Fine Art in Comics

[Artistsean]

Heres more

Andy Warhol

I think the artist is Katsushika Hokusai . The Great Wave at Kanagawa
Japanese Woodblock print.

 

[Artistsean]

and more still
Archibald Willard's Spirit of'76, and Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People

 

[Doc Destruction]

Anyone have the HoM cover that blatantly ripped off the Spanish king or what have you?

 

[Artistsean]

Sorry, I do not have that picture.

Norman Rockwell
United Nations

 

[Artistsean]

bump

 

[Artistsean]

yet another Michelangelo's Piata,

some inspired by Michelangelo's Piata:

 

[Artistsean]

Hopper's Diner, (Night Hawks)

 

[Artistsean]

American Gothic by Grant Wood

and I know there are other American Gothic refferences, I just have to find them.

 

[ang_hulk]

that shot of nick fury(ult) as uncle sam.

 

[Artistsean]

Another Pieta

 

[Artistsean]

Found More

Mc Escher's Another World

and once again
Norman Rockwell

and
Another Andy Warhol

When I find more, I'll post them.
And if you have some of your own, please feel free to post them.

 

[Max J Power]

heres another one

Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man

The artist who drew the Spider-Man cover gave him a humorously large crotch region.

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Great thread

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

Yes,i would say its a great thread to see how comics can sometimes draw from more realistic art.

 

[Artistsean]

I'm glad people like this thread.
See, it helps to know your art history.

 

[Banshee]

This is an awesome thread.

 

[Kevin]

"Hey mikey! he likes it!!" I like this thread a lot.

 

[Artistsean]

Thanks, I am glad you guys like it.

I found another example.

Rene Magritte's Castle in the Pyranees

They even mention on the previous page how Rene Magritte's "Castle in the Pyranees" is Magneto's favorite painting.

And if you find one you can post it too.

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Here's a sculpture from 1915 done by a german artist William Wauer. Look familiar?

 

[Artistsean]

Sorry, I am not sure if I do recognize it. Could you maybe give me a hint?

I also have a few more, osrt of.

Another Vitruvian Man

here is a closer example of Lichtenstein, in style mostly
(blowing up comic pages to huge size so that the dots are big and easily seen.)

The Astro City cover by Alex Ross I posted earlier, that refferences Rockwell's Museum painting, also refferences Lichtenstein's style too.

and I was wrong earlier,
Alex Ross' Kingdom Come was not based on Rockwell's United Nations painting,
It was based on this one, Rockwell's The Right to Know

but it does look similar to Rockwell's United Nations (posted earlier)

 

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Sorry, I am not sure if I do recognize it. Could you maybe give me a hint?

Well the face part, along with pointy "ears", looks awful lot like Batman's cowl. Especially the one seen in the movies.

 

[Artistsean]

Thats what I thought, but I wasn't sure. Cool.

Arrow Collar ad, I guess this counts.

 

[Artistsean]

Remember, if you have any examples of fine art used in comics you can post it too.

 

[blud_knight]

its not hard to see why comic artists look back and pay hommage to the masters. We are all students of the same great subject. Looking back gives you inspiration. For after all what are we if not the newest generation of pop artists standing at the feet of giants.

 

[blud_knight]

this is my favorite thread I wish it got more traffic.