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Let's open with a classic action scene, a lone figure battling overwhelming odds. This entire lesson could be based on technique alone, Frazetta's lively painterly style versus Vellejo's slow reductive slide into stiff and shiny photorealism, but we are going to focus more on the narrative qualities and the expressiveness of the figures. There are some concretes, and by comparing similar paintings side by side I think we can establish the hierarchy through observation. I am going to confess before we even get going, that I have admired Vallejo, and his skills are unquestionable as a craftsman, however, the trained eye reveals one major difference between the two: Frazetta is an artist, Vallejo really isn't, not in the same way, or at least not in the same league.
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The same is true here, Frazetta is better than Vallejo. Now, whether or not one likes Mozart or Beethoven better, that, group, is a matter of opinion. That is not a matter of opinion, that is a matter of fact. I offered to explain it to him this way, and to any of you who can't quite get past the finality of "that's just your opinion." Well, no, it's not just my opinion. So, let me explain that bit of elitism (it's like this): I once had this argument with someone about whether or not the Beatles were better than AC/DC (notice I'm not mining this wealth of material), and after I shook my head and told him the Beatles were better and there is no debate here, his attempted end to the argument was, "Well, that's just your opinion." But see, the thing is, and it's something I've often observed. The Frazetta verus Vallejo argument has been raging so long as there have been geeks around to debate the issue. Let's talk about Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo… what, you don't know who they are? For those of you who don't, they were two of the most famous fantasy illustrators. Also note that you can click on the images to view them larger, though for this purpose, I have included newer and larger images than what had appeared in the original blog entry on my site. Here I have expanded upon it greatly to better serve the lesson, and the audience of the SAW site. Originally this post appeared on my site (), though it was short and to the point there. by the way, my self-esteem is not really so grand as all that, but let's move right along. like pretentious, contentious, though no less than divine poetic experiences. R.I.P.This is a lecture I have given every year at SAW, of course as any of my students know, my lectures are rather more like very well organized and colorful rants. Photo of the Day: Rest in Peace, John Thomas Rest in Peace: Scott Fitlin, Coney Island’s Eldorado Man
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