Perseus & the Gorgons, 1892
Hercules & the old man of the sea, 1910- source
Friday, February 13, 2009
Apollo Killing The Python, engraving, 1860
Joseph Mallord William (artist) Lumb Stocks (engraver)
Found at NYPL
Joseph Mallord William (artist) Lumb Stocks (engraver)Found at NYPL
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Uwe Bremer
"Pegasus vs. Chmaeram", Oil on wood, 1996
"Ungeheuer auf Jupiter", 1970
"Zwitter auf Aldebaran", 1970
"Concerning Time (Timemachine)"
Colour Etching, Edition of 40, 1983.
More Bremer on display at Kunstkontor Rampoldt. And the Steinroetter Gallery.
Artist found thanks to Will, of the excellent art blog "A Journey Round My Skull" in a previous post comment here.
"Pegasus vs. Chmaeram", Oil on wood, 1996"Ungeheuer auf Jupiter", 1970"Zwitter auf Aldebaran", 1970"Concerning Time (Timemachine)"Colour Etching, Edition of 40, 1983.
More Bremer on display at Kunstkontor Rampoldt. And the Steinroetter Gallery.
Artist found thanks to Will, of the excellent art blog "A Journey Round My Skull" in a previous post comment here.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Kawanabe Kyosai - Three Comic Grotesques, Ink and colour on paper, 1870s-1880s
Demons at a festival shooting range.
Demons at a festival tea-stand.
Demons engaged in a sumo bout.
Artist previously mentioned here.
These ink paintings and the previously mentioned work were found while digging through one of my favorite art collections on the internet, at the British Museum.
Demons at a festival shooting range.Demons at a festival tea-stand.Demons engaged in a sumo bout.Artist previously mentioned here.
These ink paintings and the previously mentioned work were found while digging through one of my favorite art collections on the internet, at the British Museum.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Robin Jacques - Illustration from "The Angry Planet, 1946
"Mike was swung up into the air, kicking and shouting furiously"
"Illustration from "The Angry Planet: An Authentic First-Hand Account Of A Journey To Mars In The Space-Ship Albatross, Compiled From Notes And Records By Various Members Of The Expedition, And Now Assembled And Edited For Publication By John Keir Cross From Manuscripts Made Available By Stephen MacFarlane. The Illustrations Are By Robin Jacques." (1946, Coward-McCann, Inc., NY)
And I just noticed that the alien bears a striking similarity to a piece of human male anatomy. "
- source
"Mike was swung up into the air, kicking and shouting furiously""Illustration from "The Angry Planet: An Authentic First-Hand Account Of A Journey To Mars In The Space-Ship Albatross, Compiled From Notes And Records By Various Members Of The Expedition, And Now Assembled And Edited For Publication By John Keir Cross From Manuscripts Made Available By Stephen MacFarlane. The Illustrations Are By Robin Jacques." (1946, Coward-McCann, Inc., NY)
And I just noticed that the alien bears a striking similarity to a piece of human male anatomy. "
- source
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Marcus Nyblom
See more at the artist's website and on flickr. Don't miss these black and white pictures.
See more at the artist's website and on flickr. Don't miss these black and white pictures.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Willis O’Brien’s Frankenstein!
"O'Brien came up with a proposed treatment, King Kong vs. Frankenstein, where Kong would fight against a giant version of Frankenstein's monster in San Francisco. O'Brien took the project (which consisted of some concept art and a screenplay treatment) to RKO to secure permission to use the King Kong character. During this time the story was renamed King Kong vs. the Ginko when it was believed that Universal had the rights to the Frankenstein name (they actually only had the rights to the monster's makeup design). O'Brien was introduced to producer John Beck who promised to find a studio to make the film (at this point in time RKO was no longer a production company). Beck took the story treatment and had George Worthing Yates flesh it out into a screenplay. The story was slightly altered and the title changed to King Kong vs. Prometheus, returning the name to the original Frankenstein concept (The Modern Prometheus was the alternate name of Frankenstein in the original novel). Unfortunately, the cost of stop animation discouraged potential studios from putting the film into production. After shopping the script around overseas, Beck would eventually attract the interest of the Japanese studio Toho. Toho had long wanted to make a King Kong film and decided to replace the Frankenstein creature with their own monster Godzilla. They thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate their thirtieth year in production. John Beck's dealings with Willis O'Brien's project were done behind his back, and O'Brien was never credited for his idea. " - quote source. - Image source.
On the subject of Kong, here's a fantastic conceptual sketch.
And test footage of another never to be made Willis O'Brien classic stop motion monster..
Does anyone know what Willis O'Brien film the Monster Brains logo monster is from?
"O'Brien came up with a proposed treatment, King Kong vs. Frankenstein, where Kong would fight against a giant version of Frankenstein's monster in San Francisco. O'Brien took the project (which consisted of some concept art and a screenplay treatment) to RKO to secure permission to use the King Kong character. During this time the story was renamed King Kong vs. the Ginko when it was believed that Universal had the rights to the Frankenstein name (they actually only had the rights to the monster's makeup design). O'Brien was introduced to producer John Beck who promised to find a studio to make the film (at this point in time RKO was no longer a production company). Beck took the story treatment and had George Worthing Yates flesh it out into a screenplay. The story was slightly altered and the title changed to King Kong vs. Prometheus, returning the name to the original Frankenstein concept (The Modern Prometheus was the alternate name of Frankenstein in the original novel). Unfortunately, the cost of stop animation discouraged potential studios from putting the film into production. After shopping the script around overseas, Beck would eventually attract the interest of the Japanese studio Toho. Toho had long wanted to make a King Kong film and decided to replace the Frankenstein creature with their own monster Godzilla. They thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate their thirtieth year in production. John Beck's dealings with Willis O'Brien's project were done behind his back, and O'Brien was never credited for his idea. " - quote source. - Image source.
On the subject of Kong, here's a fantastic conceptual sketch.And test footage of another never to be made Willis O'Brien classic stop motion monster..
Does anyone know what Willis O'Brien film the Monster Brains logo monster is from?
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