Name: Portraits. Illustrious People by Jorge Arévalo
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Texto de Promopress: «Una impresionante colección de retratos de personajes muy reconocibles del mundo del cine, la música, la televisión o la moda, vistos a través de la mirada irónica de un artista que ha publicado en los más prestigiosos medios: desde el New Yorker hasta Rolling Stone, pasando por Esquire, Vogue, Elle o Icon. Retratos es un libro deliciosamente divertido, sagaz y sorprendente que demuestra que la visión del verdadero artista sobre el mundo que le rodea plasma a la perfección el espíritu cultural de su tiempo. Desde mediados de los 90 las ilustraciones de Jorge Arévalo se publican en los principales medios españoles y pronto empieza a ilustrar en Europa y EE.UU. Desde 2006 colabora con Custo Barcelona. Sus trabajos han obtenido numerosos premios.»

Jorge Arévalo (Madrid, Spain, 1968)

Jorge Arévalo (Madrid, Spain, 1968) is an Illustrator, art director and designer who was introduced in La Luna, the famous cultural supplement of the El Mundo newspaper in the 1990s. Since then, he has never stopped working with national and international magazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, The New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar, Rolling Stone and Esquire, among many others. He has also represented companies such as Carolina Herrera, Ray Ban, Sisheido, L’Oreal, Deux ex Machina, Air France, Kodak and Madrid City Hall.

Arévalo is a creative director to brands such as Cartier and companies such as BBVA. Since 2006, he has also worked closely with fashion designer Custo Dalmau (Custom Barcelona). Not only contributing to his design but also realising the interior finish of Virgin aircraft and the Barcelona – Ibiza ferry boat line. Jorge’s illustrations are associated with the birth of the TV CUATRO channel, where he also directed and designed two animated presentations. He was warded a gold medal, two silvers and various mentions at the International SND Awards (Society for News Design -USA). His work is mentioned in the prestigious English publication Baseline and Arévalo was included in the first compilation of Taschen Illustration Now. Jorge was featured in the 100th compilation of Illustrators published in 2014 where Editorial Representatives of publications compile a definitive selection of the world’s top 100 active illustrators.

Jorge Arévalo artworks in La Fiambrera Art gallery

The Art of Jorge Arévalo follows editorial visual codes of editorial and combines that with the feel of the best commercial illustrators of the 50s and 60s. His work embodies the great classical painting and uses the photographic cinematic techniques to illuminate an unmistakable style. Elegant, beautiful, sensual, colourful, loud, striking, consistent, rich, pop and pop are all aspects of his work.