Franco Brambilla (illustrator)
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| Born | 23 March 1967 Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
Franco Brambilla (born 23 March 1967) is an Italian science fiction illustrator.
Life
[edit]Brambilla was born on 23 March 1967[1] in Milan. He was trained at the European Institute of Design.
He is known for using 1970s-style kitsch postcards and then modifying them to add aliens and spacecraft to create fake evidence of routine alien contact in the twentieth century.[2] Some of his postcards feature star-wars technology and places them in routine scenes.[3]
He is known as the illustrator of the well known Italian book series "Urania".[1]
Franco Brambilla won the "Best artist" Award at Eurocon European Awards Fiuggi March 2009 and the "Best Artist" Award at Italcon, Milano Delos Days 2011, "Carlo Jacono Foundation Award" 2013; "Best Artist" Award at Italcon, Bellaria 2014 and "Best Illustration Award" at Starcon Bellaria 2015, Chianciano 2017 and Stranimondi 2018.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Franco Brambilla Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Supereva.it, Retrieved 10 August 2015
- ^ Invading the Vintage: retro postcards featuring aliens and space ships, by Franco Brambilla, Culture picture library, The Telegraph, Retrieved 10 August 2015
- ^ Franco Brambilla : Invading The Vintage Series, Geek Art, 10 August 2015
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