Graziano Origa

Graziano Origa is an Italian artist. In 1979, he founded the magazine Punk Artist.

Contents

• ORIGA PUNK ARTIST 7 Fashion
• ORIGA PUNK ARTIST 6 Portraits
• Books
• References

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 City, making illustrations for the Italian daily newspaper Progresso Italoamericano. Also for the chic-gay monthly Advocate, Torso, Blueboy and the weekly Screw. Origa in Milan became friends with the painter Fernando Carcupino, with him discuss a lot about erotica arts in the tavern "Risotteria".

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