - Colleen Doran}}</ref> The Exhibition was curated by Charles Heyen.

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== '''Bibliography''' ==

Comics work (Cover art and interior art) includes:
Comics work (Cover art and interior art) includes:


[http://www.blackmermaid.com/bmp.html ''OBLAGON']' #1 ([[Comics_anthology|Anthology]]) published 1992 in Sydney by Kaleidoscope Publishing<br />
[http://www.blackmermaid.com/bmp.html ''OBLAGON']' #1 ([[Comics anthology|Anthology]]) published 1992 in Sydney by Kaleidoscope Publishing<br />
Back cover<br />
Back cover<br />
''Unknown Seas'' b/w 7 sequential art pages<br />
''Unknown Seas'' b/w 7 sequential art pages<br />
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Writer/s: Jozef Szekeres with Dean Carpenter<br />
Writer/s: Jozef Szekeres with Dean Carpenter<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult

[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #1 published December 1993 in USA by [[WaRP_Graphics|WaRP Graphics]] in USA<br />
[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #1 published December 1993 in USA by [[WaRP Graphics]] in USA<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Search For The True Crown Part One colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 6 additional internal art pages)<br />
Search For The True Crown Part One colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 6 additional internal art pages)<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult

[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #2 published February 1994 in USA by [[WaRP_Graphics|WaRP Graphics]]<br />
[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #2 published February 1994 in USA by [[WaRP Graphics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Two colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 2 additional internal art pages)<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Two colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 2 additional internal art pages)<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #3 published April 1994 in USA by [[WaRP_Graphics|WaRP Graphics]]<br />
[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #3 published April 1994 in USA by [[WaRP Graphics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Three colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Three colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult

[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #4 published June 1994 in USA by [[WaRP_Graphics|WaRP Graphics]]<br />
[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #4 published June 1994 in USA by [[WaRP Graphics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Four colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Four colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #5 published August 1994 in USA by [[WaRP_Graphics|WaRP Graphics]]<br />
[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #5 published August 1994 in USA by [[WaRP Graphics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Five colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Five colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #6 published October 1994 in USA by [[WaRP_Graphics|WaRP Graphics]]<br />
[[Elfquest|''ELFQUEST]]/[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/Wavedancers.html ''WAVEDANCERS''''] #6 published October 1994 in USA by [[WaRP Graphics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Six colour 24 sequential art pages<br />
Search For The True Crown Part Six colour 24 sequential art pages<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


''SAFETY-BELT MAN'' #3 published February 1995 in USA by [[Sirius_Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment Inc.]]<br />
''SAFETY-BELT MAN'' #3 published February 1995 in USA by [[Sirius Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment Inc.]]<br />
Back Cover<br />
Back Cover<br />
The Videon Truth Part One b/w 14 sequential art pages<br />
The Videon Truth Part One b/w 14 sequential art pages<br />
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Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


''SAFETY-BELT MAN'' #4 published June 1995 in USA by [[Sirius_Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment Inc.]]<br />
''SAFETY-BELT MAN'' #4 published June 1995 in USA by [[Sirius Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment Inc.]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
The Videon Truth Part One b/w 31 sequential art pages (plus 2 additional internal art pages)<br />
The Videon Truth Part One b/w 31 sequential art pages (plus 2 additional internal art pages)<br />
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Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Dart_(comics)|''DART'']] #1 published February 1996 in USA by [[Image_Comics|IMAGE Comics]]<br />
[[Dart (comics)|''DART'']] #1 published February 1996 in USA by [[Image Comics|IMAGE Comics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Dart Part One Colour 22 sequential art pages<br />
Dart Part One Colour 22 sequential art pages<br />
Genre: Superhero<br />
Genre: Superhero<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Dart_(comics)|''DART'']] #2 published April 1996 in USA by [[Image_Comics|IMAGE Comics]]<br />
[[Dart (comics)|''DART'']] #2 published April 1996 in USA by [[Image Comics|IMAGE Comics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Dart Part Two Colour 22 sequential art pages<br />
Dart Part Two Colour 22 sequential art pages<br />
Genre: Superhero<br />
Genre: Superhero<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Dart_(comics)|''DART'']] #3 published June 1996 in USA by [[Image_Comics|IMAGE Comics]]<br />
[[Dart (comics)|''DART'']] #3 published June 1996 in USA by [[Image Comics|IMAGE Comics]]<br />
Front Cover<br />
Front Cover<br />
Dart Part Three Colour 22 sequential art pages<br />
Dart Part Three Colour 22 sequential art pages<br />
Genre: Superhero<br />
Genre: Superhero<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Writer/s: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Bruce Love<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


[[Dawn_(comics)|''DREAMS OF DAWN'']] #1/2 published 2000 in USA by Sirius Entertainment Inc. & Wizard Entertainment Group<br />
[[Dawn (comics)|''DREAMS OF DAWN'']] #1/2 published 2000 in USA by Sirius Entertainment Inc. & Wizard Entertainment Group<br />
Dawn Colour 1 sequential art page <br />
Dawn Colour 1 sequential art page <br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Writer: [[Joseph_Michael_Linsner|Joseph Michael Linsner]]<br />
Writer: [[Joseph Michael Linsner]]<br />
Target Audience: Adult
Target Audience: Adult


[[Dawn_(comics)|''DAWN/RETURN ON THE GODDESS'']] #3 published November 1999 in USA by [[Sirius_Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment Inc.]]<br />
[[Dawn (comics)|''DAWN/RETURN ON THE GODDESS'']] #3 published November 1999 in USA by [[Sirius Entertainment|Sirius Entertainment Inc.]]<br />
''The Angel and the Mermaid'' back-up story Colour 6 sequential art pages<br />
''The Angel and the Mermaid'' back-up story Colour 6 sequential art pages<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Story: [[Joseph_Michael_Linsner|Joseph Michael Linsner]]<br />
Story: [[Joseph Michael Linsner]]<br />
Writer: Robb Horan<br />
Writer: Robb Horan<br />
Target Audience: Adult
Target Audience: Adult
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Hyfus & Tilaweed Preview colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 9 additional internal art pages)<br />
Hyfus & Tilaweed Preview colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 9 additional internal art pages)<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Genre: Fantasy<br />
Story: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]] and Jozef Szekeres<br />
Story: [[Julie Ditrich]] and Jozef Szekeres<br />
Writer: [[Julie_Ditrich|Julie Ditrich]]<br />
Writer: [[Julie Ditrich]]<br />
Target Audience: Young Adult
Target Audience: Young Adult


==References==
==References==
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Jozef Szekeres (born July 4, 1970) is an Australian artist, animator, co-writer, toy designer, sculptor, creative director and Arts Lecturer, and a director of the Black Mermaid Productions creative team based in Australia, best known for his doll creation Elizabet Bizelle launched through his doll company Jozef Szekeres Dolls first released in 2003. He was recognised as a finalist with two nominations for the Australian Cartoonist Association Stanley Awards 2011 Nominations for best Australian Illustrator and Australian Comic Book Artist. He's also known for his co-creation and illustration of the comic book series ElfQuest - WaveDancers published during 1993-4 and is currently in production of a new comic book series called Elf-Fin:Hyfus & Tilaweed in collaboration with co-creator Julie Ditrich preview issue released April 2011.[1][2]

Also since 2008, the ASA (Australian Society of Authors) Comics and Graphic Novel Portfolio co-Holder with Julie Ditrich.

Early life

Szekeres was born in Blacktown, Sydney, and grew up near Gosford on the Central Coast of NSW, graduating in 1988 from the Central Coast Grammar School in Erina, Central Coast. Briefly he attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in the Music Composition School, but did not graduate. Instead, he moved in 1989 to the Sydney CBD to work at the Walt Disney Animation Australia Studio, now known as Disney Toon Studios and was the youngest animator employed by the studio at that time.

Career

Animation

While employed at Walt Disney Animation Australia,[3] he worked on several movies as an animator: On Aladdin: The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, he animated both Jasmine and Aladdin, creating reference maquettes of both the Jasmine and Aladdin characters. He did development work on the Bell character for Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 2. On The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, he animated the Ariel, Melody and Prince Eric characters. For Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, his focus were the human characters. In a senior animation role, he animated the adult Wendy character and the mermaids in Return to Never Land, creating a reference maquette of the adult Wendy character. The Jungle Book 2, he was a senior animator on the Shanti character, this was the last film he worked on for DisneyToons Australia.

He also animated on some Disney TV series while there.[4] He did title animation and episode animation of both the Tarzan and Jane characters for Tarzan & Jane. He did character development work and animation on the lead female role Dylandra for the Bonkers TV series. Szekeres also animated Jasmine and Aladdin on the Aladdin (TV series). On episode Seeing Isn't Believing of the Gargoyles (TV series), Szekeres animated key sequences of Elisa Maza [5] and Goliath. Szekeres also worked on Goof Troop, Darkwing Duck, and Winnie the Pooh in the early days of Walt Disney Studios in Australia.

As a freelance 2D animator and animation director, he did several Television Commercials for both the Australian and international markets. Most notably Finlandia Vodka Pulp, Mr Sheen, Strongbow Cider Cyborg and Blowtorch, Cafe with Billy for Nescafe, The Fifth Finger for KitKat, and FantasticRiceCrackers for Fantastic.[6]

Szekeres animated the full episodes of Boy from Woy (TV 1999) (with additional animation done by Steve Moltzen) for Mudfish, and for Catflap Animation Petals: Windy Weather (TV 1998).

Outside of animation but still in the film industry, Szekeres was also a conceptual designer on the feature films, Dark City and Cut, and has worked occasionally over the past 15 years with MEG (Make-up Effects Group Studio) on their commercials and feature films as a conceptualist and sculptor.

Comicbooks

Szekeres left Walt Disney Animation Australia for the first time in 1993 to pursue illustrating the comicbook series ElfQuest/WaveDancers[7][8][9] which he co-created with Julie Ditrich and Bruce love of Black Mermaid Productions. As the work was securely co-created by this trio, the rights to the WaveDancers' characters (both design and story elements, excluding any ElfQuest aspects) are now held by Black Mermaid Productions in Sydney Australia, wherein they are creating new stories and artwork utilising these characters in a new series called Elf-Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed.[10]

After ElfQuest/WaveDancers, Szekeres worked with Sirius Entertainment on their Safety-Belt Man comic book series for two issues, before undertaking Erik Larsen's character in the Dart miniseries published by Image Comics. Originally intended to be the beginnings of Dart, it was deemed many years later not to be cannon by Larsen.[11]

Szekeres returned to Sirius Entertainment in 1999 to work with Joseph Michael Linsner and his Dawn character (at that time published by Sirius), and created new mermaid representations of the Goddess character for two publications, Dreams of Dawn Wizard #1/2, and Dawn: Return of the Goddess #3.[12]

After over a decade of absence from the comic-book medium, Szekeres has returned to work with long time co-creator Julie Ditrich on Elf-Fin: Hyfus & Tilaweed, first published in 2011.

Illustration

Szekeres' illustration works have been collected several times in books/magazines/journals, highlights being Stripped Uncensored and Completely Stripped published 2009 and 2010 respectively in Germany by Bruno Gmünder,[13][14][15][16] as well as featuring in leading campaigns, such as the 2007 Sydney Mardi Gras,[17][18][19] and 2008 Sleaze Ball (which is also part of the Sydney Mardi Gras). For the 2008 Sleaze Ball, titled Villains Lair, a collector card set comprising 16 of Szekeres's villainous artworks created specifically for the event were released for members and partygoers. Szekeres released his own collector card set (or loose leaf book) The Art of Jozef Szekeres: Mermaids & Mermers [20] in 2008 collecting 100 artworks, they range from unpublished pieces early in his career to his most recent published works of that time.

Gaming

Szekeres entered the Gaming industry as a senior illustrator/animator by joining Aristocrat in 2001, and left in 2006. Released game packages of significance were: Dinosaur, Queen of Sheba, Antony and Cleopatra, Butterfly Kiss (cover of the Aristocrat 2008 NSW Catalogue), Love Stuck, Wild Waratah, Heart of Vegas (used for an Aristocrat Catalogue cover), Miss Kitty, Moonlight Waltz. After Aristocrat, Szekeres freelanced creating gaming art packages The Last King of Egypt and Treasured Discovery for NexGen, and these released game highlights for TrueBlue: Fire Chief for Atronic 2009, World Safari for IGT 2010, Aztec Beauty for Aruze 2011.

Lecturing

Szekeres has undertaken various sessions for the ASA Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio, and sequential art industry related talks for the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). (2008–2011).
Supanova (2007–2011).
Various workshops to adults and children on 'Creating Comics' with other Black Mermaid Productions directors. Presented workshops at: Casula High School, Terrigal High School, St Edwards College (Central Coast), and spent a week lecturing in Broken Hill at assorted venues, sponsored by the Broken Hill City Library.
OzCon panel sessions on comics sequential art.
Course lecturing at the JMC Academy in the Sydney campus (2010–2011)
Guest lecturing and Art Direction on location in Austria for Novomatic (2011)

Sculptor/Toy Designer

Szekeres has had a fascination with figural sculpture from childhood,[21] early in his career sculpting maquettes for Disney's Aladdin and Jasmine,[22][23][24] Dylandra[25] and adult Wendy.[26] Szekeres further explored sculpture adding new sculptural elements to Barbie and G.I. Joe purchased toy parts.[27]

In 2003, Szekeres released his first fashion character/doll Elizabet Bizelle (with sister character Kotalin Bizelle) titled Dangerous Discovery, the first Australian created fashion doll.[28][29][30][31][32]

In 2006, Szekeres released his doll editions Elizabet Bizelle Lady in Red, and Kotalin Bizelle Birthday Bash.[33][34][35][36][37]

2000 Sydney Millennium Olympic Games

For the 2000 Sydney Mascots, Ollie, Syd and Millie, were designed by Jozef Szekeres and Matt Hatton, comprising of three native Australian animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games. They represent earth, air and water.
"Olly" - (from Olympic), a kookaburra, epitomizes the Olympic spirit of generosity and universal generosity.
"Syd" - (from Sydney), a platypus, represents the environment and captures the vigor and energy of Australia and its people.
"Millie" - (from Millennium), an echidna, is a techno-whiz and information guru, with all the facts and figures at her fingertips.
Also in this role, Szekeres created the original three dimensional physical sculptures/maquettes of the Macots.

Exhibits

Szekeres had his first solo art exhibition in Sydney November 2011. Guest speaker at the launch night was Colleen Doran.[38] The Exhibition was curated by Charles Heyen.

Bibliography

Comics work (Cover art and interior art) includes:

OBLAGON'' #1 (Anthology) published 1992 in Sydney by Kaleidoscope Publishing
 Back cover
Unknown Seas b/w 7 sequential art pages
Medusa b/w 4 sequential art pages
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Jozef Szekeres with Dean Carpenter
Target Audience: Young Adult

ELFQUEST/WAVEDANCERS'' #1 published December 1993 in USA by WaRP Graphics in USA
Front Cover
Search For The True Crown Part One colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 6 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

ELFQUEST/WAVEDANCERS'' #2 published February 1994 in USA by WaRP Graphics
Front Cover
Search For The True Crown Part Two colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 2 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

ELFQUEST/WAVEDANCERS'' #3 published April 1994 in USA by WaRP Graphics
Front Cover
Search For The True Crown Part Three colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

ELFQUEST/WAVEDANCERS'' #4 published June 1994 in USA by WaRP Graphics
Front Cover
Search For The True Crown Part Four colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

ELFQUEST/WAVEDANCERS'' #5 published August 1994 in USA by WaRP Graphics
Front Cover
Search For The True Crown Part Five colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 1 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

ELFQUEST/WAVEDANCERS'' #6 published October 1994 in USA by WaRP Graphics
Front Cover
Search For The True Crown Part Six colour 24 sequential art pages
Genre: Fantasy
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

SAFETY-BELT MAN #3 published February 1995 in USA by Sirius Entertainment Inc.
Back Cover
The Videon Truth Part One b/w 14 sequential art pages
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Writer: Robb Horan
Target Audience: Young Adult

SAFETY-BELT MAN #4 published June 1995 in USA by Sirius Entertainment Inc.
Front Cover
The Videon Truth Part One b/w 31 sequential art pages (plus 2 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy
Writer: Robb Horan
Target Audience: Young Adult

DART #1 published February 1996 in USA by IMAGE Comics
Front Cover
Dart Part One Colour 22 sequential art pages
Genre: Superhero
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

DART #2 published April 1996 in USA by IMAGE Comics
Front Cover
Dart Part Two Colour 22 sequential art pages
Genre: Superhero
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

DART #3 published June 1996 in USA by IMAGE Comics
Front Cover
Dart Part Three Colour 22 sequential art pages
Genre: Superhero
Writer/s: Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love
Target Audience: Young Adult

DREAMS OF DAWN #1/2 published 2000 in USA by Sirius Entertainment Inc. & Wizard Entertainment Group
Dawn Colour 1 sequential art page
Genre: Fantasy
Writer: Joseph Michael Linsner
Target Audience: Adult

DAWN/RETURN ON THE GODDESS #3 published November 1999 in USA by Sirius Entertainment Inc.
The Angel and the Mermaid back-up story Colour 6 sequential art pages
Genre: Fantasy
Story: Joseph Michael Linsner
Writer: Robb Horan
Target Audience: Adult

ELF-FIN: HYFUS & TILAWEED #PREVIEW published April 2011 (August 2011 MerCon reprint with additional front and back cover artworks) in Sydney by Black Mermaid Productions
Front Cover
Hyfus & Tilaweed Preview colour 24 sequential art pages (plus 9 additional internal art pages)
Genre: Fantasy
Story: Julie Ditrich and Jozef Szekeres
Writer: Julie Ditrich
Target Audience: Young Adult

References

  1. ^ Julie Ditrich (2011). Elf~Fin : Hyfus & Tilaweed : preview / story by Julie Ditrich & Jozef Szekeres (World Mermaid Awards Limited ed. ed.). Sydney NSW: Black Mermaid Productions. p. 38. ISBN 9780980875911 (pbk.). {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Australian Society of Authors. "Comics / Graphic Novels Mission Statement". In response to publishing trends and the needs of our members and prospective members, in 2007 the ASA formed the Comics/Graphic Novels Portfolio—a special interest group that aims to provide industry support to Australian artists and writers currently working in the comics medium and, in particular, the graphic novel format. The current portfolio holders are Jozef Szekeres and Julie Ditrich.
  3. ^ Jozef Szekeres. "imdb". Animation. imdb.
  4. ^ Jozef Szekeres. "IMDB". Animation TV series. IMDB.
  5. ^ Review by Juan F. Lara | Additional Comments by Jozef Szekeres. "Seeing Isn't Believing". www.gargoyles-fans.org. "Elisa had Jasmine's eyes, Pocahontas's physique, and Jessica Rabbit's walk. You had to see THAT to believe it. :-)" - Juan F. Lara. "I animated quite a bit of Elisa footage for this episode. There were some really fun close ups that I did. I remember a walk to camera that I did of Elisa that was sexy as... Plus a transformation scene which I really liked. I really didn't know much about the series when we did the episode. I don't think it was screening in Australia at the time, and we had only a few episodes as reference. I basically animated Elisa as I wanted to see her, and have fun with it. It was treated like a throw away project, a fill-in, and time filler, so the lead up time that we would usually get to "know" a character was not there, so we (all) pretty much did them as we wanted to do them. I mostly animated the female leads during my time with Disney, and so, I was the guy that animated love scenes and scenes where the female leads needed to be feminine and/or sexy. So, I just went to town on Elisa." - Jozef Szekeres
  6. ^ "Australian Creative". Animation: MUDFISH, the Animation Company. Spring: 34. 1999.
  7. ^ Greg McElhatton (1994). "The Never-ending Quest". WIZARD (#31). USA: 82–86. WaveDancers concerns a group of elves who live in a novel location - beneath the surface of the water! Written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love and illustrated by Jozef Szekeres, all of whom live in Australia. "They came to us with a proposal," Richard Remembers, "but were a little bit hesitant, because they were afraid to muck around with the ElfQuest universe. We took a look at it and started saying, "Please! Muck around!" So yes, WaveDancers will be part of the official continuity. In the first storyline, there are connections between these elves and the other ones on the World of Two Moons. As the series progresses, there will be more of an awareness between the different groups of elves on the planet." The series' narrative will be broken up into six-issue arcs. "The story comes to an end like all ElfQuest stories," Richard says, "but if sales are good and we're all happy, we'd love to have them stay with us for quite some time to come. Jozef Szekeres, like so many of the other artists we work with, comes from animation. He worked with Disney on things like the new Aladdin TV show, but he's putting that on hold to work with Warp Graphics. We're flattered, to put it mildly!. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Drew Bittner (22nd). "New Elves For Old". Comics Scene (#36). USA: Norman Jacobs. Towards the year's end, we'll publish a fourth title, WaveDancers. This is the story of a tribe of elves that splintered off from the main group early on in their history and went under the sea, as it were: it's written by Julie Ditrich and Bruce Love, with art by Jozef Szekeres. There'll be some crossover between the major ElfQuest characters and the WaveDancers. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Steve Darnall (1994). "ElfQuest: WaveDancers #4". Hero Illustrated (13): 30. The Good: Szekeres' art walks a line between the Pinis and Disney's Little Mermaid without being derivative of either. Nice coloring, too. A real treat. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Julie Ditrich (2011). Jozef Szekeres and Julie Ditrich (ed.). Elf~Fin : Hyfus & Tilaweed : preview / story by Julie Ditrich & Jozef Szekeres (1st ed.). Sydney NSW: Black Mermaid Productions. p. 36. ISBN 9780980875904 (pbk.). {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Erik Larsen declares". Image Comics messageboard. Erik Larsen declares the Dart miniseries "non-canon" on the Image Comics messageboard
  12. ^ Bud Plant (1999). "DAWN: Return of the Goddess #3". Bud Plant Comic Art (Comic art & illustrated books). Bud Plant: 151. Includes a stunning backup tale (we thought it was Linsner's work at first) by Jozef Szekeres.
  13. ^ Stephan Niederwieser, ed. (2009). Stripped Uncensored (1st ed.). Germany: Bruno Gmunder. pp. 246–249. ISBN 978-3-86787-025-2.
  14. ^ Barry Lowe (19). "Tell-tale art". SX. Peter Walton. Having my artwork as the event party poster for Mardi Gras in 2007, and creating support artwork for Sleaze Ball: Villains’ Lair in 2008 must have lifted my profile internationally, as I was invited to present ten artworks for consideration to Stripped Unstripped,” Szekeres says. Such inclusion showcases that Aussie artists are equal (if not better) to anything else in the world which Szekeres hopes will lead to more opportunities for the artists to make a living from their work. {{cite journal}}: C1 control character in |quote= at position 123 (help); Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Jozef Szekeres (2009). "Jozef Szekeres Gallery". Heavy Metal. USA: 11–14. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  16. ^ Myles Wearring,Jonathan Turner, Joe E Jeffreys. Dean Durber and Jonathan Andrews (2007). "Text Appeal". BLUE (66): 50–64. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Leigh Harris (2007). "Mardi Gras Parade & Party Guide '07". Bent. Mardi Gras 2007. Onion Publishing and Media Pty Ltd.
  18. ^ Barry Lowe (07). "Drawing attention". SX (367). Peter Walton: 46. He's the man who created the poster for last year's Mardi Gras, a giant career leap... {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  19. ^ Krathyn White (2007). "The Illustration Imperative". Bent: just a bit queer. Mardi Gras 2007. Onion Publishing and Media. Pty Ltd: 1, 48, 49, back cover. Behind every great poster is an artist, and the artist behind this year's iconic Mardi Gras poster is multitalented Sydney artist Jozef Szekeres. Posters can make or break an event, fulfilling myriad informational and marketing functions in one foul swoop and offering punters, partygoers and kids on the streets a way of connecting with an event for whatever reason. The artist responsible for this year's Mardi Gras poster is local lad Jozef Szekeres who drew on his experiences growing up in Australia to help create the poster's artwork. Seeing his art as the poster child and "face" of Mardi Gras 2007 is something Szekeres says fills him with a huge rush, no matter how many times he sees it. "It's also an honour artistically and personally. I feel part of my community's history...
  20. ^ Krathyn White (2008). Sleaze Ball 2008. Onion Publishing and Media Pty Ltd: 42, 43. Mardi Gras poster artist Jozef Szekeres has been keeping art collectors happy with his first ever collection of his artworks in print. The Art of Jozef Szekeres: Mermaids & Other Mermers is a 100-piece card set of his artwork ranging from unpublished pieces early in Jozef's career to his most recent published work. {{cite journal}}: |editor1-first= missing |editor1-last= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ Margot Date (24). New Week: 80. (Jozef) collected Barbie dolls until he turned 13... Most Barbie collectors don't like it because she's not true to the doll. The porcelain version is 5 cm taller than the regular doll. But if you strip them dow, they're finely sculpted. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  22. ^ www.imdb.com. "Aladdin (TV Series 1994–1995)". maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"
  23. ^ www.imdb.com. "The Return of Jafar (Video 1994)". maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"
  24. ^ www.imdb.com. "Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Video 1995)". maquette sculptor "Aladdin" and "Jasmine"
  25. ^ www.imdb.com. "Bonkers (TV Series 1993–1994)". maquette sculptor "Dylandra"
  26. ^ www.imdb.com. "Return to Never Land (2002)". www.imdb.com. maquette sculptor "Adult Wendy"
  27. ^ Jim Farone (1998). 2nd Fashion Doll Makeovers: Learn from the Artists. USA: Hobby House Press, Inc. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-87588-515-2. I fell in love with the ""Barbie"" doll and started collecting her at a very early age. Yet, at the same time I felt a great need to modify her to my own (artistic) needs and desires... My long term goal is to have my own line of fantasy dolls.
  28. ^ "Elizabet Bizelle:The Dangerous Discovery limited edition of 500 dolls". www.jozefszekeresdolls.com. 2003. Dressed in her first outfit "Dangerous Discovery™", Elizabet™ is on her first case in Monaco to recover the stolen Australian opal "The Tasmanian Tiger Tear" from a suspected terrorist posing as a wealthy high roller. Elizabet's™ older sister Kotalin Bizelle™ is also an international spy, though vastly more experienced, and at the top of her game. Unbeknownst to Elizabet™, Kotalin™ has been sent as a back-up to Elizabet's™ first assignment. She is also wearing "Dangerous Discovery™", and is ready at a moment's notice to move in and replace her younger inexperienced and slightly klutzy sister if harm comes her way.Both dolls have the same hairstyles each available in either Raven, Red, or Blonde. Each doll comes with a stand, shoes, earrings, and a purse to hold her hand gun. Edition Sold Out.
  29. ^ Penny Azar (2003). "The LizBiz". FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly. Beauty. USA: Pat Henry: 53–55. Just owning a doll wasn't enough for Jozef, there were bits and pieces of various dolls that he liked, just that not all dolls had good features... (he) set out on his adventure to make what for him, would be the doll he'd like the most.
  30. ^ Penny Azar (2003). "The LizBiz: Jozef Szekeres takes us inside the factory, where Elizabet and Kotalin come to life". FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly (MEN). Pat Henry: 28–31. We had met to discuss the very recent trip that Jozef (Szekeres) had made to China. This trip was to oversee the final assembly of the doll, and her packaging, so that he could be sure that she was every bit as perfect as he has always hoped she would be, for people who would be following the adventures of the two sisters (Elizabet and Kotalin Bizelle) - and the adventure of Jozef (Szekeres) himself, into the world of doll maker.
  31. ^ Karen Caviale (2004). HauteDoll. 1 (1). USA: Karen Caviale and Marlene Mura: 20. Meet Australian born Elizabet Bizelle, an aspiring model with a hobby in Cryptozoology. That was her M.O. until she was recruited as a spy for the International Paradise Agency, an organisation working against world terrorism. Now, her code name is LizBiz... Most other 16 inch dolls' clothes and shoes fit Elizabet and Kotalin. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  32. ^ Trina Laube (2004). DOLLS. 23 (6). Jones Publishing. While many women may be offended to hear someone say they are hiding behind their looks, that's exactly what Australian-born Elizabet Bizelle wants. With a sleek and slim figure, an upswept ponytail hairstyle and a beautiful face, she has the looks of a supermodel. Her wardrobe would make most girls green with envy. But beneath the glamourous good looks and fabulous fashions lies a secret. The silk purse she carries doesn't hold the usual lipstick and hand cream - she uses the purse to hide her handgun. And the Paradise Model Agency she and sister, Kotalin, work for is really an international sanctioned spy organisation, with ancient roots, that works toward world peace. The story behind the new fashion dolls by Australian designer Jozef Szekeres is intriguing, and it's one he plans to build on with every new dressed doll he creates... "I put the elements that excited me into the storyline of the dolls". {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  33. ^ Pat Henry (2005). FDQ:Fashion Doll Quarterly. Brides. Pat Henry: 30–31. Jozef Szekeres hits the shore of the US, and brings with him the new line of dangerously curvy girls with guns. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  34. ^ DOLLS (2006). DOLLS. USA: Jones Publishing: 16. The Australian doll designer is a bona fide doll enthusiast. Elizabet and Kotalin are three-dimentional embodiments of Szekeres's artwork. A glamour illustrator and Disney animator, he excels at depicting women who are bright and breathtaking. "I see Elizabet and Kotalin as having grace, and getting their job done" - Jozef Szekeres {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  35. ^ Elicia Murray (24). Metro. Sydney Morning Herald: 26 [smh.com.au/metro smh.com.au/metro]. "Generally Australians don't know anything beyond Barbie for collectable dolls," Szekeres says. "The market is booming in America, but Australians are just starting to cotton on... I've always had an aptitude for doing the female form." The Matrix and Underworld (films) provide much of the inspiration for Elizabet and Kotalin's edgy look. {{cite journal}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  36. ^ Grahame Horne (2006). Collecting Bears & Dolls. 1 (2). Australia: Glenville Lee Pty. Ltd.: 18–19. "Dangerous Curves" is the second great release of Elizabet Bizelle code named LizBiz and her sister Kotalin Bizelle who are the first ever Australian created fashion dolls. Sculptured by internationally renowned artist Jozef Szekeres, with great attention to detail and stunning outfits. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  37. ^ Pat Henry (2007). "Around The World in Eighty Days". FDQ: Fashion Doll Quarterly (Icons). USA: Pat Henry: 34–36. Jozef Szekeres new Kotalin and Elizabet Bizelle dolls make an appearance at Dollz in Oz, in "Birthday Bash" and "Lady in Red". Jozef has updated the dolls with vinyl arms that pop out to change the dolls pose and allow a stance with hands on the hip for that certain spy-like swagger! {{cite journal}}: Text "journal" ignored (help)
  38. ^ blackmermaidproductions. "Internationally Renowned Comics Artist and Graphic Novelist to Launch Jozef Szekeres Sydney Art Exhibition". Doran was delighted to be asked to launch Szekeres' first solo art exhibition, "Jozef Szekeres is an artist of exceptional ability, able to dance the boundaries of comics, fine art, illustration and animation. Pop, and charming, welcoming and sexy, dazzling colors and enticing, glamorous figure work. Exceptional attention to detail, inviting and lively. I love Jozef Szekeres, and the only thing wrong with him is that more people don't know who he is. Yet." - Colleen Doran

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