Graziano Origa
Encyclopedia
Graziano Origa in 1979 founded the Punk Art
movement in Milan
, Italy
, creating his own magazine Punk Artist.
Graziano is easily one of the most controversial Italian art directors no-code, although he's possibly the least comfortable fit in border line seminal. Traditional, also trash, naïve, cult, but still very old fashion.
In 1972, Graziano began to work in comics at StudiOriga in Milan.
He draws black and white pen/ink portraits: Presley
, Divine, Krisma
, Eva Robin's
, Armani, Fiorucci
, Cadinot, Sid Vicious
, Pasolini, Warhol.
From 1977 to 1979 he directed the monthly magazine of underground music Gong
.
In the 80's he lives in New York
, making illustrations for the Italian daily newspaper Progresso Italoamericano. Also for the chic-gay
monthly Advocate, Torso, Blueboy and the weekly Screw.
With his partner phographer, Joe Zattere, founded fashion magazines such as Punk Artist (1979), Focus (1985), and Fumetti d'Italia (1992).
Punk visual art
Punk visual art is artwork which often graces punk rock album covers, flyers for punk shows, and punk zines. It is characterised by deliberate violation, such as the use of letters cut out from newspapers and magazines, a device previously associated with kidnap and ransom notes, so the sender's...
movement in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, creating his own magazine Punk Artist.
Graziano is easily one of the most controversial Italian art directors no-code, although he's possibly the least comfortable fit in border line seminal. Traditional, also trash, naïve, cult, but still very old fashion.
In 1972, Graziano began to work in comics at StudiOriga in Milan.
He draws black and white pen/ink portraits: Presley
Presley
The surname Presley and variants Pressley and Pressly are thought to be ultimately of English origin. Later, if not found in some form originating also in Scotland, the name made its way across the border to that country, then on to Ireland and to the United States...
, Divine, Krisma
Krisma
Krisma is an Italian musical New Wave - electronic group founded by Maurizio Arcieri and Christina Moser in 1976.- 1976-1979 :...
, Eva Robin's
Eva Robin's
Eva Robin's is a transgender Italian actress and activist. She was born male and developed extremely feminine features naturally. She considers herself an androgynous individual, rather than transsexual...
, Armani, Fiorucci
Fiorucci
Fiorucci is an Italian fashion label founded by Elio Fiorucci in 1967. The first shop exposed Milan to the styles of Swinging London and American classics such as the T-shirt and jeans. By the late 1970s and early 1980s this would be reversed, and the New York store would become famous for the...
, Cadinot, Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious was an English musician best known as the bassist of the influential punk rock group Sex Pistols...
, Pasolini, Warhol.
From 1977 to 1979 he directed the monthly magazine of underground music Gong
Gong
A gong is an East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat metal disc which is hit with a mallet....
.
In the 80's he lives in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, making illustrations for the Italian daily newspaper Progresso Italoamericano. Also for the chic-gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
monthly Advocate, Torso, Blueboy and the weekly Screw.
With his partner phographer, Joe Zattere, founded fashion magazines such as Punk Artist (1979), Focus (1985), and Fumetti d'Italia (1992).
Books
- Enciclopedia del Fumetto, Ottaviano, due volumi, 1977
- Diary of a Punk Artist, Iride, 1980
- Origa Dessins, Ed. de la Mouette, Francia, 1991
- I mondi di Dylan Dog, Unilito, 1992
- Videomax, Scarabeo, 1994
- Monografia Corrado Roi, Borsa del Fumetto, 1994
- L'Isola dei fumetti, con Bepi Vigna, Scarabeo, 1994
- Magnus: Lo Sconosciuto, Edizioni ReM, 1999
- Magnus: 110 pillole Storyboard, Edizioni ReM, 2000
- Diavolo meridiano, con Giuseppe Pusceddu, Aipsa, 2001
- Edifumetto Index, Edizioni ReM, 2002
- Incredibili Comics!, Edizioni ReM, 2003
- Vietato ai minori, Rizzoli, 2007