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Mekanika

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This is a terrific book which (as another reviewer pointed out) could have been a bit longer.

As it is, the printing quality and choice of illustrations are excellent and the accompanying text, while not particularly interesting never falls into either the pretentious or the banal. I have bought this book over a week ago and I still enjoy finding new details in the various pictures.

Chichoni's art work has the same sort of intensity and attention to detail as HR Geiger's, but Chichoni's main themes are the naked human body and rusting, art deco machinery (as opposed to Geiger's fascination with insects).

The artist shows a deep interest in the fusion between flesh and brass, with manifold gauges and pipes sneaking in here and there. Sometimes it's hard to tell at first glance where the machine begins and where the human ends, if at all. Chichoni's use of colour (especially when depicting various shades of rust) is nothing short of brilliant.

There is also a small, but welcome dose of wry, subtle humour to the various illustrations. This book is a very worthwhile addition to any SF art collection.

This is a book which is long overdue... I was introduced to the work of Oscar Chichoni via the covers he created for or were reprinted by, Heavy Metal magazine in the US, and have until now had a very hard time finding anything else on this amazing artist. My only complaint about this book, is that it is far too brief, although its content is excellent, with many full page color illustrations and several excellent preliminary pencil sketches. I highly recommend this book to any fans of fantasy artists such as Royo, Sorayama and Simon Bisley. Chichoni is an unsurpassed master of the use of texture, and his work would be great inspiration to any student or even professional artist.

Oscar Chichoni has always been a favorite artist of mine and I was thrilled that he was finally releasing a collection of works. Overall the book is well put together and FULL of paintings and illustrations that he has done over the years. If you like Royo, Bell, and Soryama, you will LOVE Chichoni. Certainly worth the money and great for the serious collectors of fantansy art.