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MY COLLECTION - Frank Zappa Utility Muffin Art Kitchen

On the day of the 20th Anniversary of his death, I decided to post the complete Utility Muffin Art Kitchen gallery on CAF.

This is my tribute to Frank Zappa, the musician, the composer, the genius. I would also like to say the man, but I've never had the luck to meet him personally so I can't tell, even if I have this idea that -contrary to most entertainment stars- he would've been a pleasant surprise. All I've read about him led me to think so, and in this I'd like to put him together with Jack Kirby, another genius in his own field: it gave (and still gives) me great pleasure to see that such great minds were also mutual admirers. Unfortunately, as fate would have it, both of'em died in a few months span across 1993 and 1994, leaving a gaping creativity hole in this mudball.

All the portraits in this gallery have been drawn/painted in different media (ranging from pencil to oils) by comic-books artists, some of whom saw fit to include comics references: Dave Sim "zappa-ed" his own creation Cerebus; Giorgio Comolo and Steven Butler (both, like Zappa himself, fans of "King" Kirby) mixed Kirby-created characters with Frank's features; Roberto Ricci portraied him as a Don Quixote; Ken Allan included Jack Kirby and yours truly in his drawing.

I really like each and every one of these portraits and loved to talk with each artist about Zappa, because all of these pieces has been drawn by fans. There are many artists who I love that have not been asked to contribute to the sketchbook because they're not Zappa fans and I want every single addition to be a work of love, not "just another drawing" (no matter how beautiful).

Enough yadda-yadda, now go enjoy the art!

"If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on tv telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it" - FRANK ZAPPA

There are 46 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.     37 through 46 shown.

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Frank Zappa, by Barry Windsor-Smith - 2000

Art Details

Artist:	Barry Windsor-Smith (Penciller)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	618
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Barry Windsor-Smith - 2000
Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith (Penciller)
618 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Giorgio Comolo - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Giorgio Comolo (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	493
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Giorgio Comolo - 1999
Artist: Giorgio Comolo (All)
493 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Donna Barr - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Donna Barr (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	483
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Donna Barr - 1999
Artist: Donna Barr (All)
483 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Michael William Kaluta- 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Michael William Kaluta (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Convention Sketch
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	448
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Michael William Kaluta- 1999
Artist: Michael William Kaluta (All)
448 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Jill Thompson - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Jill Thompson (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	533
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Jill Thompson - 1999
Artist: Jill Thompson (All)
533 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Giorgio Comolo - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Giorgio Comolo (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	1591
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Giorgio Comolo - 1999
Artist: Giorgio Comolo (All)
1591 Views, 2 Comments

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Frank Zappa, by Giorgio Comolo - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Giorgio Comolo (All)
Media Type:	Ink Wash
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	687
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Giorgio Comolo - 1999
Artist: Giorgio Comolo (All)
687 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Andy Lee - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Andy Lee (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	379
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Andy Lee - 1999
Artist: Andy Lee (All)
379 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Mike Manley - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Mike Manley (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	433
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Mike Manley - 1999
Artist: Mike Manley (All)
433 Views

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Frank Zappa, by Peter Kuper - 1999

Art Details

Artist:	Peter Kuper (Penciller)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	506
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	12/4/2013

About the Owner

Enrico Salvini
Member Since:	March 2005

Frank Zappa, by Peter Kuper - 1999
Artist: Peter Kuper (Penciller)
506 Views

There are 46 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.     37 through 46 shown.

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