For fun: NPR, film, theater, opera, music videos, dance, early Christianity, fin-de-siècle, the Symbolists and Decadents.
Music
Contemporary (in no particular order): Bjork, Rufus Wainwright, Camille, Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, Edith Piaf, Billy Holiday, Phillip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Alaska.
The slideshow above is a presentation of the images in the book The Mirror of Love by Alan Moore and Jose Villarrubia.
Currently working on:
CONAN
YOUNG X MEN
SWEET TOOTH
GHOST RIDER
BATMAN (with Sam Keith)
MANHUNTER
HALO UPRISING
KULL
UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Villarrubia is an artist who has done considerable work in the American comic book industry, particularly as a colorist. Villarrubia's fine art photography has been exhibited in the U.S., Latin America and Europe, and it is part of the permanent collection of institutions such as the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Inter-American Development Bank. He is a professor in the Illustration Department of the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has also taught at Towson University, the Baltimore School for the Arts and the Walters Art Museum. He has lectured extensively about art at Johns Hopkins University, the College Art Association, Dickinson College, the Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA in London, the Williem de Kooning Academy, the Naples Academy of Art, and the MacWorld UK Convention.
Current work includes: Illustrating The Book of Copulations, an introduction to magic in everyday life written by Alan Moore, developing Alan Moore's Tarot deck, coloring for all the major US comics companies (Crossing Midnight for DC, Ghost Rider and Silver Surfer for Marvel, City of Others and Conan for Dark Horse) and a couple European projects (La Chica Bionica by Paul Pope for Dargaud Belgium)
Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone with similar tastes/values/interests/world view.
ho letto il libro ... stupende poesie ... ho visto le tue foto ... stupende foto ... tra tutte amo quella del poliziotto ... che arresta il ragazzo di colore truccato ... . grazie Giorgia
Thanks for the add, Jose! If you like comics, manga, or post-apocalyptic stories with family values you might like this…
DOG EATERS six-issue mini-series now in progress! BUY NOW at Dabel Brothers! TFAW interview First review of Issue #1 by Comic Pants Preview 10 colored and lettered pages of Issue #1 at icv2!
Have a happy birthday! Unless I'm mistaken your current gig is coloring Conan, so I hope this picture of the surly Cimmerian will do in lieu of a proper birthday card type image...
Comments
Jun 13 2009 6:12 PM
Jun 2 2009 10:21 AM
May 24 2009 1:42 AM
LOVELY work lately!
saludos
diego
May 5 2009 2:36 PM
Apr 22 2009 4:20 AM
Apr 21 2009 4:25 PM
del momento.Entra y encuentra el modelo que mas te va!
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Apr 7 2009 1:51 AM
Mar 31 2009 2:56 PM
Will C.
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Mar 6 2009 7:02 PM
It's a pleasure making your acquaintance, and I look forward to the day when I can work with you on a project.
Best regards,
Anthony B. Fellows
Feb 27 2009 8:02 PM
Feb 23 2009 11:42 PM
Feb 3 2009 1:44 AM
hope yr ok and the tarot work is going well. Is it out soon??
"When The Morning Stars Sealed The Entrance"
Jan 30 2009 4:15 AM
Jan 27 2009 10:56 PM
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Jan 3 2009 10:15 PM
grazie Giorgia
Jan 2 2009 5:31 PM
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Dec 19 2008 6:06 AM
DOG EATERS six-issue mini-series now in progress!
BUY NOW at Dabel Brothers!
TFAW interview
First review of Issue #1 by Comic Pants
Preview 10 colored and lettered pages of Issue #1 at icv2!
www. dogeaters-manga. com
Dec 1 2008 6:20 PM
Bienvenue parmi mes amitiés virtuelles.
A bientôt, qui sait ?, dans la vraie vie,
PACOTILLE (pacotille. eu)
Nov 26 2008 7:13 PM
I hope all is well in Villarrubia-timore!
Nov 17 2008 11:56 PM
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Audrey
Nov 17 2008 9:34 PM
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Nov 15 2008 1:54 AM
You rock!
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