The wonders of fantasy art<\/p>\n
Fantasy art, that colorful blend of myth, muscle and sexy maidens, took off in 1923 with the launch of Weird Tales magazine, was reinvigorated in the 1960s with The Lord of the Rings, Conan the Barbarian paperbacks with Frank Frazetta covers, and the late \u201960s emergence of fantasy psychedelia. It went big in the \u201970s with the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the brilliant French magazine M\u00e9tal Hurlant, and the first Star Wars film. The number of active artists peaked in that decade, but a new generation of fans discovered the genre through fantasy trading card games in the \u201990s, leading to a massive interest in the art form today.<\/p>\n
Frank Frazetta\u2019s oil paintings\u2014when they infrequently come to market\u2014have sold for more than $ 5 million in recent years. Fans line up at Comic-Cons to meet Boris Vallejo, Rodney Matthews, Greg Hildebrandt, Michael Whelan, and Philippe Druillet, and memorialize dead icons HR Giger, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, and Frazetta.<\/p>\n
This book features original paintings, contextualized by preparatory sketches, sculptures, calendars, magazines, and paperback books, for an immersive dive into this dynamic, fanciful genre. Insightful bios go beyond Wikipedia to give a more accurate and eye-opening look into the life of each artist. This collection will reign as the most exquisite and informative guide to this popular subject for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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