Video: A world of fantasy, sci-fi and horror as pictured and illustrated by Michael Whelan
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Sometimes, having bought some recognized masterpiece in the genre of fantasy, fantasy or horror in a bookstore, we are mesmerized by the look at the cover and think: “Who created this beauty?”. Most likely the author of this cover will be Michael Whelan, one of the world's most highly regarded fantasy artists, who has painted for Stephen King, Isaac Asimov and other famous writers and publishers.
Michael Whelan is one of the world's most renowned fantasy and science fiction artists. Most of the time he works on his paintings, however, among other things, he has painted over 350 book covers for Stephen King, Isaac Asimov, Arthur Clarke, as well as for the albums of bands and artists such as Sepultura and Meat Loaf.
Almost every major publishing house in the United States is a client of Michael. As well as National Geographic and Roadrunner records. In his field, he has received more awards and accolades than anyone else. For example, he has 15 Hugo awards (a kind of "Oscar" in the field of science fiction), and the Superhugo award, presented to him as the best artist of the last 50 years. In addition to paintings in the genre of science fiction, fantasy and horror, Michael produced calendars, posters, sculptures, licensed T-shirts.
The amazing colors of his works, their composition, as well as the author's desire to anticipate his words into life - this is why fans from all over the world love Michael so much. “I have been fond of fantasy images since childhood,” says the artist, “And all my work, whether it be paintings, illustrations or something else, comes down to one goal - to create a“feeling of miracle.”My illustrations reflect my vision of books, to with which I made them. But in my paintings, the themes are more personal. The best words to describe my work are "figurative realism."
In his paintings, Michael touches on many topics - here and the fight against hopelessness, and religion, and metaphysics, and much more. And this weight is shown in the amazing worlds of fantasy and science fiction. More galleries of his work are available on Michael's website:
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