Leo Albán

ENG // ESP

Visual Artist from Lima, Peru.

Growing up under the influence of japanese animation, fantasy and sci-fi illustration, I began drawing since a very young age, and always with a big fixation on the human figure and the portrait as fount of creative inspiration.

I studied graphic design for a brief period of time and then decide to go for the fine arts and specialize in painting, but to be honest the solitary practice and some sharing of creative spaces with artist of all levels were more influential in my work than any classroom I had attended, also the continuous admiration and following of the arts and great artist from the past and the present allow me to inform and improve my personal work, never stop being a fan is key; I take ideas from the classical to the cartooniss as examples to give me a wide range to explore my own style.
My career has been diverse and had let me to work as an art teacher, art workshops organizer, graphic designer and freelance illustrator, concept and cgi artist for web series, videoclips and animated feature films.

 

Some other things about me you maybe want to know:

  • Co-founder, host & director of  Drink & Draw Lima
  • Shoto-Kan Karate Black Belt
  • Tattoo Artist
  • Use to be a prog and metal bass player in some bands
  • Good cook and cocktail mixer! 😉
  • By the way English is my second language so I´m sorry if you got confused by my bad grammar.

Soy un artista visual de Lima, Perú.

Crecí influenciado por la animación japonesa,la ilustración fantasy y sci fi, comencé a dibujar desde muy pequeño y siempre estuve muy interesado por la figura humana y el retrato como grandes fuentes de inspiración para crear.

Curse estudios de diseño gráfico y artes plásticas, pero atribuyo mi solvencia visual a la práctica continua en solitario y a compartir espacios creativos con distintos artistas de todos los niveles más que a ningún aula por la que haya pasado, así como a seguir siendo un fan de las obras y el proceso de los grandes maestros clásicos y contemporáneos. Tomo inspiración de distintas fuentes, desde lo académico hasta lo cartoon.
Mi carrera ha sido diversa permitiendo desenvolverme como docente artistico, organizador de workshops y eventos de arte, diseñador e ilustrador freelance, artista conceptual y cg artist para series web, videoclips y largometrajes animados.

Hoy en día concentro mi tiempo y mi creatividad como artista e ilustrador independiente.

Entre otras cosas que hago y te puedan interesar

  • Co-fundador, host y director del “Drink & Draw Lima”
  • Cinturon negro en Shoto-Kan Karate
  • Tattoo Artist
  • Solía ser bajista en varias bandas de rock, prog y metal.
  • Cocino rico y preparo muy buenos chilcanos! 😉

SOLO ART EXHIBITS

2018 “Blue Faces” La Botika
2017 “Drunken Dwarves 2” Zhimpa Tattoo & Art Gallery
2017 “TRIVIUM” C.C. Juan Parra del Riego
2016 “Drunken Dwarves” La Botika
2014 “NON SEQUITUR” Zhimpa Tattoo & Art Gallery
2012 “Heretic Vector” Arábica Espresso Bar


COLECTIVE ART EXHIBITS

2024 “Un encuentro Fortuito” / Casa Rubens
2024 “Nudevember” / Vallejo Librería
2024 “White Noise Vol.2” / Espacio Basadre
2024 “Heterocromía” / Vallejo Librería
2024 “White Noise Vol.2” / Galeria Martin Yepez
2024 “Circus” / Vallejo Librería
2024 “Delirios de una tarde de verano” / Tierra Baldia
2023 “Alegorias” / Vallejo Librería
2018 “Dark Catrina” / Death Row Ink – Tattoo & Gallery
2018 “Psychodelic Kawaii” / Death Row Ink – Tattoo & Gallery
2018 “Black and Red” / Death Row Ink – Tattoo & Gallery
2018 “De Eros a Porno” 4ta Edicion Espacio La Sala / CC Cine Olaya
2017 “Expor venta Arte Gráfico – Street Art” Aida
2017 “Espacio Continuo” Espacio La Sala
2017 “Arte Feliz – Kusimayo”
2017 “Cult Horror Movies” La Botika
2017 “De Eros a Porno” 3ra edicion Espacio La Sala
2015 Expoventa en Arábica Espresso Bar
2014 “Puma Urban Art” Intervención en el Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma
2010 Expoventa Arte en El Tábano Centro Cultural Bar
2009 Finalista en el Concurso de Pintura Rápida de Cajambamba – Cajamarca


JOB EXPIERENCE

 

Sparxworks
Illustrator /UI designer ( Since January 2022)

Red Animation Studio
Character Illustrator (Kai Movie) (Dec 2020 – Jan 2021)
3D Lighter (Litttle Angel Web Series) (Aug 2019 – Apr2020)
Concept Artist (Character & Environment Design(Kai Movie) (Dec 2018 – Aug 2019)
Animation Supervisor / Style Correction (Nahuel y el Libro Mágico Movie) (Dec 2017 – Jun 2018)

Jean LeBoulch School
Graphic Design Workshop Teacher (Aug – Oct 2016)

Zero Film & Post
Storyboard & Illustration (Freelance 2015 – 2017)

Escuela de Arte Digital (Dec 2014 – Dec 2016)
Concept Art & Digital Illustration Teacher

RedPost Studio (Jun 2009 – Jan 2014)
Concept Artist (UKU Movie)
Texture & Shading (Rodencia y el Diente de la Princesa Movie)
3D Lighter (Rodencia y el Diente de la Princesa Movie)

WhirldWind Action
Illustrator (Freelance since 2013)

Magma Creation Studio
Storyboard & Illustration (Freelance 2012)

McCann Erickson
Storyboard & Illustration (Freelance 2010)

Centro Cultural Peruano Japonés (Sep 2006 – Mar 2009)
Drawing, Painting & Color Theory Teacher

Estudio 187
Concept art, sketching; Storyboard & Illustration (Freelance 2005- 2009)

Studies:
Plastic Arts & Painting in Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú (2004 – 2008)

Software:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Xd
Adobe Premiere