I just read (well, looked at the pictures in) the book The art of Avatar : James Cameron's epic adventure and was pleasantly surprised to see that one of my favorite illustrators - Wayne Douglas Barlowe - had contributed to the look of the film. The movie is gorgeous and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the planet is not all that alien. The intelligent species looks a lot like us, and most of the flora and fauna bring to mind Earthly equivalents. It is all wonderful and imaginative. But if you want to visit a truly alien planet, Barlowe's Darwin IV is the off-world ticket to buy. The aliens aren't even symmetrical. Some of them have holes all the way through their body and other aliens can fly through them. Give yourself a treat and savor this book slowly.Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Avatar and Expedition
I just read (well, looked at the pictures in) the book The art of Avatar : James Cameron's epic adventure and was pleasantly surprised to see that one of my favorite illustrators - Wayne Douglas Barlowe - had contributed to the look of the film. The movie is gorgeous and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the planet is not all that alien. The intelligent species looks a lot like us, and most of the flora and fauna bring to mind Earthly equivalents. It is all wonderful and imaginative. But if you want to visit a truly alien planet, Barlowe's Darwin IV is the off-world ticket to buy. The aliens aren't even symmetrical. Some of them have holes all the way through their body and other aliens can fly through them. Give yourself a treat and savor this book slowly.
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Far out, man
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