Jorge Artajo


Jorge Artajo Muruzabal is a Spanish visual artist, draftsman, writer, performer and social activist.

Biography

Muruzabal was born in Sádaba,. Graduate in Media Studies and Communications by the Complutense University 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 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. With Ana Rossetti