Description
The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey | A Arte do Fantástico de Oliver Frey | L’Art du Fantastique d’Oliver Frey
Kean, Roger
Thalamus Publishing, 2006
Capa mole com ilustração editorial | Pictorial illustration softcover | Couverture souple avec illustration éditeur.
192 páginas | pages. 28 x 23 x 1,9 cm.
1ª Edição | 1ere edition | First edition.
ISBN-10: 1902886062
ISBN-13: 978-1902886060
Papel de alta qualidade | Papier d’haute qualité | High quality paper
Profusamente Ilustrado | Profusely Illustrated | Abondamment ilustré
Livro em muito bom estado | Book in very good + condition | Condition: très bon état.
Idioma | Language: Inglês | English | Anglais
PT
Oliver Frey é um dos mais importantes artistas da ilustração comercial.
Este livro pródigo documenta o seu trabalho entre 1970 e hoje. O foco principal está na sua surpreendente produção dos anos 1980 e no início dos anos 1990, quando, como diretor da editora de revistas Newsfield Ltd., ele produziu centenas de capas de revistas, inlays de jogos de software e ilustrações que iluminaram o mercado de videojogos internacional.
Embora as pinturas sejam familiares para muitos leitores de revistas, poucos terão visto os originais tão belamente reproduzidos como este, e livres das linhas de vendas comerciais e slogans que os amontoavam como capas de revistas e posteres.
Arte famosa reproduzida como nunca antes vista. Conteúdo dividido em seções específicas do tópico. Comentário sobre as pinturas do artista. Técnicas de arte reveladas e discutidas.
A história inicial de Frey revela seu trabalho em algumas das maiores instituições de quadrinhos da Grã-Bretanha, como a Fleetway War Picture Library, Dan Dare em Eagle e The Trigan Empire em Look & Learn, bem como sua célebre sequência de abertura no estilo dos anos 1930 para o filme Superman, O filme. O livro também lança luz sobre as técnicas de Frey, da linha e lavagem ao aerógrafo e, mais recentemente, seu trabalho gerado por computador.
ENG
Oliver Frey is one of the most important artists working in the medium of commercial illustration.
This lavish book documents his work between 1970 and today. The prime focus is on his staggering output in the 1980s and early 1990s when, as a director of magazine publisher Newsfield Ltd., he produced hundreds of magazine covers, software games inlays and incidental illustrations that set the video games market alight internationally. Frey’s early history reveals his work on some of Britain’s greatest comic institutions such as the Fleetway War Picture Library, Dan Dare in Eagle, and The Trigan Empire in Look & Learn, as well as his celebrated 1930s-style opening sequence for the film Superman, The Movie. The book also throws light on Frey’s techniques, from line-and-wash to the airbrush, and more recently his computer-generated work. While the paintings will be familiar to many magazine readers, few will have ever seen the originals as beautifully reproduced as this, and free of the commercial sales lines and slogans that cluttered them as magazine covers and posters.
Famous artwork reproduced as it has never been seen before. Contents divided into topic-specific sections. Commentary on the paintings by the artist. Art techniques revealed and discussed.
For those of us of a certain age growing up in the 1980’s the stunning artwork of the illustrator and artist, Oliver Frey has a very special place in our hearts and memories. Much of the work featured in The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey is taken from his period as the illustrator for video game magazines Crash and ZZap64. His iconic sci-fi, fantasy, and horror-themed airbrushed creations blasted out of the page and into our imaginations. This 192 page, softcover art book features a massive selection of his amazing magazine covers and illustrations, all beautifully reproduced and complete without the text and logos that would have appeared when they were originally in print. If you love classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror art and illustration, and better still remember the artworks the first time around, this is an absolute must-have for your art book collection. Back in the day, we would argue which was best, the Sinclair Spectrum or The Commodore 64? – but there was never a doubt in our minds, the greatest video game artist of that time had to be Oliver Frey! This book was originally released back in 2006, so getting your hands on a brand new copy might prove difficult. The copy we used for our preview video is well-loved and from our private collection. We hope it still gives you a good look inside.
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