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Enric Bug, also Enric Bug Lapedra, pseudonym Bug Rogers (born April 15, 1957) is a Spanish comic book writer and industrial designer.

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Bésame Mucho 21, 1980
magazine cover,
pen and water colour
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Enric Bug Lapedra was born in Portbou on April 15, 1957. [1] He is the only son of Enric Bug Ramis, railroad worker from Portbou, and Carmen Lapedra Terrades from Figueres. At the age of 16, the self-taught artist began designing posters. In 1978 he debuted with the comic The Speed Kills, which appeared in Star magazine. [2] 1978 he created the cover for a single featuring the song Himne De La Unió of brass band Banda Tramuntana. [3] In 1979 he moved to Barcelona, where he worked for the publishing house Producciones Editoriales. [1] Here he continued to design Underground comix for Star, a publication that later continued under the title Bésame Mucho. [1] In the 1970s and 1980s [4] both magazines were considered alternative and avant-garde. [5] Other publications such as music magazine Vibraciones, [6] Rampa, Rambla, Rock Espezial, [2] Diari de Barcelona [1] and Playboy [5] also printed his work. In reference to science fiction hero Buck Rogers, he adopted the pseudonym Bug Rogers, which he used to sign his works. [1] [2]

In his comics, Enric Bug created a "pop universe" that often featured "Hollywood stars, femmes fatales and fast vehicles." [2] In Rockabilly de verano, he created a 1950s setting with a main character reminiscent of Elvis Presley, who was "surrounded by Cadillacs, motorcycles and explosive girls." [7] His work often showed "luscious ladies in pop colours and psychedelic turbulences". [8] As Bug Rogers, he formed part of a collective of artists comprising Carmelo Hernando, Pere Fortuny, Luis García, Elvira Navares, Pepe Cánovas, Mari Carmen Vilá and Never Mind [9] [10] which in 1980 created the comic series La Astronomía Pirata, published by Ikusager Ediciones. [5] The group was credited with having "remodelled the themes, content and aesthetics of comics." [2] Bug founded the company Bug Rogers + Comets for marketing his illustrations und comic art. [11]

After working as a comic artist, Enric Bug dedicated himself to interior and industrial design, [6] for which he founded the company Grup Simple. [1] He worked as an illustrator [6] and created graphic designs for numerous nightclubs along the Costa Brava, [1] amongst them Fata Morgana in Sant Pere Pescador, Charly in Figueres, [12] Picasso in Roses [13] as well as a variety of placards for Chic in Roses from 1980 to 1987, [14] [15] one of the best known Spanish discothèques at the time. [16] He also created table lamps for the club Charly in 1994 as well as other decorative items made of beech and pine wood, in a style inspired by Art Deco. [17]

Taus and Alix, 1985
illuminated statues for Febrer,
resin, height 74 cm and 78 cm
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In the mid-1980s, and again in Art-deco-style, Enric Bug designed two sculptures titled Taus (male) and Alix (female), [18] both of anthropomorphic, robot-like appearance with the absence of facial expression, each holding a fluorescent tube. [1] [5] Taus was used as a prop on the set of the movie Batman (1989) [19] and Alix in The Two Jakes (1990). [20] Bug also designed the Collection Abstract for Febrer, consisting of six different mannequins in a similar futuristic style, [21] as well as some furniture. [1] [5] He continued to create posters, such as one for Fira del Disc de Girona in 1995. [1] From 1997 to 1998 he attended Escola d'art d'Olot, studying industrial and product design. [11] In the 2010s he created coloured psychedelic pin-ups with pencil, ink and watercolour techniques, [2] as well as computer-generated futuristic illustrations. [1]

Enric Bug showed his work at collective exhibitions such as Catalunya vista des de l'exterior of Banco Exterior de España (Barcelona, 1980), Tintin a Barcelona of the foundation Fundació Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1984), [2] [5] Art al carrer (Figueres, 1984), Col-lectiva JAF (Joventuts Artístiques de Figueres, 1985), [1] Rock al Museu in Museu de l'Empordà (Figueres, 1996) [22] or Pangrama at Galeria Canaleta (Figueres, 1996). [23] In June 2011, he exhibited a retrospective of his work at Espai d'Art del Celler Espelt in Vilajuïga. [13] [8] [24] In another solo exhibition titled F.A.C.E.S, he presented portraits of celebrities at Galeria Aljub in Figueres in 2014. [25]

The artist lives in Figueres. [26]

Publications (selection)

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  11. 1 2 Enric Bug (Bug Rogers). In: LinkedIn.
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  19. ↑ Screenshots from the movie Batman (1989)
  20. ↑ Screenshots from the movie The Two Jakes (1989)
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