Deep dive into retro sci-fi art from @madeleinevoge
The creator presents the work of sci-fi artist Bruce Pennington, emphasizing that his fantastical images are traditional paintings, not digital or AI. She breaks down his 'romantic apocalyptic' style, discusses his historical influence on retro sci-fi from the 60s-80s, and shows examples of his work on book and album covers. She shares her personal connection to his art, describing its dual nature of being both grim and beautiful, before concluding with a montage of his work for the viewer to appreciate.
Creator: @madeleinevoge on Instagram
Transcript
This is a painting. This is a painting. This is a painting. These are the romantic, apocalyptic, cosmic sci fi art pieces of Bruce Pennington. Acrylics, oil, airbrush, not digital, not AI, actual paint. Pennington is one of a few artists that completely defined the look of retro tier to eighties sci fi art. His work was so unbelievably prolific. It was featured on major sci fi and fantasy book covers like Dune, electronic space agey music like this, and so many other pulpish sci fi and fantasy w
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