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An artist, writer, film director, and musician, best known for his comic book art and book illustrations.
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Jun 9, 2011
- by Count_Orlok_22
- posted in art is life... life is art
Dave McKean is a true renaissance man.
He has illustrated novels for adults and children, illustrated comic books (most notably in collaboration with Neil Gaiman), painted covers for comics, novels, and albums, directed a fantasy feature film and two strange short films, plays in a jazz band, creates remarkable works of modern art, and he seems virtually inexhaustible as he moves from one medium to another, and working in all manner of genres and movements, McKean is a remarkably talented man who continues to astonish me with his beautiful, macabre, expressionistic interpretation of both reality and dreams. No other artist in any medium is doing what he is right now and as far as I'm concerned that is the true mark of a genius. Try as they might, nobody can emulate McKean or produce images that are so seductively surreal.
He has illustrated novels for adults and children, illustrated comic books (most notably in collaboration with Neil Gaiman), painted covers for comics, novels, and albums, directed a fantasy feature film and two strange short films, plays in a jazz band, creates remarkable works of modern art, and he seems virtually inexhaustible as he moves from one medium to another, and working in all manner of genres and movements, McKean is a remarkably talented man who continues to astonish me with his beautiful, macabre, expressionistic interpretation of both reality and dreams. No other artist in any medium is doing what he is right now and as far as I'm concerned that is the true mark of a genius. Try as they might, nobody can emulate McKean or produce images that are so seductively surreal.
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Adrianna
June 11, 2011
Excellent images that you've included!
Count_Orlok_22
June 11, 2011
Thanks. I'm thinking I may do a list devoted to McKean soon. I've got to do the Lunch version of my William-Adolphe Bouguereau list and then I may get around to it. By the way, there are more photos than the small four ones that are showing up here. I'm not sure why it's not displaying them all, but if you click on the small ones you can cycle through them.
Adrianna
June 12, 2011
I think that would be a neat list. I see 11 photos total, but thanks for the tip about cycling through them!
Count_Orlok_22
June 12, 2011
Okay, that's weird because it's only displaying four on my end.
Adrianna
June 17, 2011
Must be your computer or browser.
Count_Orlok_22
June 17, 2011
Must be.
Adrianna
June 18, 2011
Well, hopefully it doesn't cause too much trouble or confusion in the future.
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woopak_the_thrill
June 09, 2011
he-heh. I think I should do one too...on this topic.
Count_Orlok_22
June 09, 2011
Go for it. Feel free to post it in either Beyond the Printed Page or Art is Life...
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Style:
Illustration
Genre:
Illustration,
Comic Books,
Fantasy Art,
Cubism
Medium:
Paintings,
Drawings
Filmography (Director):
MirrorMask
Genre:
Jazz
Country:
England
Movie Writing Credits:
MirrorMask
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