Manuel Albarrán is an artist who specializes in wearable metal art. He is a pioneer in developing metal accessories on flat metal plate. He has recently worked  with Rihanna, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks, Milla Jovovich and Zoe Saldana. 

He recently visited the class Fantasy Art, taught by José Villarrubia in the Illustration Department as well as two classes in the Animation Department. Among the pieces that he showed the students (and they got to try on!) was a helmet commissioned by the Black Eye Peas and featured in the video: “Imma Be Rocking That Body” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFsQ5lTo6g)

To see more of his work go to http://www.manuelalbarran.com