Tony Viramontes

Tony Viramontes (1960 - 1988) was an American fashion and beauty illustrator trained in New York, who found success in Europe. From the late 1970s, his works appeared in Vogue, Marie Claire, and Le Monde.

Viramontes was one of the few illustrators to thrive in the swiftly-moving fashion world. "It is essential to capture the image, not a detail, not a garment or an expression, but an impression," said Viramontes.[1] He had his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1984, and a long association with the band Duran Duran, producing illustrations for the Duran Duran spin-off art rock band, Arcadia's album So Red The Rose.

Viramonte died in 1988 at the age of 28 of AIDS.[2] Bold, Beautiful and Damned: The World of Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes was published in 2013. It featured an introduction from Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran/Arcadia, and over 250 illustrations by Viramontes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Viramontes « FASHIONSPHINX". Fashionsphinx.com. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Gallery : The Cult ’80s Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes Gets a Second Look". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Bold, Beautiful and Damned: The World of Tony Viramontes | 5th at 58th". Blog.bergdorfgoodman.com. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tony Viramontes.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, January 02, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.