Jean-Pascal Fournier, also known by the name JP Fournier (born 1972), is a French former artist and illustrator known for designing cover art and logos for
power metal and
heavy metal albums. Fournier's illustrations typically feature elements of fantasy and mythology, such as heroic figures, monsters, and wizards. His career ended in 2020 after allegations of murdering his 80-year-old father.
Biography
Jean-Pascal Fournier was born near
Grenoble, France
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
, image size =
, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
in 1972. Fournier began making art and illustrations at a young age, and graduated from the Emile Cohl Art Academy in 1995. Many of his illustrations incorporate influences from
fantasy art, particularly depictions of monsters and magic. His style is inspired by
Classical painting,
Victorian art and illustrators of
heroic fantasy. Fournier cited the influence of artists like Kris Verwimp,
Derek Riggs, ,
Joe Petagno
Joe Petagno (born January 1, 1948) is an American artist known principally for creating images used on rock album covers for bands such as Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Black Oak Arkansas, Sweet, Hawkwind, Motörhead, Roy Harper, Marduk, Bal-Sagoth, ...
,
Ed Repka.
Over the course of his career, Fournier illustrated albums for bands such as
DragonForce,
Bewitched
''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...
,
Edguy
Edguy is a heavy metal band formed in Fulda, Germany in 1992.
History Demos, AFM years (1992–2003)
Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dominik Storch and Dirk Sauer. The name "Edguy" was an affecti ...
(''
Mandrake''),
Elvenking,
Avantasia,
Impaled Nazarene
Impaled Nazarene is a Finnish extreme metal band that started as black metal but have incorporated elements of grindcore, thrash metal and death metal, and have grown more towards hardcore punk.
History
The band formed in November 1990, with fo ...
,
Mystic Circle
Mystic Circle is a German black metal band formed in Ludwigshafen, în 1992.
History
Mystic Circle was formed in 1992 in Ludwigshafen. Mystic Circleat AllMusic The band originally played death metal and recorded a never-released rehearsal dem ...
,
Seven Witches, and
Steel Attack
Steel Attack is a Swedish power metal band from Sala ,formed in 1995.
Biography
Stefan Westerberg and Dennis Vestman formed Mayer's Eve in 1995. The band changed their name to Steel Attack in 1997 due to many coming and going members.
The ...
. Fournier illustrated ''Metal & Fantasy Vol. 1'' by Frantz-Emmanuel Petiteau (2014).
On April 2, 2020, following an alleged suicide attempt, Fournier was arrested by authorities in Grenoble for the murder of his 80 year old father.
Further reading
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fournier, Jean-Pascal
French album-cover and concert-poster artists
Fantasy artists
Artists from Grenoble
1972 births
Living people
Logo designers
Jean-Pascal Fournier