Bar Lounge by Maurizio Manzieri

Title:	Bar Lounge
Date Created:	2011
Copyright:	© Maurizio Manzieri
Genre:	Sci Fi
Mediums:	Digital, Photoshop
Views:	850
Posted:	12/3/2015

Projects: Maurizio has been appointed Artist Guest of Honor for three editions of the European Festival Lucca Comics & Games: 2013, 2014, 2015 and Special Guest of Honor & Visual Creator for seven editions of Fantasy Basel, the Swiss Comic Con: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024. Among his clients can be ranked leading Italian and international publishers in the fantastic field: Mondadori, the Rizzoli and Espresso Groups, Fanucci, and overseas The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov' s SF, Analog Science & Fact, Macmillan, PYR, Putnam/Berkley, ImagineFX, Prime Books and Subterranean Press. During his career he has received the Europe Award, the Premio Italia (twice) and the Chesley Award conferred by ASFA, The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. He was the recipient of the ASIMOV' SF Readers' Award as Best Cover Artist in 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2022. His digital paintings have been periodically chosen for annuals, including Infected by Art and Spectrum, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Awarded as a European Grand Master by the European Science Fiction Society, he has been nominated in 2021 and 2022 for the Hugo Award as Best Professional Artist.

Location: Turin, Italy

Illustration "Bar Lounge", published as a Cover Art for the Audiobook CD set "The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 3"(2011 AudioText/Infinivox)