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John Berkey: Jurassic Park

Artists: John Berkey (All) , John Conrad Berkey (All)

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Title:	John Berkey: Jurassic Park
Artist:	John Berkey (All)
Artist:	John Conrad Berkey (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	325
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	3/3/2022
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considered by many as a giant in the history of science-fiction illustration, here is the late #johnberkey�s gouache prelim rendered on a crescent board for a #jurassicpark book cover project submission that unfortunately never came to fruition for the artist;

known for his iconic, yacht-like space ship paintings, berkey also illustrated publications for numerous landmark films, including the 1976 #kingkong and 1977 #starwars; i recall convincing some middle-school classmates to order a comp promotional kong mini poster from the canadian film distributor in toronto;

i always admired his recognizable style�abstract expressionist, qua impressionist that�s pure berkian; and evident in this prelim;

john was well celebrated, including an induction in the #societyofillustrators� hall of fame in 2004; and he influenced many artists such as #drewstruzen and #michaelkaluta

thank you to fellow canadian oa collector dean reeves for offering this piece for sale, and shipping her safely

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/3/2022

Berkey's great vision spans across the entire width in this piece. It looks so good in fantasy mix of sci-fi and prehistoric age 50's B-movies taken to a grandiose level. It is left out of focus enough to allow collaboration from the imaginations of the filmmakers to contribute ideas.

oa_cafe _
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 3/3/2022

Marcus Wai wrote:

Berkey's great vision spans across the entire width in this piece.� It looks so good in fantasy mix of sci-fi and prehistoric age 50's B-movies taken to a grandiose level.��It is left out of focus enough to allow collaboration from the imaginations of the filmmakers to contribute ideas.��

well said as always, Marcus; i like your take on the mix of prehistoric age and sci-fi seen through a bokeh lens; thank you for stoping by the oa cafe /// mel

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 3/3/2022

Gorgeous and unique piece! I love Berkey's fluid style. He always nails the composition, values, and colors

oa_cafe _
Member Since 2019

Posted on 3/3/2022

artless artmore wrote:

Gorgeous and unique piece!� I love Berkey's fluid style.� He always nails the composition, values, and colors

true dat. just discovered today he has a website run by his granddaughter and her dad, johnberkey.com. thanks for stopping by oa cafe : )

Ian Saint
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 3/8/2022

Reminds me of the first movie. Very nostalgic. Love it.

oa_cafe _
Member Since 2019

Posted on 3/9/2022

Ian Saint wrote:

Reminds me of the first movie. Very nostalgic. Love it.

thank you, ian. johnberkey.com has some nice art fs

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