Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo (Hardcover)

by Boris Vallejo (Author), Nigel Suckling (Author) "This was originally a jacket for Tor Books, showing a lone female gazing out of her spaceship over a seemingly empty world..." (more)
Key Phrases: Franklin Mint, Julie Bell, New York (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This new collection by best-selling fantasy artist Boris Vallejo has never before been published in book form and includes a rare selection of Vallejo's private work not yet published in any format. The lavishly illustrated book brings the artist's exotic women, sinewy men, and fantasy worlds to life in over 110 full-color paintings. There are images of stunning winged women and muscled men fighting ferocious beasts, as well as strange alien worlds filled with metallic spacecraft and colorful citizens. Renowned fantasy author Nigel Suckling offers insight into Vallejo's work with fascinating and informative extended captions.

About the Author
Nigel Suckling is the author of Heroic Dreams, The Book of the Unicorn and The Book of Sea Monsters and has profiled many fantasy artists including Bob Eggleton, Wayne Anderson and most recently, Julie Bell in Soft as Steel (Paper Tiger). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; illustrated edition edition (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560252154
• ISBN-13: 978-1560252153
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #881,822 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A technician and an artist are two separate things, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

Boris receives an "A+" for his technical abilities, but his art gets a resounding "F" for personality. There's nothing in his paintings to engage the viewer, nothing that's memorable. His body-builder models look like...body-builder models, stiff and artificially posed. They don't interact with his much-more-interesting creatures, but rather just sort of stand there. Boris' early work when he was at least trying, albeit unsuccessfully, to top Frazetta (now THERE is an ARTIST!) is far more accomplished. Whereas the art in "Dreams" is simply eye-candy: quickly consumed and just as quickly forgotten.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars He was good, once..., November 22, 1999

By A Customer

I remember when this guy could give Frazetta a run for his money. Then he became less interested in the art and more concerned with the models - perfectly-muscled men and women who are barely altered from the obviously contrived bodybuilding poses he photographs them in. These characters are more at home on a contest stage than fighting fantastic creatures. Also, his overuse of earth-tones in his paintings of the last 10 or so years is horrible. Everything looks bland and uniform; nothing catches the eye anymore. I wish he'd get back to producing work that had atmosphere instead of churning out piece after piece for his calendars.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bellfest, May 31, 2003

By	A. J. Cherrington (New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The amazing world of Boris Vallejo is condensed down into this picture book of god like bodies and fairytail fantasy scenes. Shown are some of his movie work, clothing ad work, Franklin Mint and his most favorite subject, his wife, Julie Bell.

There are some comedy moments of his works as well, including a portrait of the then president of the United States, Bill Clinton. He explains that some of his works have been described as too relvealing esspecially of his wife Julie. But as the pictures show when one gets over the fact, they are quite beautiful.

A book mainly for the older reader, artist or Vallejo fans only.