John Davis & Kim Saxon Collection :: Richard Powers

Starburst

Artist: Richard Powers (All)

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Signet, 1958

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Back cover starburst

Framed as diptych

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Title:	Starburst
Artist:	Richard Powers (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	278
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	4/27/2023
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Cover art (and back cover -- see additional images) by Richard Powers for Alfred Bester's first short story collection "Starburst" (Signet, 1958). This is a good example of Powers' early representational SF work before he went more abstract, but you can see it starting even here ;)

FYI -- I am framing the back cover abstracted "sunburst" as a separate piece to create a diptych pair.

5 x 9 (front cover)

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Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

Posted on 4/28/2023

Very cool Powers John, congrats!

John Davis
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 4/28/2023

Glynn Crain wrote:

Very cool Powers John, congrats!

Thanks, Glynn. I dig 50's Powers, and all the other decades, too ; )
Great seeing you guys at Windy!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/28/2023

The cratered surfaces are great! So is the scarred up moon in the distance. The rocket ship is charmingly rudimentary from that early era of sci-fi!

John Davis
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 4/28/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

The cratered surfaces are great!� So is the scarred up moon in the distance.� The rocket ship is charmingly rudimentary from that early era of sci-fi!

Yes, his spaceships varied from flying modern sculptures and abstract shapes to an almost tinker toy construction. As you say, charming : )

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 4/28/2023

Great piece!

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