An Interview with Artist Frank Wu
An interview with artist, Hugo Award winner and fan Frank Wu
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A gallery of science fiction art from the 70s
Crónica del Evento BEHIQUE 2014 Por Sheila Padrón Morales
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Johan Andersson is a surreal painter and sculptor from Sweden, who became a pioneer in the 3D fractal art world and 3D printed fractals after the discovery of the mandelbulb in 2009.
The Artful Collector: IlluXCon 7 Convention Report
Well, I’m home from the front lines, back from the “trenches” filled with Imaginative Realism – and the reunion was an unqualified success! I say “reunion” because IlluXCon (IX for short) feels just like that, attracting the […]
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Part 3 of Jane’s con report on Loncon3 – the good, the bad and the art.
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The artists who have chosen “Supernova” as their topic, distinctly verge toward the trippy.
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon Ever! (part 2)
If you missed Loncon3, here’s your chance to catch up!
The Goldfinch As Science Fiction
No, this is not a review of The Goldfinch, but a look at the way Tartt’s novel might be read as an accidental sort of science fiction. … Clearly Donna Tartt had no intention of writing a science fiction novel. There is nothing in the plot of The Goldfinch which is science-fictional. In fact it is the absence of anything science-fictional which is so striking, given that almost half the book is set in the near future.
The Artful Collector: Highlights from LonCon3 – The Biggest SF Worldcon EVER! (part 1)
A con report on the biggest Worldcon ever. So bit that Jane’s report needs three parts. Here’s part one.
Asni’s Art Blog: Black Hole
Black holes represent a deep seated fear of being sucked into the void, propelled out of existence.
Drawing Star Wars aged 9
Star Wars inspired a generation: John White started drawing the movie 37 years ago….
All I Ask is a Tall Ship… and a Window Seat!
What good is traveling through space if you can’t look out the window? A spaceship voyage is no good without a window to look out of.
EMILIO BALCARCE por M.C.Carper
M.C. Carper is back with an interview with Emilio Balcarce, journalist and comics writer.
Asni’s Art Blog: Explosion – Aestheticizing Catastrophe
Explosions in movies are supposed to be “cool”. There is an undeniable element of visual interest. It has become an aesthetic and intellectual game to play around with the genre conventions that have evolved around it.
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Rosana Azar, an artist immune to commissions who “paints from the inside out”.
Asni’s Art Blog: Exodus
Desolate cityscapes, future ruins, starships leaving among the debris of decay: one wonders if there is any place left in the universe where these travelers could find a better life?
Poetry – Embrace the Hideous Immaculate, C. Hensley
“Horror is a church. Its blood-stained glass both colors and reflects its readers’ worldview. It sacrifices many readers on the altar of repugnance.”
The Artful Collector: Your Guide to ArtSpeak – Part 3 (final)
The art of speaking “art”, or, the art world’s version of technobabble.
Things that Never Were
Hoaxes – from fakecons to television series – are a staple of the fannish world.
The Artful Collector: Your Guide to ArtSpeak – Part 2
Translating art babble, one word at a time.
Conan, by Crom!
Depictions of Conan have evolved over the years, from Emshwiller to Brundage to Arnold and now, to Jackson.
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