This week is special because it’s the 100th post of Art of Science Fiction. This has been a great run thus far and we’re delighted to have this opportunity to share with you, our readers, great artists that inspire our writing adventures and fuel our creativity. And this week is no exception. We’re featuring yet another talented …read in detail
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Art of Science Fiction 098: Nivanh Chanthara
Employed at Eidos Montreal, Concept Artist Nivanh Chanthara possesses a unique style, which is maybe more noticeable when he steps away from his 3D concept work and focus on his illustrative art. However, for purposes of this week’s Art of Science Fiction, I concentrate on his 3D concept designs because they are just that awesome. Nivanh …read in detail
The Surreal Pandemonium Violence and Collapse of Civilization in “High-Rise”
Class warfare reigns in the 1970s styled London high-rise where Doctor Laing (Tom Hiddleston) lives. High-Rise (2015), based on the novel of the same title by famed science fiction author JG Ballard, portrays a surreal, dystopian vision of mayhem and violence compartmentalized into the space of one building. Through Laing, we observe the building’s occupants: …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 093: Aleksandr Plihta
Aleksandr Plihta is a very talented 2D/3D artist from Kiev in the Ukraine. His science fiction art is more of the Dead Space and Event Horizon morbid variety. Background information on this artist is limited. As is usual, when we don’t have a lot of information about the artist we’re featuring, we’ll just let the art do …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 091: Furio Tedeschi
Furio Tedeschi is a freelance 3D Sculptor and Concept Artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. A talent for creating complex, realistic character designs, Tedeschi has worked for companies such as Bioware Montreal, Blur Studios, McFarlane Toys, Digital Extremes, Gameloft, and Liquid Development, and is currently doing freelance work for Paramount Pictures. Below we have collected a few of …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 085: Wojtek Fus
I was in the mood for a bit of Star Wars this week, and of course, as I usually do when I act on an urge, I decided to share it with you. And as fate would have it, I found this wonderful artist whose concept work truly astounds. Meet Wojtek Fus. Wojtek is a freelance …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 081: John Wallin Liberto
Our science fiction artist today is John Wallin Liberto. He resides in Seattle and works as a concept designer for OculusVR. He’s been active in the games and movie industry since 1999, working for companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, and Lucasfilm. Some of the more awesome projects he contributed to include Halo 4 and 5, Gears of …read in detail
A Merry 2016 Christmas and The New Alien: Covenant Trailer
This is a quick post to remind you that we’re at the final moments before the release of Armistice. As such, “Art of Science Fiction” will be late this week. In the meantime, check out Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant. It’s a return to the universe he created, with a new chapter in the groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The …read in detail
Armistice Cover Reveal
Today Kōsa Press proudly presents Armistice, our second installment in the ongoing Inlari Sagas, and a collection that offers prequel stories to Interspecies. Arthur Haas, whose work we previously featured on our blog, painted the cover and the accompanying artwork for Armistice. He took the brief and blew our expectations out of the water. We are very …read in detail
Art of Science Fiction 079: Richard Hescox
Today we have a special treat for you. Richard Hescox is a legend in his own right and a fan favourite of those who love Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Venice and Kenneth Bulmer’s Dray Prescott series of books, written under the pen name Alan Burt Akers. During his career as a book cover illustrator, Richard provided …read in detail