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The Art of John Berkey (Paper Tiger)
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Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Paper Tiger October 28, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1843401223
ISBN-13: 978-1843401223
Product Dimensions:
12 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
From Booklist
His art is no less realistic than most sf illustrators' work, but John Berkey, one of the most admired sf artists, differs markedly from most of the artists on view in Grant and Humphrey's Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art [BKL D 1 03]. For he is, as Frank lucidly contends in her appreciative text, a forthright impressionist. Light is his primary concern; asked by young artists how he starts a painting, he tells them, "With the light--that is, the light sources within the picture." He lets brushwork show chiefly for its suggestion of movement but also because he knows that the eye makes sense out of daubs of pigment, and he wants his paintings to engage viewers' imaginations. Hence, he renders one brilliantly convincing spaceship after another, which in their details, however, resemble nothing that yet exists. They are extrapolations from the human, animal, and machine shapes he limns so well in his pre-sf and contemporary non-sf art, examples of which also distinguish this dazzling album. Ray Olson
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Book Description
Jane Frank examines all aspects of BerkeyÂs work, with more than 100 color illustrations drawn from all periods of his career-including personal illustrations painted for his own artistic satisfaction. Berkey himself contributes an autobiographical introduction. “His wonderfully facile style is the perfect balance between painterly impressionism and hard-edged realism.”ÂVincent Di Fate, Infinite Worlds.
Reader Reviews
I used to think of John Berkey as just a sci-fi artist. But after viewing this book its clear Berkey is quite simply an excellent artist on all levels. What I find masterful about his work is that upon close viewing you see that he uses simple brush strokes for his approach. Yet, when viewed from a distance his art appears as detailed as any photograph I've seen. This is what it means to be a true artist: Being able to convey a clearly conceived and well-executed idea while maintaining an original sense of style and technique. Mr Berkey's work should be viewed by all, whether sci-fi fan or not.
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The Art of John Berkey (Paper Tiger)
by Jane Frank
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