Joan Vizcarra
Encyclopedia
Joan Vizcarra Carreras (born 1967, Montblanc, Tarragona
) is a Catalan
-Spanish
cartoonist. He has several books published by the Spanish language
satirical magazine El Jueves.
Although his first love was music -and more specifically the rock and roll
of classic musicians like Elvis Presley
- very soon he fell in love with painting. In 1985 he moved to Barcelona
, where he studied arts in the University
. While there, he discovered that he had an ability to draw caricature
s.
Since 1991 he works for El Jueves, perhaps Spain's most important satiric magazine. He has contributed to other publications like El Periódico de Catalunya or the Catalan newspaper Avui.
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
) is a Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
-Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
cartoonist. He has several books published by the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
satirical magazine El Jueves.
Although his first love was music -and more specifically the rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
of classic musicians like Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
- very soon he fell in love with painting. In 1985 he moved to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, where he studied arts in the University
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
. While there, he discovered that he had an ability to draw caricature
Caricature
A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be...
s.
Since 1991 he works for El Jueves, perhaps Spain's most important satiric magazine. He has contributed to other publications like El Periódico de Catalunya or the Catalan newspaper Avui.
External links
- http://www.vizcarra.info
- http://www.rock-caricatures.com