"Wishful"
Hand-embellished Giclee on hand-textured canvas
Dimensions: 40" x 18" Edition of 50
Andrew creates a composition of concentrated
emotion by using color to not only physically
describe a woman, but to also explain her
introspective state of mind.
"Snow White's Romance"
Giclee on canvas
Dimensions: 24" x 16" Edition of 70
John Alvin sought to offer the full range
of emotions and the extreme contrast
between good and evil that we experience
throughout the story of Snow White.
IN MEMORY OF...
John Alvin
We are extremely sad to report that artist
John Alvin died suddenly of a heart
attack Feb. 6. A master of cinematic art,
John created posters for countless
Hollywood blockbusters, including the two fingers touching above the Earth’s
surface for “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.”
“Creating the promise of a great experience” was how John described his role
as today’s pre-eminent designer and illustrator of cinema art. Over his 35-year
career, he painted some of the most recognizable movie art for more than 135
films, including “The Color Purple,” “Cocoon,” “Blade Runner,” “The Lion King,” “Harry Potter,” “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” series.
“John was a brilliant artist, but he also was one of the most amazing human
beings I’ve ever met,” says Michael Young, president and CEO of Collectors
Editions. “He was humble, sincere and a true joy to be around. He will be dearly
missed.” |
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| ECLIPSING ALL OTHERS |
True Colors
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“Color is extremely important
to every artist, and to what he
or she wants the audience
to see and feel,” says Tim
Dickson, owner and cofounder
of Eclipse Workshop,
Collectors Editions’ in-house
printing division. “The job of
the printmaker is to respect
that, and to reproduce that
original color as closely as
possible.” 
How does a printmaker
do that?
It’s no easy task,
but one of the
most important
skills involved is a
deep, hands-on
understanding of
color theory. That
understanding
often comes from
experience in
analog screenprinting,
which requires hand-mixing
colors from a seemingly endless
palette of possibilities.
The master printers at Eclipse
Workshop continue to work in both
the digital and analog worlds— enabling them to translate their
expertise to both kinds of prints.
“No matter what technology you
use, you need to have that intimate
knowledge of what it’s like to
add yellow to purple or green to
red,” Tim explains. “Working in both
the analog and digital worlds
keeps us close to that knowledge.
” In addition, Eclipse works with
each artist when making reproductions,
often developing a
unique language about color with
each artist. “Pull back on the
blue,” for example, could mean
something different to every artist.
“Our own knowledge of color is
what helps us communicate with
the artists and create an authentic
print,” he says. “It’s our job to keep
that original color alive.” |
