17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
100 Great fantasy book covers all in one book, November 7, 2006
This review is from: The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (Hardcover)
100 great paintings without buying 100 books. Simply a great book. I am a big fan of fantasy books and I am very familiar with many of the works from this artistic pair. They have done books, magazines, calendars, posters, and even movie posters and I believe even a music cd cover. Their artwork is fantastic and this book displays the best of their best. But there are a couple of things that make this book stand out from the average compilation of art work.
It isn't just about gorgeous women with swords. It is a tribute to the mercurial spirit of the female form. You can see this spirit in its full spectrum throughout the book. It is sensitive, passionate, battle-enraged, fiery, determined, innocent,or just plain sensual. Each work has a defined theme.
Another thing I really like about this book is the comments and notes by Julie and Boris. They tell you a little bit about the works, explaining the symbology of each work, or what they were trying to achieve. It is a great bonus to be able to take a peek into the mind of the artist and it helps you see the paintings in a new way.
And then there are the models; many of whom are real women like the scorchingly gorgeous Julie Strain or the brainy/beautiful queen of the B Horror Movie Brinke Stevens.
If you are a fan of fantasy art or a fan of fantasy novels this is a great book for your coffee table but this is not your fathers coffee table book! Of all the range of expression the models portray in this book modesty is not one of them!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice selection of their work, August 23, 2009
This review is from: The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (Hardcover)
SPECIFICS:
Page Count: 128
Number of images: 105
Small images: 0
Half page images: 29
Full page images: 56
2-page spreads: 20
BW images: 0
TEXT:
1 page introduction
1 page index
Comments on the paintings
ART:
19 images: 5 stars
59 images: 4 stars
27 images: 3 stars
0 images: 2 stars
0 images: 1 star
Overall: 4 stars
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome, October 17, 2010
This review is from: The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (Hardcover)
Boris Vallejo and his wife Julie Bell needs no introduction to those who know that explore the wonderful world atarvez of his illustrations, for those who do not know yet, this is the best opportunity to buy the book and fantastic art is to know this couple of illustrators . I recommend it 100%
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