The Artful Collector: A Savvy Collector Comes up with Art Hierarchy #10!
Jane Frank had one last thing to add to her Art Hierarchies: Familiarity.
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Review: Anatomy of Steampunk by Katherine Gleason
Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism is not just a big book to be left out on the coffee table so you can look cultured (but you might want to). This is a powerful sourcebook for all that is Steampunk and a valuable tool for those who take the genre seriously.
The Artful Collector: What do SF Art Collectors and “Gold Bugs” Have in Common?
If I told you that 20 years from now 80% of the art of the art you are buying today would be be worth about half of what you paid for it, would you still […]
Asni’s Art Blog: The Concept of Time
January, named for the two-headed god Janus – who looks back to the past and forward to the future, is an excellent time to explore expressions of time in fantastic art
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #9: Art That Lasts Is Better Than Art That Is Fleeting
Final installment in the art hierarchies series discussing the permanance of art.
Quique Alcatena—Dibujante por M. C. Carper
M.C. Carper interviews Quique Alcatena about his work and interests.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #8: Art by Someone Known Is Better than Art by Someone Unknown (even if the art is good)
Jane Frank discusses Michael Whelan’s value … no, wait, Jane Frank discusses the value of Micheal Whelan’s art… no, wait, Jane Frank discusses the value of value and how our different goals and perceptions influence the way we view, purchase and value art.
Asni’s Art Blog: Happy 25 December!
Astrid gathers together a wide ranging and truly eye-opening collection of artistic expressions of Christmas – pensive, acerbic, ironic, humorous and haunting.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #7: Art That Is Created by Hand Is Better Than Art That Is Not
Jane Frank, the Artful Collector, discusses actual and perceived value of handmade art.
Asni’s Art Blog: Angels
Astrid examines the evolution of the Angels as the subject of fantastical art.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #6: Art that is Signed is Better than Art that is Unsigned
The Artful Collector gives some tips on why you should always get signed artwork.
What’s the Trouble With Selfies? Speculative Fiction and the Mirror Effect
Are speculative fiction’s attempts at promoting diversity working? Take a selfie to find out…
Trips to Hidden Places
Astrid shows us the way to Shangri-La, and other mystical, hidden places
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #5: Art that Costs a Lot is Better than Art that Costs a Little
Examples of how art hierarchies are determined by what people will pay for an artwork.
Review: Crazy 4 Cult: Cult Movie Art 2 by Gallery 1988
Crazy 4 Cult: Cult Movie Art 2 by Gallery 1988 is a 176 page walk through the tremendous artwork one would find while walking through the annual display conceived by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith called Crazy 4 Cult.
Top Post de Octubre en Amazing Stories
Libros Hubo muchas reseñas de libros el mes pasado. Gary Dalkin reseña la colección de 10 historias Feast and Famine: Book Review – Feast and Famine by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Steve Fahnestalk nos recomienda el libro […]
IlluXcon Roundup: Interview with Iris Compiet
The story is about a little princess whose parents want her to marry a prince, but all the princes are just not very interesting to her, they are nice but there’s no spark… and that’s when she falls in love with another princess.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #4: Originals are Better than Reproductions
Reproductions will almost certainly have no value at all. Except as “decoration.”
Interview with Carl Critchlow, artist, illustrator and inventor of Thrud the Barbarian
Carl Critchlow has been an artist and author on the SF and fantasy scenes for almost thirty years, during which his work has appeared in DC Comics as well as 2000AD.
New York Movie
Edward Hopper’s New York Movie, though not a fantasy painting, inspires artist M. D. Jackson to write a fantasy story.
One Fan’s History — Badges? We Don’ Need No Steenkin’…(Part One)
Every con has a name badge, and most of them are well designed, like a little piece of art. Badge collecting is a great way to save convention memories
Winter is Coming
Winter is only one of four seasons but it can also be a feeling, a state of being.
It’s Halloween!
Need some scary, macabre, bizarre inspiration for all hallows eve? Look no further!
Interview: Black Science Fiction Artist: Eric Wilkerson
My earliest memories are of waking up to watch the Jetsons, Voltron, and many other sci fi–based cartoons of the 80s.
H.R. Giger
Very few artists have had as big an influence on horror illustration and on the look of horror films as had Swiss artist H.R. Giger.
The Artful Collector: Art Hierarchies #3: Art Done for Love is Better than Art Done for Money
The more we detect fake sentiment or emotion, or (in our case) pandering to a love of dragons and wizards – as opposed to honest “self-expression” – the less we are going to care whether “just for the love of it” was the reason for creation
Do you Like Monsters?
That’s right, FAMOUS MONSTERS, Forrest. J. Ackerman’s beloved magazine that sported covers featuring wonderful portraits of famous monsters, most of which were painted by artist Basil Gogos.
Lisbeth Salander
We’ve been having some pretty wild weather here in the Wairarapa lately, which meant that I’ve been sitting without power for over 24 hours earlier this week. While sitting around waiting for the contractors from the power company to turn up and put me back on the grid, I’ve managed to read myself through a substantial chunk of Stieg Larsson’s “Millenium” trilogy*: finally! I should say!
Ooky Spooky Animanga Part IV: Anime Horror At Its Finest
The time has finally come for me to attempt to review a series that I can find zero fault with, a series which is pure perfection. I touched upon it briefly, months ago, in my post “It’s Pretty – And Deadly: Horror Animanga.” But it’s finally time for a full review of Toei Animation’s Mononoke.
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