Customer Reviews

Second Slice (The Art of Olivia, Vol. 2)

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Originally influenced by Vargas and other "girlie" illustrators, Olivia surpasses them. She works in a number of different styles, and is more than happy to explain her techniques. What I enjoy the most about SECOND SLICE is when she talks about her models and how they inspire her. I was fortunate in meeting the artist briefly at a show in Los Angeles where she appeared with uber-Amazon Julie Strain; in person, Olivia is intense and beautiful. I would love to see a self-portrait. Buy this book and treat it well as the production quality is excellent.

Olivia defintely proves her superior eye for the female form in this edition. In fact, I dare say she is the best artist in my generation for capturing the inoccent yet eroticaism of the female form. You will definitely be left wanting another slice of this pie.

How do I say this... I'm 16 years old and I've always been a little bit of a weirdo to say the least. This in addition to the fact that I'm female. So my age and sex has a small bit to do with me ranking this book a 4 and not a 5. I find the pictures inside thisbook absolutely beautiful but i wish there were more fantasy and unrealistic pictures in there instead of the book being helf filled with everyday naked women, only half of the women are fantatical the rest are just women exposing themselves. But I was quite glad that it wasnt all raunchy or anything. However being a highschool student myself I would not recomend buying this for anyone under 18, hehe, unless of coarse they are mature e n ough to handle the adult content that can only be admired by those people that have the upmost respect for fantasy and art alike. All in all a good book, beautiful art, just too many ordinary women.

Olivia is the Vargas of our time. As Vargas took the reigns from Petty, Olivia has done the same, and Just like Vargas went beyond Petty in terms of realism, and delicate beauty, Olivia De Berardinis has taken cheesecake to a whole new level. Every pose, expression, and little bit of body language is put to use. Every Shot is beyond what a glamor photographer would dream of. Utter Perfection on so many levels. There is definitely some of her art that pays tribute to Petty, and Vargas among other legends of pinup in many of her pieces in most of her books. This one is a collection that spans many realms, and genres as would only be appropriate in our day. (Frank Frazetta influence spans the universe) There are no pieces that are over the top goriffic, or Horrific works like Clevenger, but there is some definite influence from Fantasy art in a portion of this book. The cover of this book was also a cover on Heavy Metal Magazine of which Olivia did many covers for in the past. This book is like an homage to the beauty of the feminine and female form, as is all of her work. Mouthwatering is the only description I can give it. If your looking for extreme fantasy, or horrific, gorrific works go for Clevenger. But if you want to see the beauty of the female form that can only be described as: like looking into the eyes of an angel". Olivia's books will do you no wrong. This one is no exception.

She presents to us much more than a subject, but an exotic creature. I love her differing styles, as she invites you to experience each in a different manner. I found myself seeing her paintings as characters, simply needing a knudge to become animate. Much more than a two dimensional experience. -Kevin

you might as well have that second slice. Olivia gets better with every slice. You really can't complete a pinup collection without this once, can you?

Second Slice, The Art of Olivia is two books in one...sort of...about ¾ of the book is displays Olivia's paintings in portrait format. Flip it over, and the rest of the book is in landscape format...a flip book for adults! Olivia's second slice is every bit as filling and delectable as the first offering featuring 124 pages with 140 paintings in full color. Each of the two sections provides a detailed index with the name of the piece, size of the original painting, materials used, the name of the model, as well as Olivia's own commentary on her works. These comments are often as entertaining to read, as the paintings are to view.

The models used in this edition include Pamela Anderson, Rhonda Shear, Bettie Page, Julie Strain, and Sandra Taylor. The paintings of the saucy Julie Strain are some of my favorites in the book. With her long, kinky black hair, ample curves, and playfully wicked smile, Strain made a wonderful pin-up queen for the 1990's, when most of these pieces were completed.

Olivia experiments with many forms of style and color, which make for some of her most striking and exotic work to date. This is well displayed in "Zebra Lady III" as the nude, striped model (Rhonda Rydell) blends into and almost disappears into the striped backdrop. While not necessarily known for darker, gothic works, Olivia clearly shows she can compete with the best in that genre with works such as the female vampire on display in "Things that Go Bump in the Night" and the winged, horned "Banshee" which serves as one of the book' covers.

Flipping to the landscape side, the buxom blonde bombshell Shear is captivating in the painting entitled "Pomeranians" as she finds herself lying on the ground, covered in a wrap made out of those furry, little dogs.

Second Slice is another gorgeous collection of Olivia's works, all from the 80's and 90's. It is filled with gorgeous women and bold, sassy, and exotic colors and settings. Olivia continues to prove why she is at the top of her game.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

I love Olivia and everything she does, including this book. I just received mine today and IMMEDIATELY sat down and ravaged it! It is glorious and refined. I have probably gone through it at least 17 times today and will go through it again another 17 times tomorrow. I never get tired of perusing the fantastic and erotic images she creates. I wish she would put out a book every 3 months! If you liked "Let Them Eat Cheesecake", you will fall MADLY inlove with this book, "A Second Slice" as well. It has inspired me to work harder and be more devoted to my own artwork. Hopefully it will inspirit you to do the same...

Let them eat cheesecake is a book about Pinup Art, in particualr the art of Olivia De Berardinis. Olivia is a talented woman and this book exemplifies that!

Ignore the guy from Oceanside, CA. Obviously, he does not understand the concept of a book of Illustrations (more pictures, less content).

...is having a second slice. I've got to tell you, when I ordered the Second Slice, I wasn't too sure. I knew the first compilation of Olivia De Berardinis was wonderfully complete (the preliminary sketches were a real treat), but this one goes even farther. It's unique 2 book in 1 layout and the interviews with not only the author but her husband and her models make this "Second Slice" even better than the first taste.