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Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | 
| Creators: Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner
Publisher: Underwood Books
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
Buy New: $18.45
You Save: $9.50 (34%)
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 54623
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1599290243
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9781599290249
ASIN: 1599290243
Publication Date: December 16, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
The Spectrum awards fill an important niche in the art world, by recognizing the often-overlooked contributions of fantasy artists. Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art includes all the juried work from the Spectrum awards for 1996--and if this collection was any indication, it was a banner year. The book itself has an excellent, art-centered layout that keeps commentary to a minimum and lets the individual pieces speak for themselves. Expect to be dazzled repeatedly by the sheer variety and quality of the work anthologized here. Spectrum 4 does a fine job of demonstrating how much variety exists in fantasy art. Alongside the ever-present fantasy standards (dragons, fairies, vampires) you will find highly original, challenging works of often-extraordinary breadth. Highlights include brilliant pieces from James Gurney's Dinotopia, Rafael Olbinski's haunting Calendar, and this year's Grand Master Award winners Leo and Diane Dillion. This book is sure to satisfy art lovers craving the bizarre, the terrifying, and the spectacular. --Brendan J. LaSalle
Product Description
For nearly 15 years, Spectrum has been known as the premiere annual showcase for fantasy artwork. Early editions are now collector’s items, priced out of the reach of most buyers, but fortunately, this reissue makes Spectrum 4 available again to fans new and old. In its pages are 250 dazzling full-color works by nearly 175 fantasy artists from around the world, including James Gurney, Rafael Olbinski, and the year’s Grand Master Award winners, Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon.
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| Customer Reviews:
Just Amazing~!!! March 20, 2007
Humble Artist (Los Angeles, California)
I vividly remember the first time I saw this book at the local comic book store. Wow~ Just amazing, it blew my brains out. There is no other book like Spectrum series books. Book features full color drawing, paintings and sculptures by fantastic artist from all over the world. You will see so many styles and techniques that you never seen before. This is a must for Artist, Illustrators, and Art Directors.
Pure magic. July 18, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Almost any one of the pieces in this collection is worth the price of the book. There are no monkey swathes of paint against white canvas here, my friends. No, here are works that will quicken your breath, accelerate your heartbeat, and ignite the synapses in your mind. And as my fellow reviewer commented, this book is a wellspring of inspiration. Just flip the pages and see for your self. Works like "Number 16" and "Prudence II" present this point more eloquently than I ever could. I have only one pique. There was no art from any of the Galerie Morpheus artists like Giger, Yerka, and De Es. Despite this, I urge all fans of SF and Fantasy art to buy this book. You won't be dissappointed.
Endless source of inspiration for artists. March 27, 1998
Anjanie (Michigan, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Spectrum 4 is one of those books that artists turn to when ideas are at a premium. The artwork is so voluminous and diverse in character. Every possible stylization of fantasy art is represented. Some works are intense and mysterious, dark and brooding. While others follow a campy, comic book hero genre. My favorite works are more of an illustrative fairy tale approach. However, I find this book to be a wonderful resource for those times when the well is running dry.
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