Jorge Artajo

Jorge Artajo Muruzabal (born October 14, 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 Roriguez. 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

• Jorge Artajo in Myspace
• Obra Writings on the Wall en la Rikhardinkatu Library de Helsinki

References

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