Luis Royo

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Luis Royo
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Luis Royo at the 2010 Paris Book Fair
Born1954
Olalla, Teruel, Spain
Nationality Spanish
EducationLa Escuela de Artes Aplicados
Known for Illustration
Notable work
Dead Moon
Prohibited Book
Malefic
Website luisroyo.com

Luis Royo (born 1954) is a Spanish artist. He is best known for his fantasy illustrations published in numerous art books, [1] magazines such as Heavy Metal [2] and various other media including book and music CD covers, video games and Tarot cards. [3]

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Beginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s by the work of artists like Enki Bilal and Moebius, and in 1979 he turned to art as a full-time career. [4] Within a few years, he was publishing art within and on the covers of such magazines as Comix Rambla Internacional, El Vibora , Heavy Metal , National Lampoon and Comic Art as well as providing cover illustrations for several American publishers.

Biography

Royo was born in Olalla, a village in the Aragonese province of Teruel. [4]

In 1983, Royo began working as an illustrator for publishers in the United States such as Tor Books, [5] Berkley Books, Avon and Bantam Books.

As his reputation grew, other publishers contacted Royo and he created custom covers for novels and magazines for Ballantine Books, [6] NAL, DAW Books, Doubleday (publisher), HarperCollins, Zendra, Hasa Corporation, Penthouse Comix, [7] Pocket Books with Star Trek: Voyager series [8] and Battlestar Galactica novels, [9] also Fleer for Ultra X-Men by Marvel. [10]

An ongoing collaboration with Heavy Metal [11] produced a large number of magazine covers including the 20th anniversary issue in 1997. [12] Illustrations for the character F.A.A.K were based on actress Julie Strain.

Royo's other well-known covers for fantasy and science fiction titles of this period included Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov, [13] Conan by Robert E. Howard, [13] 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke and StarMan and Wayfarer Redemption saga by Sara Douglass [13] among others.

Women, Royo's first art book was published in 1992. It brings together many of his cover illustrations up to that date into one volume. [14] His second book, Malefic, was published in 1994 and was dedicated to fantasy and science fiction imagery. This was followed in 1996 by Secrets, which was dedicated to erotism. [15] Later art books, (III Millennium, Evolution, Visions and Dark Labyrinth) explored the same genres combining science fiction, apocalyptic worlds and myths of beauty and the beast, [16] but received criticism for their explicit content. [17]

Luis Royo and "Dead Moon" books Luis Royo en Generacion X - Dead Moon - 24 abril 2009.jpg
Luis Royo and "Dead Moon" books

In 2006, joined by Romulo Royo, Luis Royo traveled to Moscow to complete a commission to paint a fresco on a domed ceiling, reflecting classic themes of eroticism. The process and result of this work was published in another art book, Dome. [18]

Royo began to work on Dead Moon in 2009, a project with an oriental theme. This produced two art books, Dead Moon and Dead Moon: Epilogue that tell a love story. Royo also designed a tarot deck using the Dead Moon theme. [19] The original paintings were exhibited at Salón del Manga de Barcelona, [20] ExpoManga [19] and retail store Fnac. [21]

In 2011, Luis and Romulo Royo started a multimedia project, Malefic Time , that included illustrated novels, a role playing game, figures based on illustrations, calendars and other spin-offs. [22]

Royo worked with George R. R. Martin in 2014 to produce illustrations for Martin's novelette, The Ice Dragon . [23]

Awards and exhibitions

In 1994 Penthouse magazine reported on Royo's work and later in 1996, one of his images was used on the cover of the American and German editions, both with an interior report. In the same year he received the Spectrum silver award for best contemporary fantastic art. Reports on his work also appeared in other publications: La Stampa in Italy, Airbrush Action in the United States and Penthouse Comic in Germany.

In 1998 Royo exhibited at the Norma Gallery in Barcelona and at the Viñetas desde o Atlántico comic festival in A Coruña. He received the Millennium Prize at the 7th Salone del Fumetto Cartoomics convention in Milan in 2000. He also exhibited his work in St. Petersburg in 2001 and received the El Peregrino fantasy award at CTPAHHNK.

In 2006 Royo exhibited his work at the 24th Barcelona comic fair. He also received the Unicorn fantasy award at the 7th International Fantasy and Terror Film Week in Málaga.

Royo won the Inkpot Award at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015.

Bibliography

An extensive collection of derived works has also been published, including calendars, collectible cards, and portfolios.

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References

  1. ↑ "Norma Editorial Publishers Catalogue for Luis Royo". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entry for Luis Royo" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Black Tarot". Aecletic Tarot. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Biography of Luis Royo". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Tor Books, Luis Royo covers" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ballantine Books, Luis Royo Covers" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Penthouse Comix, Blue Star" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Star Treck Voyager, Cybersong" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Battlestar Galactica Novel Collection" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Luis Royo's Spring Break from the '95 Fleer Ultra X-Men Series" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Comic Book DB" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  12. ↑ "Heavy Metal magazine, Luis Royo paintings" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "Luis Royo book covers, Book Database" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Biography of Luis Royo, Norma Editorial" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  15. ↑ "Luis Royo biography". Xilocapedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Luis Royo Interview, 20 minutos". 24 December 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Interview: Meeting Luis Royo, Pornographer or Brilliant Artist?" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Yamato Toys USA, Luis Royo biography" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Expomanga Exhibition, I Ching Tarot Deck". 20 July 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dead Moon Exhibition". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dead Moon Exposition in FNAC". 19 March 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "Malefic Time project products" . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  23. ↑ Kashmira Gander (5 August 2014). "Game of Thrones author George RR Martin to republish The Ice Dragon with illustrations by Luis Royo". The Independent . Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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