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Fig. 1: I love my personal computer, 2000
Fig.1a.
The Beauty and the Beast Theme
In his edition, Royo picks up the classical theme of the beauty and the beast and sets it into new perspective. The beauty here is not classical in the sense that she is innocent or shows moral and decency, but she is a lusty, wild temptress. On the other hand, one could argue that she shows “classical” elements in the way beauty is depicted, because Royo’s women are always flawless, busty, drawn with the perfect body and always ready to mate. His monsters are a combination of rather ugly creatures from another dimension and with sometimes technologically adapted features. They do not transform into something more beautiful, as it is the case for the classical versions of the beauty and the beast, but they are gruesome and unappealing. They are excessively equipped and lecherously welcoming the female.
Fig. 2: The Game, 2000
Fig.2a.
Fig. 3: The Game, 2000
Fig.3a.
Fig. 4: Doctor Frankenstein’s Bride First Visit to the Lab, 2000
Fig.4a.
Ugliness and Poetic Gracefulness
The viewer might ask how that can possibly go together and how this can happen willingly. In Royo’s world, it can. Especially in a dystopian world where wars might have taken place and where there is not much left, all is condensed to the essence: sex. Royo places his women and monsters on the edge of tragedy and dangerous erotic and plays with cruel seeming contrasts. His female heroines, as we might call them, appear to always stay in control, even if it is a monster three times their size. If you do not want to get slayed by the enemy, you have to seduce it, could be the hidden agenda. In a few drawings the monsters even get killed by the female after the act. His heroines, however, remain a graceful posture during the whole event, they get satisfied and show their pleasure by their facial expression and dripping fluids.
Fig. 5: Pressure Zone, 2000
Fig. 6: The Offering, 2000
Fig.6a.
Fig. 7: Box Full of Surprises, 2000
Fig.8. The Blue Prince, 2004
Fig.8a.
Fig.9. The Blue Prince, 2004
Fig.10. The Eye of the Unicorn (2003)
Fig.10a.
Fig.11. A halt on the road to mad dreams, 2003
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Sources: Prohibited 2, Prohibited 3 & Prohibited Sketchbook, Luis Royo, published by Heavy Metal, NY; www.luisroyo.com, twitter.com, pinterest.com