Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s | 
pickIn case it wasn't very obvious by how much I just spam posted about the art and writing in this book, I LOVED it.
It's fair to say it covers art and artists who were working and influencing from the 60s to 80s, with perhaps peak popularity and certain trends in the 70s. The book is an amalgam of specific subject matter and broader topics in sci fi art 1/?
A ridiculous sense of triumph seeing two of my favourites make the epilogue: John Harris and Paul Lehr.
So frustrating, I loved this cover, I loathed this book.
It's a vibe? 🫣 ...and also a well-worn trope to have “warrior women with more fortitude than clothes“.
I mean there must be a psychological effect on the enemy forces when one rides into battle, no fucks given, buck-naked on the back of a very angry bird firing a laser gun, though I have to wonder if that rig is comfortable against bare skin. 😬
Okay, people, I now have all the evidence I need that sci fi covers can be colourful. Can we please ditch the blue/black/white/grey/red palette - please?!
Yes, more surrealist, please. 🙏🏻
Both of these are gorgeous, but I'm swooning for Vallejo's butterfly bird in particular. Wish me luck as I now try to track down a children's picture book from 1978. 😩
Oh, that's going on my TBR. 🐱👽🛸
Like if WALL-E, but scary. 🌿🤖
Different vibe but same colour palette, looks like Lehr had a fave mix.
Awwwww, lookit! Curious alien friend. ☺️
Is person with all the wires coming out creepy? Yes. Does google-y-eyed robot kinda make up for it? In my estimation, yes! 🤖
I ask you: why are all the Jeffrey Catherine Jones works I want to see in detail featured in thumbnail size???
Respect 👏🏻The 👏🏻 Pronouns! 👏🏻
I wondered why that sounded so familiar. Pretty sure that's the dude that wrote the non-fiction book The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space under Gerard K. O'Neill. Not a bad read if you can get past the tragic optimism of the timeline long past for space colonization. 🤦🏼♂️
Is it sci fi if it's illustrating speculatively subjects of actual events? The colours on that asteroid, looks tasty. Love the slingshot figure making the metaphor into a tangible image.
I'm in love.
“...paint strokes still visible...using impressionism to craft a warmer, more lived-in image of the future than photorealism can provide.“ 😍 Yes, please.
Quite understandably, many space scapes are done in shades of blue, but I do love when greens enter the picture. 💚
The colours, the curves, the composition. Everything about it makes my brain happy. 🤩
“...it means we didn't heed the warning.“ 🙎🏼♂️🤨
Something's ng almost Ferngully-oil-slick about it, but I like it.
Happy to come away with a few book titles I want to look up.
Didn't realize that the best term for what I love is 'impressionist sci fi' art, but between John Berkey and John Harris, it's obvious that's my favourite style.
Paul Lehr is also a fave primarily due to his use of colour. 3d
I definitely need to look into surrealist sixties sci fi art, often referenced here, because I loved whenever bits of it showed up, and I'm starting to think my fave vintage sci fi covers I remember from my parents library are actually in this oeuvre/era.
Had such a wonderful time. Pick up an art book, treat yourself, support your library & authors! 3d