Juan Cavia
Juan Cavia (born 14 January 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinian production designer, art director, and illustrator.
Juan Cavia
- Born
- 14 January 1984
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Occupation
- comics artist · designer · penciller · talent manager
- Fields
- comic · design · management
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Juan Cavia (born 14 January 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinian production designer, art director, and illustrator.
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• Born — 14 January 1984 • Birthplace — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Art — y • Notable Works — 'The Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy'
Biography
Biography
Juan Cavia developed his skills in painting, drawing, composition, dynamics and various techniques of representation and animation. After secondary school, he began to study film while working as storyboard artist and concept designer. Since 2005, he has been working as an art director for film, theater and advertising.
Comics
Comics
He was a co-author of The Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizzaboy (book trilogy), Os vampiros and Comer Beber. He frequently collaborates with writer Filipe Melo and artist Santiago Villa. The forewords of volume I and volume II were written by legendary filmmakers John Landis, Tobe Hooper and George A. Romero. In 2012, he illustrated a story for an anthology commemorating the 25th anniversary of Dark Horse Presents, a compilation featuring works by Frank Miller and Mike Mignola.
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Identity
Juan Cavia is recorded with the occupation talent manager. Recorded with the occupation comics artist. Recorded as comics artist, designer, penciller and talent manager.
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1984
Juan Cavia was born on 14 January 1984.
Films
As production designer, he worked for nine feature films. He frequently collaborates with art director and production designer Walter Cornás. Cavia also was responsible for the set design of the film El Secreto de Sus Ojos, which won the Oscar Award for best foreign film in 2010.
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