Roberto Parada
Encyclopedia
Roberto Parada is a freelance illustrator
who has been creating paintings for major American magazines for the past 15 years. Some of the publications include TIME Magazine, Rolling Stone
, Reader's Digest, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated and Esquire.
Roberto graduated from Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn, NY where he studied fine arts and illustration. Upon graduating in 1991, Roberto started working in the editorial illustration market.
He has created a vast array of portraits from the caricatured to the thought provoking which have captured the interests of Art Directors throughout the world. Roberto has created several cover illustrations for publications, including an Eminem
cover for Rolling Stone. He illustrated the TIME Magazine cover of Suddam Hussein which had a bloody X through his face, a revivial reminiscent of the cover in which TIME Magazine put an X on the face of Hitler.
Roberto illustrated the poster for Carrie Fisher
's Wishful Drinking performances at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
In September 2004, Roberto had a successful bone marrow transplant from an anonymous donor, to cure severe Aplastic Anemia.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
who has been creating paintings for major American magazines for the past 15 years. Some of the publications include TIME Magazine, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Reader's Digest, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated and Esquire.
Roberto graduated from Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
in Brooklyn, NY where he studied fine arts and illustration. Upon graduating in 1991, Roberto started working in the editorial illustration market.
He has created a vast array of portraits from the caricatured to the thought provoking which have captured the interests of Art Directors throughout the world. Roberto has created several cover illustrations for publications, including an Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
cover for Rolling Stone. He illustrated the TIME Magazine cover of Suddam Hussein which had a bloody X through his face, a revivial reminiscent of the cover in which TIME Magazine put an X on the face of Hitler.
Roberto illustrated the poster for Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Carrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer. She is most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge, for which she wrote the screenplay to the film of the same name, and her...
's Wishful Drinking performances at Arena Stage in Washington D.C.
In September 2004, Roberto had a successful bone marrow transplant from an anonymous donor, to cure severe Aplastic Anemia.