Hi, I’m fantasy artist Hugo Bravo and…

I’ve been a freelance Illustrator since 1992. I received my education as an oil painter at the Fashion Institute of Technology. This consisted of intensive courses in life drawing, painting, composition, anatomy drawing, and fine art.

After graduating, I then immersed myself in the inspired and varied art scene. My formative years in the early ’90s were spent as a member of the artist collective SOL Concepts participating in group art exhibits while working for the independent film industry as a storyboard artist, scenic artist, and art director.

I balance modern concepts with classical realism in my paintings. My subject matter revolves around the human figure interlaced with personal experiences, dreams, and movies.

My influences and inspirations encompass…

fellow artists, attending comic and art conventions, visits to the local comic book stores as well as museums – including the Met, Prado, and Louvre. Some artists that inspire me are many classical and contemporary masters such as Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Caravaggio, John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell, and Frank Frazetta.

My art spans a variety of genres, including comics, film, advertising, portraits, and cover art for novels such as all three covers of the “Redeem The Knight” series by author David V. Mammina.  My original oil paintings have been exhibited at events such as Illuxcon, New York Comic Con, Philadelphia Comic-Con, numerous galleries, and private collections.

Freelance Illustration Clients Include…

Mammina Books: Redeem The Knight trilogy book covers
Odyssey Publishers: Towers of Damnation book cover
MDM Studios: The Darkform Director’s Cut Comic Book Cover
Daniel Hastings Photography: Jeru The Dameja “The Sun Rises on The East” CD cover
Liz Claiborne International Ltd. / ENYCE: Illustrations for Spring 2006 print advertising
All-Star Collectibles: Illustrations on sports memorabilia
Rush Collectibles: Package illustrations for RingMasters Series 1 wrestling figures toy line

Portrait Commissions Include…

Mendez Rodriguez family: Jose & Lucita
Anne Saxby: Jack Sparrow
Steve Alvarez: Notorious BIG
Lucia Villamizar: Lucia Dragon Rider
Jaime Ramon Mendez: The Coal Miner
Gallastegui Mendez family: Blanquita
Maria Luz Mendez Rodriguez: Alteza

Exhibitions & Conventions Include…

Art Underground: solo art exhibition, Pozo Julia, Fabero, Spain, 2024
Sotheby’s: The Art and Influence of Hip Hop Auction, New York, New York, 2022
IX Arts: group art exhibition, Goggle Works, Reading, Pennsylvania, 2016-2019, 2022
PowCon!: artist alley, Brooklyn Expo Center, Brooklyn, New York 2020
New York Comic Con: artist alley, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, New York 2010