Oscar Chichoni (born July 14, 1957) is an

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illustrator of

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and

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magazines and books.

Biography

Chichoni was born in a desolate hamlet in

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, province of Córdoba, and is self-taught in art. He published his first comic books pictures at the age of 17 for the

publisher Record, and soon his work was paralleled to that of some famous authors like

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and

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. Following this period as a comic book artist, Chichoni devoted himself to painting. He spent two times studying under the painter Álvaro Izurieta, and began to draw book covers for several publishers, becoming soon renowned in all the world for his powerful and well-detailed anatomies. In the second half of the 1980s he moved to

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, collaborating and winning various awards. His main collaboration is for the

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editor Arnoldo Mondadori's science fiction series ''

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'' and its spin-offs. Since 1995, Chichoni has been working as free-lance, mainly as ''conceptual creator'' for films. He collaborated on the graphic part of the videogames ''

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'' by

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and '' Broken Sword 3''. He won an

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as art director for the film '' Restoration'' by Michael Hoffman. In 2000 he published '' Mekanika'', his first collection of artworks. Chichoni's best-known style combines mechanical intricacy and sensuality in a striking statement of Art Deco reborn. He is a man of many pencils, and is capable of countless other styles hard-edged, gothic, impressionist, almost anything that might fire the imagination. Chichoni is currently living in

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, where he works in team with the architect Isabel Molina.

Awards

*In

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, '' Premio Mas Alla'' as best illustrator. *In

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, '' Premio 1984'' as best cover artist and for the best cover. *In

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, ''Caran d'Ache'' at the Lucca Comics.

Selected works

Covers

* ''Fierro'' (Argentina) * ''

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'' (Argentine and Spanish edition) * ''Totem'' (Spain) * ''Minotauro'' (Argentina and Spain) * '' Zona 84'' (Spain) * ''

'' (Italy) * '' Classici Urania'' (Italy) * '' Altri Mondi'' (Italy) * ''

L'Eternauta ''The Eternaut'' () is an Argentine science fiction comic created by Héctor Germán Oesterheld with artwork by Francisco Solano López. It was first published in '' Hora Cero Semanal'' between 1957 and 1959, initially as a serialized comic str ...

'' (Italy) * ''

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'' magazine (France) * '' USA Magazine'' (France) * '' Heavy Metal'' (USA)

Films

* '' Restoration'' (1995) * '' Tell-Tale'' (2009)

Video games

* ''

'' (1998) * '' Broken Sword 3: the Sleeping Dragon'' (2003) * '' Necrocide: The Dead Must Die'' (cancelled)

External links

Interview about "Starship Titanic" (in Italian)

Gallery of illustrations
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chichoni, Oscar 1957 births Living people People from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine science fiction artists Argentine fantasy artists Game artists