Jorge Artajo Explained

Jorge Artajo Muruzabal (born 14 October 1952) is a Spanish visual artist,^[1] draftsman, writer, performer and social activist.

Biography

Muruzabal was born in Sádaba, (Zaragoza). Graduate in Media Studies and Communications by the Complutense University (Universidad Complutense) in Madrid. He was arrested several times in 1970 and 1972 during Franco's dictatorship when demonstrating in several campaigns against political repression and for Amnesty and Freedom, and was confined from several months at the Carabanchel Prison (cárcel de Carabanchel) in Madrid. As a painter and draftsman he has a great diversity of themes and stiles: From naive and colourful paintings to very dark drawings.

Illustrated books

Máscaras, Imágenes, proverbios y palabras. Carlos Rodriguez. 1974.
De qué va la alimentación natural. Rosa Sola Franch. 1977
Somnis. Comediants. 1987
La Nit. Comediants. 1987
Prendas íntimas. Ana Rossetti. 1989
Virgo Potens. Ana Rossetti. 1989.
La aventura de Sir Karel de Nortumbria. Manuel Alfonseca. 1990
La noche no es hermosa. Terenci Moix. 1994
Las bodas reales. Ana Rossetti. 2006.
Buenos días Sr. Hoy. Ana Rossetti. 2007.

Book covers

Soc Llegenda. Richard Matheson. 1988.
Historias fantásticas. Stephen King. 1990.
La danza de la muerte. Stephen King. 1990.
El hijo de la noche infinita. John Farris. 1990
La veu melodiosa. Montserrat Roig. 1990.

Shows and exhibitions

COGAM Madrid
Teatre Lliure. Barcelona

Performances

Virgo Potens y las ánimas (Virgo Potens and the souls). With Ana Rossetti
La búsqueda de Diógenes nos 1 y 2 (Diogenes Search # 1 & 2)

External links

Notes and References

News: P/Herversions: Critical Studies of Ana Rossetti. Robbins. Jill. January 1, 2006. Anales de la Literatura Española Contemporánea. Bucknell University Press. July 31, 2011.