Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Ralph McQuarrie

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 Ralph McQuarrie.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Forbidden Planet' by Laurent Durieux

'Forbidden Planet' by Laurent Durieux.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Laurent Durieux

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists 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 Laurent Durieux.

'Forbidden Planet' Bluray Steelbook Exclusively through Zavvi

'Forbidden Planet' bluray steelbook.

The first in a range of 'Sci-Fi Destination' Steelbooks and includes an A3 size theatrical print.

On sale for pre-order Friday January 15 at 12pm UK through Zavvi.

A3 sized Theatrical Print

'Forbidden Planet' Limited Edition Steelbook Bluray From Zavvi

'Forbidden Planet' limited edition steelbook bluray exclusive from Zavvi for £15.99.

On sale February 19, and available for pre-order now from the Zavvi website.

Cool Art: Morris Everett Jr's Classic Movie Memorabilia Up For Auction

On June 29 and 30, Invaluable Auctions will be teaming up with Profiles in History to auction off a variety of exceptional movie memorabilia pieces from Morris Everett Jr, with over 1,400 lots from his unparalleled historic collection.

The auction will contain some of Morris' exceptional and most valuable pieces, including vintage movie lobby cards, posters and collectibles, many of which have been deemed some of the most significant movie promotional pieces ever made, such as the movie card from the film 'Metropolis' and the Babe Ruth poster from 'Babe Comes Home', plus other original rare pieces from Hollywood classics like 'The Wizard of Oz', 'King Kong', 'Frankenstein', 'Forbidden Planet', 'Star Wars, and much more.

The auction will commence at 11am PST on both days.

Go here for the Day 1 auctions and here for the Day 2 auctions.

Check out the pdf for more on the auction.

Cool Art: 'Forbidden Planet' by Kilian Eng

'Forbidden Planet' by Kilian Eng, is a new officially licensed limited edition print from Dark Hall Mansion.

It's a 36" x 24" 9 colour screenprint on Mirri foil paper. The regular edition is in a hand numbered limited edition of 280 and costs $65 and the variant in a limited edition edition of 50 and costs $100.

There will also be a giclée printed canvas edition with a unique colourway that cries out for black light, in a limited edition of 15 for $250.

They go on sale Wednesday June 17 at 9.30am PST.

Go here to buy.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition

Canvas Edition

Cool Art: Bottleneck Gallery presents 'Distant Lands' by Matt Ferguson

Bottleneck Gallery presents 'Distant Lands' by Matt Ferguson, a solo art show inspired by pop culture environments and will be on display through April 15. Matt's first solo art show features 10 new 12" x 24" screenprints, each in a limited edition of 50, and 26 original pieces, including original sketches.

All remaining prints from the opening reception will be available online Saturday March 28 at 12pm EST.

Go here to buy.

'Riddles'
Given away free at the opening reception

Cool Art: The Art Of Laurent Durieux (Part 2) Prints From Mondo

This is the second set of prints from Laurent Durieux's recent Mondo Gallery art show, and will be available online from Mondo at a random on Tuesday February 18.

The originals from the show are available here.

Follow them on Twitter @mondonews for the on sale announcement.

'Forbidden Planet' by Laurent Durieux
24" x 36" hand numbered screen print. Limited edition of 425. $60

Cool Art: 'Forbidden Planet' by Laurent Durieux

'Forbidden Planet' by Laurent Durieux.

Wow! I love these posters by Laurent Durieux. Have to get this on my wall! These will be part of Laurent's solo art show at the Mondo Gallery on 4115 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, from February 7, 2014 and running through March 1.

“Man, I love this movie! So retro-futuristic, so naive, so kitsch! That’s really my dope! Robby the Robot is iconic which is why I had to put it as THE star of the movie poster. The original poster is just sublime, the colours are just so vibrant, and so I tried to emulate that impression on my own take of this science fiction classic. This poster is the piece that took me the longest to finish, almost 2 months! I think it was worth the effort and the number of layers!” - Laurent Durieux.

Regular Edition

Variant Edition