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Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland
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Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland Hardcover - 2014

by Boris Vallejo; Julie Bell

The work of fantasy artist Boris Vallejo, best known as the visual creator of "Conan the Barbarian", is featured in this lavish portfolio, now in a trade paper edition. His choice of subjects encompasses scenes from Greek mythology, prehistoric creatures, and serene ocean life. 120 full-color paintings.


From the publisher

An all-new collection of lush, four-color artwork from the studio of acclaimed fantasy artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell.

Artist Boris Vallejo is renowned for his paintings of beautiful maidens, heroic men, and fearsome monsters, while his wife and partner, Julie Bell, is revered for her unique sense of color and dramatic composition. As two of the most acclaimed and popular artists working in fantasy today, Boris and Julie have produced artwork for album covers, trading cards, posters, and calendars.

Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland features outstanding examples of their most recent work. Highlighting muscle-bound heroes, fierce dragons, and alluringly beautiful women in fantastical, otherworldly landscapes, these gorgeous pieces reflect a new level of maturity, sophistication, and intrigue. Capturing the pursuits that currently inspire the artists, these works resonate with a startling new emotional depth that adds magnitude to their powerful heroes and buxom heroines.

This carefully curated selection of images is accompanied by fascinating text that provides unique insight into each artist's process as well as biographical stories that reveal their personal histories, the influences that have shaped them, the ideas that inspire them, and their future professional aspirations. Also, for the first time ever, this outstanding compendium includes ten stunning limited-edition art prints that can easily be removed and displayed.

From the rear cover

This stunning book is packed with outstanding examples of the recent artwork of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, two of the biggest names in the world of fantasy art. Featuring muscle-bound heroes, fierce dragons, and dazzlingly beautiful women in fantastical, otherworldly landscapes, their work is unrivaled in its field.

Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland showcases a carefully curated selection of previously unpublished images accompanied by fascinating text from Boris and Julie themselves. Readers are given a unique insight into the way the two artists work, both separately and together. Biographical stories reveal their personal histories, their thoughts on the artists who have influenced them, the ideas that find their outlet in the work they produce, and their hopes for the direction their work will take in the future.

Included is an exclusive set of limited-edition art prints, which can be removed, framed, and cherished.

Details

  • Title Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: Dreamland
  • Author Boris Vallejo; Julie Bell
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Design, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 2014-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780062242709 / 0062242709
  • Weight 2.75 lbs (1.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.1 x 8.86 x 0.93 in (28.19 x 22.50 x 2.36 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy in art, Women in art
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014930866
  • Dewey Decimal Code 759.13