Stuart Sayger
09-10-2006, 02:47 AM
Most of the folks working in the comic book industry today grew up as comic book fans themselves... Many draw great inspiration from the comic book artists that came before, But what about influences outside of the comic book world? My experience is that they are often overlooked even when they seem all too obvious...
For those of you who aren't aware of the Romantic painter Henry Fuseli, let me tell you now that you are missing out! Fuseli's paintings are wonderfully disturbing pieces! For years I've admired what is probably considered his best known painting, "The Nightmare". The horrors of dreams is a theme that Fuseli just couldn’t exhaust. There are two large canvases, both named "The Nightmare", with similar layouts of this same scene. One of them is housed by the Detroit Institute of Arts. After Dragoncon my schedule opened up and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see this masterpiece! Any fan of SHIVER IN THE DARK should instantly see my attraction to this piece... It's stunning! I encourage everyone who loves comic art for it’s drama and power to visit the Detroit Institute of Arts to soak in this great painting! ( As well as "Watson and the Shark" by John Singleton Copley. )
Interestingly enough, This painting was paid homage to as a cover on a past issue of "The Invisibles”... Dig through your back issues, you’ll find it!
To get a better look at this great canvas click on the link below and select "zoom view"!
http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=45573
This picture makes me happy!
http://users.mw.net/~karza/forum/fuseli.jpg
For those of you who aren't aware of the Romantic painter Henry Fuseli, let me tell you now that you are missing out! Fuseli's paintings are wonderfully disturbing pieces! For years I've admired what is probably considered his best known painting, "The Nightmare". The horrors of dreams is a theme that Fuseli just couldn’t exhaust. There are two large canvases, both named "The Nightmare", with similar layouts of this same scene. One of them is housed by the Detroit Institute of Arts. After Dragoncon my schedule opened up and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see this masterpiece! Any fan of SHIVER IN THE DARK should instantly see my attraction to this piece... It's stunning! I encourage everyone who loves comic art for it’s drama and power to visit the Detroit Institute of Arts to soak in this great painting! ( As well as "Watson and the Shark" by John Singleton Copley. )
Interestingly enough, This painting was paid homage to as a cover on a past issue of "The Invisibles”... Dig through your back issues, you’ll find it!
To get a better look at this great canvas click on the link below and select "zoom view"!
http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=45573
This picture makes me happy!
http://users.mw.net/~karza/forum/fuseli.jpg