Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Mark Dos Santos

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Mark Dos Santos.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Elizabeth' by Mark Dos Santos

'Elizabeth' by Mark Dos Santos.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Bioshock Infinite' by Coey Kuhn

'Bioshock Infinite' by Coey Kuhn

#ArtOfTheDay: 'BioShock Infinite' by Emilio Lopez

'BioShock Infinite' by Emilio Lopez

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Ilya Kuvshinov

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Ilya Kuvshinov.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Glen Brogan

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Glen Brogan.

#CoolArt: Video Game Nouveau by Michael Fitzhywel

Video Game Nouveau by Michael Fitzhywel.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Bioshock Infinite' by Alex Garner

'Bioshock Infinite' by Alex Garner.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Eddy Shinjuku

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Eddy Shinjuku.

#CoolArt: 'Bioshock' Pinups by Jacob Briggs

JC Leyendecker inspired 'Bioshock' pinups by Jacob Briggs through Gametee.

A3 (297mm × 420mm) prints on High GSM Archival Quality heavyweight cardstock with a matte finish for £14.99 and comes with a free collectible card.

Go here to buy.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Falling'

'Falling' from the video game 'Bioshock Infinite'.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Coey Kuhn

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Coey Kuhn.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Chrissie Zullo

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I showcase art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Chrissie Zullo.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Alex Garner

I've previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I'll be showcasing art from more of my favourite artists.

The art of Alex Garner.

Cool Art: 'New Eden' by Mark Englert

'New Eden' by Mark Englert, inspired by the Bioshock games, is a 30" x 20" 6 colour screenprint with a regular edition of 200 for $60 and a variant edition of 50 that costs $75.

It is part of Bottleneck Gallery's Glow-In-The-Dark art show 'When the Lights Go Out 2', which opens this Saturday (March 22) until April 9th.

All remaining prints from the opening night will be for sale online Sunday March 23.

Cool Art: 'Bioshock Infinite' by Ron Guyatt

'Bioshock Infinite' by Ron Guyatt.

This poster is available in various sizes and is printed with Canon Dye Inks on Professional Grade Premier Imaging Micropore Luster Paper (or Better), 10.4mil RC Photo Base, 270 GSM.
Go here to buy.

And to celebrate this new poster release, Ron is having a 24hr Sale in his Etsy Shop! Just enter coupon code 'TENFINITE' to get 10% off of everything in the shop! Sale ends Friday at Midnight.

Geeky Nerfherder 2nd Anniversary & My 2013 Favourites

It's now two years since I started this blog! And big thanks to everyone that visits here and I hope that you enjoy my posts of pop culture geekery.

I'm also on almost all the major social media sites too, although mostly Twitter and Instagram. So if you’re not already following me, but want to keep up with blog posts and other ramblings, here are the links to my profiles on each of these sites:

on Twitter (@GeekyNerfherder)

on Instagram (thegeekynerfherder)
on Pinterest
on Flickr (GeekyNerfherder)
on Red Bubble (GeekyNerfherder)
on Google Plus (Andy Barbieri)
on FaceBook (Andy Barbieri)

And so it's that time of year, where everybody lists all their favourites of the past year, and I'm no different. I have a big love of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, so I'm always going to be biased towards those genres and I'd say it's been another good year for SF&F output too. I've enjoyed the movies I've seen at the cinema this year, including some classic movies re-released on the big screen like 'The Princess Bride' and the 'Indiana Jones' Trilogy, plus once again, there has been a lot of awesome art inspired by pop culture, and I've even managed to bag a few awesome prints this year too!

This year I've 'discovered' the pulps and developed a new found love for the Golden Age of Science Fiction & Fantasy from the 1930's to the 1950's, as well as the movies, books, comics etc that have been inspired by the stories of the likes of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Otis A Kline, Leigh Brackett, Robert E Howard, Kenneth Robeson and more, but most of all, I've been enjoying the awesome illustrated art from that era, which I've been serialising on the blog every Monday (and lots more to come too).

But back to the present day, and here is a list of some of my favourite things from 2013.

Cool Art: 'Burial At Sea' by Ástor Alexander

What if 'Bioshock Infinite''s two-part DLC 'Burial at Sea' was a pulp noir crime novel written by an alternate Ken Levine?

Check out Ástor Alexander's Behance page for close up detail shots.

'Booker Catch' - A 'Bioshock Infinite' Short

Making his way through the floating city of Columbia, Booker DeWitt is a man on a mission! Luckily his ever helpful companion, Elizabeth, is always around to keep him stocked up on supplies, even if she might get a little overzealous with her throwing. Booker, Catch!

Trailer For The New 'Bioshock Infinite' DLC: 'Burial At Sea'

Really enjoyed 'Bioshock Infinite', one of my favourite games of 2013, and with this announcement, although I've not played the first two Bioshock games, I'm fairly looking forward to this DLC!

Come back to Rapture in a story that finds Booker and Elizabeth on the eve of the underwater city's fall from grace. Developed by Irrational Games, the developer of the original BioShock and BioShock Infinite, this DLC features Rapture as you've never seen it before—a shining jewel at the bottom of the ocean, built almost entirely from scratch in the BioShock Infinite engine. Gameplay has been modified to give the player an original BioShock combat experience that merges the best parts of BioShock and BioShock Infinite. 

Explore the city when it was at the height of its beauty, meet some old "friends," and make some new ones, all through the eyes of Booker DeWitt. Why are Booker and Elizabeth in Rapture? What was the city like before everything fell to pieces? The answers to these questions and more will be found in BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea -- Episode 1.