Michael Whelan

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Michael Whelan en 2005 au "Worldcon" à Glasgow

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Michael Whelan, né le 29 juin 1950 à Culver City (Californie), est un peintre et illustrateur américain de science-fiction et d'heroic fantasy.

Biographie

Son père est technicien dans l'aviation, ce qui inspire à son fils Michael une passion pour les progrès des voyages aériens et spatiaux. Michael Whelan a étudié au Rocky Mountain College of Art de Denver. En 1974 il poursuit sa formation au The art Center college of Design de Los Angeles.

En 1984, il réalise la pochette de l'album Victory des The Jacksons, le groupe de Michael Jackson et en 1993 celle de l'album Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell de Meat Loaf.

Œuvres

Dragon Lord Dragon Fire Dragon Flight Dragon Lake Dragons Bans Amazing Dragon Friday, Robert A. Heinlein (Cover book) The Up Lift War, David Brin (Cover book) Brightness Reef, David Brin (Cover book) For Love of Mother-Not Alan Dean foster W.G. Armintrout (Cover book) The Wayfarer and the Evening Star, (acrylique/toile) Armenia 1990 Climber 1992 Glimpse 1992 Chasm 2000 Erosion Equanimity 2000 Causeway 2000 The End Of Nature V 2000 Goldwing 2001 Goldfish 2001 Lumen 6 2001 & Lumen 6.2 2001

Récompenses

• Hugo Awards:
  • 12 "Best Professional Artist"
  • 1 "Best Original Artwork"
  • 3 "Best Nonfiction Book" (Wonderworks, Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder and The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions)
  • "SuperHugo" presented at the 50th Worldcon (1992) for Best Artist of the Last 50 Years (not considered an official Hugo award)
• 3 World Fantasy Awards "Best Artist" (1981, 1982, & 1983)
• 12 Chesley Awards the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA)
• Allied Artists of America's Grumbacher Gold Medal (1994) for his painting, Climber
• Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal (1997) for his digital painting, Crux Humanis
• Member of the advisory board of Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
• Member of the advisory board of for Western Connecticut State University Master of Fine Arts program
• Artist Guest of Honor at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore
• Spectrum Grand Master 11 (2004)"Michael R. Whelan".

Bibliographie

• Something in My Eye, (1997) (Mark V Ziesing)
• The Art of Michael Whelan, 1993 (Bantam Dell Pub Group)
• Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder, 1987 (Ballantine Books)
• Wonderworks: Science Fiction and Fantasy Art, 1979 (Donning Company Publishers)

Voir aussi

• Illustration de fantasy

Liens externes

• Michael Whelan Official Site