Thursday, January 10, 2013

SPECTRUM 12 BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASY ART HRDCVR BOOK HR GIGER ARTHUR SUYDAM!

Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art [HARDCOVER] The increasing popularity of fantasy and science fiction themes in art is celebrated in the annual Spectrum series. The premier venue for such art, each lavishly illustrated volume is an invaluable resource, eagerly awaited by art directors, illustrators, and readers alike. Drawn from books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and portfolios, the collection represents a who’s who in fantasy today. With a wider reach than any previous edition, Spectrum 12 features 350 works by artists from Germany, England, the Netherlands, Korea, Australia, Japan, Canada, France, and the United States. Divided into seven categories, including one devoted to comics and another to graphic novels, the illustrations expand the boundaries of the imagination and explore new realms of creativity. Among the artists included are Justin K. Sweet, Brad Holland, Greg Ruth, Lawrence Northey, Arthur Suydam, and H. R. Giger. A handy index provides contact information for each artist. Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Underwood Books (October 27, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 1887424954 ISBN-13: 978-1887424950 JURY Jon Foster Irene Gallo Anita Kunz Karen Palinko David Stevenson William Stout GRAND MASTER H.R. Giger ADVERTISING Gold Award: Brom Silver Award: Justin Sweet BOOK Gold Award: Brad Holland Silver Award: Paul Bonner COMICS Gold Award: Greg Ruth Silver Award: Mike Huddleston DIMENSIONAL Gold Award: Lawrence Northey Silver Award: Ryan K. Peterson EDITORIAL Gold Award: Thomas L. Fluharty Silver Award: Shaun Tan INSTITUTIONAL Gold Award: Arthur Suydam Silver Award: Dave DeVries UNPUBLISHED Gold Award: Travis A. Louie Silver Award: Matt Gaser A Drigz Abrot Arthur Adams Silvio Aebischer Jason Alexander Christian Alzmann Ian Ameling Amoreno Scott Anderson Pat Andrea Andrew S. Arconti Matthew S. Armstrong Patrick Arrasmith Chantale Arsenault B Daren Bader Bryn Barnard Barsom Simon Bartram David von Bassewitz Emmanuel Bastid Andrew Bawidamann Wes Benscoter Linda Bergkvist Richard Bernal Edward Binkley Paul Bonner David Bowers Eric Bowman Christopher Brindley Brom Dennis Brown Hunter Brown Tim Holter Bruckner Claus Brusen Will Bullas C Ciruelo Cabral Caniglia Robert Carter Matt Cavotta Harvey Chan Frank Cho David Christiana Sally Wern Comport Ray-Mel Cornelius Dave Cortés Greg Couch Gordon Crabb Kinuko Y. Craft Raúl Cruz D Daarken Ian Daniels Spencer Davis Tony DeBartolis Hubert de Lartigue Cam de Leon Eric Deschamps Peter de Sève Brian Despain Joe DeVito Dave DeVries John "JD" Dickenson Vincent Di Fate Leo & Diane Dillon Tony DiTerlizzi David Dorman Dan dos Santos Son Duong E Jesper Ejsing Craig Elliot Mark Elliot Tristan Elwell Cory & Catska Ench F Jeff Faerber Jason Felix Joseph Daniel Fiedler Steve Firchow Scott M. Fischer Marc Fishman Thomas Fluharty Eric Fortune Peter Forystek Victoria Francés Linda Joyce Franks Gary L. Freeman Juan Manuel Fuentes del Ama G Marc Gabbana Randy Gallegos Fred Gambino Matt Gaser Armel Gaulme Jeremy Geddes David Gentry Sandrine Gestin Donato Giancola Gary Gianni E.M. Gist Eduardo Gonzalez Mark Goodrich Thane Gorek Melvyn Grant Sam Greenwell Griesbach / Martucci Gris Grimley Elio Guevara James Gurney Scott Gustafson H Pamelina H Nathan Hale August Hall Nils Hamm Randy Hand Paul Harding John Harris Jeff Haynie Beric Henderson Dan L. Henderson Richard Hescox Paul Hess David Ho Brad Holland Chris Hopkins Greg Horn John Howe Philip Howe Carlos Huante Mike Huddleston Matt Hughes J Jeremy Jarvis James Jean Bruce Jensen Katherine Jones Eric Joyner Joe Jusko K Michael William Kaluta Montgomery S. Kane Charles Keegan Jim & Ruth Keegan Steven Kenny Cody Kenworthy Tom Kidd Michael Knapp Viktor Koen Michael Komarck Thomas S. Kuebler Anita Kunz L Joe Lacey Richard Laurent Lewis Lavoie Fabrice Lavollay Virginia Lee Victor Leshyk Gary A. Lippincott Sandra Little Todd Lockwood Angela Giovanna Loroux Travis Louie Howard Lyon Gia Manh Luc M Don Maitz Gregory Manchess Manchu Stephan Martiniere John Matson Jonathan Matthews Aaron McBride Chris McGrath Dave McKean Petar Meseldzija Ken Meyer, Jr. Ron Miller Rene Milot Matthew Mitchell Christopher Moeller Lee Moyer Daniel Lopez Munuz N Vince Natale Jim Nelson Mark A. Nelson Greg Newbold Hoang Nguyen Terese Nielsen Dennis Nolan Lawrence Northey O William O'Connor Kip Omolade Glen Orbik P John Jude Palencar Joel Parod Brandon Peterson Ryan K. Peterson John Picacio John Pierro Stephen Player R.K. Post Eric Powell Leah Palmer Preiss Rick Price Dave Pressler Steve Purcell Tifenn Python R Ragnar Tariq Raheem Omar Rayyan Red Nose Studio David Renn Adam Rex Owen Richardson José Roosevelt Alex Ross Luis Royo João P.A. Ruas Steve Rude Robh Ruppel Greg Ruth S Richard Sardinha Peter Scanlan Oliver Richard Scholl Dan Seagrave Dave Seeley Dave Sheppard Erik Siador Christian Slade Douglas Smith Jeff Soto Greg Spalenka Lothar W. Speer Chris Spollen Greg Staples Matt Stewart William Stout Philip Straub Jon Sullivan Arthur Suydam Raymond Swanland Greg Swearingen Justin Sweet Sym 7 T Shaun Tan Néstor Taylor Alejandro Terán Thomas Thiemeyer Keith Thompson Michael R. Todd Tomislav Torjanac Ray Toh Yoshihito Tomobe Chris Trevas Francis Tsai Juda Tverski V Christophe Vacher Cyril Van der Haegen Nate Van Dyke John Van Fleet Farzad Varahramyan Ronny Vardy Joe Vaux Marco Ventura Charles Vess Roxana Villa Jesse Vital Raoul Vitale W Anthony S. Waters Jonathan Wayshak Michael Whelan Eric Wilkerson Kent Williams Matt Wilson Janet Woolley Y Stephen Youll Chris Young Z Oleg Zatler Shawn Ye Zhongyi Mark Zug