Comments on: Richard M. Powers http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/07/28/richard-m-powers/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:10:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charley Parker http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/07/28/richard-m-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-8042 Charley Parker Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:04:28 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/07/28/richard-m-powers/#comment-8042 Jesper, You're right about Powers being influenced by the graphic design of the era, that wonderful "60's modern" style tht seems to be back in vogue today. Pennington is definitely on my list. Thanks for the reminder. It's a good excuse to dig out my copy of <em>Ultraterranium</em>. He's another science fiction illustrator that I think was quite influenced by the Surrealists, particularly Ernst and Dali. Wonderful stuff. Jesper,

You’re right about Powers being influenced by the graphic design of the era, that wonderful “60’s modern” style tht seems to be back in vogue today.

Pennington is definitely on my list. Thanks for the reminder. It’s a good excuse to dig out my copy of Ultraterranium. He’s another science fiction illustrator that I think was quite influenced by the Surrealists, particularly Ernst and Dali. Wonderful stuff.

]]> By: Jesper Svedberg http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/07/28/richard-m-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-8002 Jesper Svedberg Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:05:59 +0000 http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/07/28/richard-m-powers/#comment-8002 Wow. Now you've done all my favourite science fiction and fantasy artists. First John Berkey, then Jeffrey Jones last week and now Richard Powers. Now all you have to do is a article on <a href="http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/pennington_bruce.html" rel="nofollow"> Bruce Pennington</a> and the set is complete. :) (Pennington doesn't seem to have an official website, this page links to a bunch of unofficial sites featuring his art.) There's a lovely fifties vibe over Richard Power's work that seems to owe as much to graphical design and typography of the era as it does to surrealist art. I don't think that there has ever been an abstract/surrealist artist working in the sf/f field who's ever come close to Powers' elegant compositions and weird visions. Wow. Now you’ve done all my favourite science fiction and fantasy artists. First John Berkey, then Jeffrey Jones last week and now Richard Powers. Now all you have to do is a article on Bruce Pennington and the set is complete. :) (Pennington doesn’t seem to have an official website, this page links to a bunch of unofficial sites featuring his art.)

There’s a lovely fifties vibe over Richard Power’s work that seems to owe as much to graphical design and typography of the era as it does to surrealist art. I don’t think that there has ever been an abstract/surrealist artist working in the sf/f field who’s ever come close to Powers’ elegant compositions and weird visions.

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