Publisher's Synopsis
This ground-breaking collector's edition features over 300 pieces of art
from the world's best fantasy, Sscience fiction, and horror artists in a range
of various mediums. Each page of this book will feature the name of the artist,
the title of the art, the medium in which it was created, and the artist's
website.
The competition is being judged this year by:
Donato Giancola - Since beginning his professional career in 1993, Donato's list of clients has grown to include major book publishers in New York to concept design firms on the West Coast: notables include The United Nations, LucasArts, National Geographic, Scientific American, CNN, DC Comics, Microsoft, The Village Voice, Playboy Magazine, US Postal Service, Wizards of the Coast , Scholastic, Simon&Schuster, Tor Books, Random House, Time/Warner, The Scifi Channel, Milton-Bradley, and Hasbro;
Greg Hildebrandt - Beginning in1975, Greg and with his brother Tim
illustrated the first of a series of Lord of the Rings calendars for Ballantine
Books. This series of paintings launched the two men into international fame,
with over a million calendars sold, and the name The Brothers Hildebrandt®
was born! In 1977, Lucas Films hired the Brothers Hildebrandt to create the
movie poster for first Star Wars film, Star Wars: A New Hope.
Rebecca Guay -"Rebecca Guay's artwork shows a distinct influence from the great Renaissance masters, revamped with a fresh dosage of contemporary cleanliness and edge. Depicting the lush, effervescent world of nymphs, gods and goddesses, these [images] capture an otherworldly realm rife with a softened kind of carnality." -Juxtapoz. During her over 20 years of painting professionally, Rebecca Leveille-Guay has build a formidable reputation in contemporary and pop culture art. The work focuses on emotionally charged themes that echo elements of the symbolists and orientalist's, as well as undertones of pre-raphaelites with a contemporary surreal twist.
Jon Schindehette is an award winning art/creative director. He has over 30 year of experience in the creative industry and has worked for a laundry list of clients including - Disney, Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast, Harley-Davidson, Price Waterhouse, Arco Oil & Gas, and many more. He is most well known for his work with Dungeons & Dragons and ArtOrder. Jon is currently the Creative Director for Treehouse Brand Stores, a subsidiary of Think Geek.
From fantastic scenes of science fiction to the worlds of fantasy and
horror, this book has it all, and will appeal to anyone who appreciates the
fantastic arts. Artwork included in IBA Volume Two ranges from traditionally
drawn and painted art, to artwork done digitally, as well as sculpture. Each
piece of art was hand picked by a select group of judges, With over 100 years of
combined experience, each of these artists are uniquely qualified to decide the
best of the best in all of the submissions to IBA for Volume
Three.