The Art of Greg Spalenka: Visions from the Mind's Eye starts out with an intriguing introduction by Arnie Fenner and then goes on to feature intricate illustrations which are a lovely look into the artist's perspective. Fans of Greg Spalenka will get a personal tour of his early and later works with personal accounts of how the artist came to be. I greatly enjoyed delving into the early works and learning that even as a small child Spalenka was inspired by artists like Michelangelo, da Vinci, and Bernini.
Readers will get a guided tour of how Greg Spalenka developed his talent over the years and experimented with different art materials, the SX-70 Polaroid camera and various sketches before bringing his art to life. The Art of Greg Spalenka contains some of the artists earlier sketches, and it is really hard to believe that those simple sketches in the book evolved to the detailed art pieces later in his life. The book continues with various locations that the artist lived that inspired his art alongside his film work on The Golden Compass, The Ant Bully, Escape from Planet Earth, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
In the end, The Art of Greg Spalenka is a terrific collection of the artist's work and manages to really open the eyes of the reader to all new worlds. To learn more, visit the official The Art of Greg Spalenka page on the Titan Books website.
Book Synopsis:
Having graduated from the prestigious Art Center College of Design, Greg Spalenka has been producing commercial and fine art for over 30 years. With a client list including film studios, magazines, newspapers and book publishers, his distinctive style is immediately recognisable and this book marries a celebration of Greg’s body of work with instructional elements to inspire the reader.
Book Information
- Artist: Greg Spalenka
- Publisher: Titan Books
- Publication Date: September 23, 2014
- Price: $34.95
- Pages: 176 pp.