The Artful Collector: On Living (and Dying) with “Knick-knacks”
The Artful Collector explores the artliness of knick-knacks.
Asni’s Art Blog: Mother of Waters
Yemanja, Yemoja, Yemalla, Janaína – the Mother of Waters is one of the main goddesses, of various Afro-American religions – Santería, Voodoo, Candomblé – which evolved from African deities grafted onto Catholic saints.
Pick Your Favorite Paul Poll
Pick Your Favorite Paul Poll: Let us know which is your favorite Amazing Stories cover from the first volume.
How Art Reveals Truth in Science
A bit of philosophical rumination from Nina today: Both science and art benefit from exchange. By inviting art to participate in its conversation, science provides art with the opportunity to add science to its repertoire. And through its interpretation of scientific ideas and theories, art offers science a new lens through which to see itself.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Artist Walter Velez
A look at Walter Velez’s art and current projects.
The Artful Collector: Where Are They Now? Spotlight on Jill Bauman
Jane Frank looks at Jill Bauman’s work.
Asni’s Art Blog: Interview with Tais Teng
Tais Teng is a well established and prolific science fiction and horror writer and illustrator from the Netherlands. He has made several hundred covers and interior illustrations – most notably the Jack Vance e-books. His particular affinity is for the work of H. P. Lovecraft.
SOME OF THE BEST YA SF EVER: The “Winston YAs” Part II
The Winston SF series – part two – in all it’s juvenile glory. Steve has some good info on how to obtain copies, reprints and replacement dust jackets.
The Artful Collector: Moving into a New Era of SF/F Art
The Hugo awards for Professional Artist, from 1980 through 1992, were dominated by artist Michael Whelan (Jim Burns won once during those years, in 1987). The rest of the decade, 1993 -1999, Whelan took turns […]
Featured Artist: Bob Bello
Introducing Bob Bello author, artist, and producer or radio and television plays, many of which have now been anthologised in his Starcall collection
The Artful Collector: Art and Collectibles as “Investments”?
Is there anything to the idea that one can truly INVEST in collectibles – like comic books and illustration art – the way one invests in treasury bonds, equities and real estate?
Asni’s Art Blog: The Doctor’s Companions
Where would the Doctor be without his Companions. That’s Companion with a capital C. There have been even more companions, than there have been incarnations of the Doctor, but as far as fan art goes, Rose Tyler, Amy Pond and Jack Harkness are clearly in the lead.
The Artful Collector: Death, Doom and Gloom Strikes Again!
Jane Frank takes us through the stages of mourning for book covers.
Interview With Gary Chalk, Fantasy Artist, Author and Games Designer
an interview with the unstoppable game designer, author and illustrator – Gary Chalk.
ACE Doubles and Some Amazing Illustrators Part Two
This week’s piece covers the remainder of the main ACE Doubles cover artists and illustrators.
FEATURED ARTIST: Derek Benson
Amazing Stories’ Art Director Duncan Long begins a weekly profile of the art of the fantastic!
The Artful Collector: How Children Become (Art) Collectors
Tips on how to encourage your kids to become collectors.
Asni’s Art Blog: His Hotness the Doctor
The Doctor is hot. No doubt about that: He may have started out as a cranky old man, a mad scientist, traveling the universe with his granddaughter – but at least since Tom Baker, the […]
Comic Review: Legenderry — A Steampunk Adventure
There are three important things to look for in a comic. One, you need a good story. Second, exquisite artwork should enhance if not inspire the story. And third, the Wow factor. Legenderry – A Steampunk Adventure has all this and more.
ACE Doubles and Some Amazing Illustrators Part One
The art work gracing the covers of (most) Ace doubles was credited, another debt we owe Donald A. Wollheim.
The Artful Collector: Good Art by Bad Men, continued . . .
A continued look at the morality of art and the distinction between the art and the artist.
Vladimir Vásquez — La Cueva del Lobo por M. C. Carper
M. C. Carper interviews Vladimir Vásquez.
Asni’s Art Blog: A Spin in the TARDIS
Iconic blue police boxes seem to be every where (and every when?). Astrid takes us on a an art tour of the Doctor’s preferred mode of transportation.
The Artful Collector: Love the Art, Hate the Artist?
How does one reconcile the moral dilemma of liking art from an artist one dislikes on moral grounds?
The Artful Collector: It’s Not for Sale! (really!)
The artful collector goes over how not for sale art could actually be for sale and some reasons why it wouldn’t be.
Why Hollywood Needs to Stay Out of Anime (At Least For Now)
Media apologists everywhere would have you believe that Hollywood only runs the way that it does because of this concept called “marketability.” We could never have Asian-American headliners in an Akira movie because we don’t have enough big-name Asian-American actors. We can’t keep the integrity of the original story because it’s not culturally significant to an American audience. God forbid a movie challenge an audience’s perspective on another culture or give them an insight into how other parts of the world react to certain situations
Asni’s Art Blog: Time Travel Photo Album
Occasionally, I discover my inner German: a series of conceptual photos and photomanipulations, which capture the elusive concept of time travel.
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