Javier Mariscal
(b. 2/1950, Spain)
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Javier Mariscal was born and raised in Valencia. He settled in Barcelona in 1970 and attended the Elisava School. He did his first work in the underground comix scene and also took on painting and sculpting. In 1973 he co-published the underground comic 'El Rollo Enmascarado', with Nazario, Farriol, Roger, Pamies, Max and Montesol.
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His comic work has been published in the periodicals Paupérrimus, Purita, Star, Grandes Hombres, El Sidecar and Art Dégénéré. He developed himself into a multi-faceted artist, doing paintings, making ceramics, designing furniture, decorating bars (such as The Duplex in Valencia) and painting kitchen interiors.
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In 1988, he designed 'Cobi', the mascot for the Olympic Games in Barcelona. He opened the Estudio Mariscal in 1989 and has collaborated in several projects with designers and architects such as Arata Isozaki, Alfredo Arribas, Fernando Salas, Fernando Amat and Pepe Cortés
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| Estudio Mariscal website |
