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Spectrum 14: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (SPECTRUM (UNDERWOOD BOOKS)) Hardcover – October 28, 2007

by Cathy Fenner (Editor), Arnie Fenner (Editor)

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Drawn from work created for books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and the portfolios of the finest contemporary fantasy artists, the illustrations in Spectrum 14 extend the boundaries of the imagination and explore new realms of creativity. The book contains nearly 350 pieces by creators spanning the globe, including works from America, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Korea, Australia, Japan, Canada, and France. Now in its 14th year, this is a must for fans of this genre of art as well as an invaluable resource for art directors and illustrators.

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Series: SPECTRUM (UNDERWOOD BOOKS) (Book 14)
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Underwood Books; First Printing edition (October 28, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599290065
ISBN-13: 978-1599290065
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 1.2 x 12.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
Average Customer Review: 10 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,498,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5359 in Pop Culture Art
- #2673 in Illustration and Graphic Design
- #9260 in Art History by Theme

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Angela S. Ando

Wonderful

December 17, 2007

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

I can only agree with everyone who has rated this wonderful book. There is a shortage of decent fantasy art books on the market, besides the fantastic work of Brian Froud. I just don't like the work of say, Amy Brown and her sleazy fairies. At least this book offers not only beautifully executed work, but incredible inspiration for ideas of your own. Yes, I am a fine artist.

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Rico Lebrun

Great....just great!

October 26, 2007

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

This is a stunning continuation of one of the best overviews of what is being prodced in the world of fantasy/SF art today. Literally, from begining to end the work is superlative. The reproductions are top notch. Just a fantastic display. Its better than last years...and last years was FANTASTIC!!! Five stars. Easy. If you liked any of the past Spectrums or are looking to buy a first, get this one. You will love it.

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M. Baert

Just like all the previous volumes, outstanding!

January 23, 2008

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

These annuals seem to be getting bigger every year, yet there's not less quality involved. Great book for reference of what's going on in this field. Great stuff as usual. Digital art is gaining pretty fast these days, but it's still looking good.

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PERHAPS THE BEST SPECTRUM YET!

February 23, 2008

Format: Hardcover

Like Santa Claus, Spectrum only comes around once per year and is always highly anticipated. This annual collection of the world's best contemporary fantasy and Sci-fi art is always a favorite not only due to its sheer size and beautiful production, but also because of its diversity in scope. Spectrum presents the best art from the fields of books, comics, advertising, editorial, concept, and even sculpture into each year's volume.

As always, the book begins with a look at the year in review and the trends in contemporary fantasy art before getting into the opening category of advertising art and presenting the first of its gold and silver annual awards to the best in each category. This year's gold winner in the advertising category went to James Jean for his Retro-hip "Spacerace 2020" painting for Nike. This gorgeous pop-art piece is a tribute to Sci-Fi imagery of the `40s and `50s.

I'm not sure how they could have picked a winner in the book category as there are so many outstanding pieces. While Jon Foster's winning painting for Night Shade books was very good, Luis Royo's offering for his graphic novel, "Dark Labyrinth". Adam Hughes took home the Gold Award in the Comics category for his depiction of the sleek and sexy Scarlet Witch from Upper Deck. As a long-time comic book fan I love seeing the industry's artists getting their just due as the outstanding artists that they are. Other standouts included Gary Giannni's standout art from the Prince Valiant comic strip that is in the best tradition of Hal Foster, and Charles Vess/Mike Kaluta's work from the Vertigo Comics series "1001 Nights of Snowfall".

One of the categories I look forward to most each year is the dimensional chapter featuring the year's best sculptures and models and this year was certainly no disappointment. A. Brent Armstrongs mammoth 54" tall piece featuring King Kong atop the Empire State Building is simply breathtaking! The Alex Ross designed Superman resin sculpt by artist Karen Palinko features the distinctive look of Ross as Clark Kent rips open his shirt to reveal Superman's legendary logo. Shawn Nagle's "Tarzan and the Golden Lion" based on art by longtime Tarzan illustrator, J. Allen St. John, is another winner.

Spectrum never fails to deliver a little something for everyone's taste and Spectrum volume 14 may be the best edition yet. Grade A.

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Richard A. Tucker

Delightfully mixed bag

January 19, 2008

Format: Hardcover

This is the 14th volume of what I expected to be a short-lived series. So, it's long lived and hopefully that's the case for many years to come. The first thing to note is the sheer size of this book and the bargain it is at just uner $40. Reproduction quality, variety of skills and styles as well as the range of subject matter are all continuing highlights to look forward to year afer year. The large format makes this a sit-down-and-get-lost tome that has such a delightfully mixed bag approach to presenting artwork highlighting the width and breadth of the genre that encompasses SF, Fantasy and Horror. From institution illustrations to sequential art this book has it all, or at least as much range as it can present in one sitting. It's also a great place to showcase both old and new artists in an established format that does it's best to spread the wealth of ideas from cover to cover. The only downside is the fact that some of the images are produced full page while the majority have to share the page with two to four other artists. However, few artists would complain about that format.
Just being in the book lends itself to the artists' elevated status in the genre.
I'd love to list my favorites in this book but like every year they are too many and after all, what's the point?
Pick your own. Even listing the artists is such that it's an act of futility. From Martiniere to Manchess this is the book to own. If you don't know the artists I just listed, it's worth your time and money to find out what they do along with all the others.

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Not As Good As Spectrum 13

November 22, 2007

Format: Hardcover

I received my hardcover copy yesterday and immediately sat down and went through it. I find myself liking Spectrum 13 better, even though Spectrum 14 has the new category "concept art." For me, Spectrum 14 had a lot of images that looked the same when viewed as a total image. Also, it had more places where all the images of one artist were all grouped together, instead of being spread out. I'm really not sure why the "concept art" was there - it didn't really seem to serve any purpose, especially with no info as to what they were trying to achieve with the concept. They could just as easily have been grouped with "unpublished" (another category I don't see the need for).

Of course, I'm not a member of the target audience for this publication - I'm just a person who loves beautiful things and uses the art's use of colour as ideas for my fibre creations.

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