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Born 1958 Glendale, California. Known for: Plein-air landscape painting, buildings and city scenes, fantasy illustration.
To dream is one thing. To create that dream with single-minded artistic determination is another. James Gurney is that rare artist for whom childhood fantasy became an adult reality, with all his... Read full biography
To dream is one thing. To create that dream with single-minded artistic determination is another. James Gurney is that rare artist for whom childhood fantasy became an adult reality, with all his experiences and accomplishments contributing to the knowledge needed to make the dream come true. The... Read full biography
To dream is one thing. To create that dream with single-minded artistic determination is another. James Gurney is that rare artist for whom childhood fantasy became an adult reality, with all his experiences and accomplishments contributing to the knowledge needed to make the dream come true. The concept is simplicity itself: what if dinosaurs evolved into the intellectual equals of man and remained alive on a single, mythical island? Not a utopia, but a Dinotopia, with a science and lifestyle... Read full biography
To dream is one thing. To create that dream with single-minded artistic determination is another. James Gurney is that rare artist for whom childhood fantasy became an adult reality, with all his experiences and accomplishments contributing to the knowledge needed to make the dream come true. The concept is simplicity itself: what if dinosaurs evolved into the intellectual equals of man and remained alive on a single, mythical island? Not a utopia, but a Dinotopia, with a science and lifestyle far more Earth-friendly than our own. To create this world, Gurney needed knowledge…a lot of knowledge. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in anthropology, then studied further at the Pasadena Art Center College... Read full biography
To dream is one thing. To create that dream with single-minded artistic determination is another. James Gurney is that rare artist for whom childhood fantasy became an adult reality, with all his experiences and accomplishments contributing to the knowledge needed to make the dream come true. The concept is simplicity itself: what if dinosaurs evolved into the intellectual equals of man and remained alive on a single, mythical island? Not a utopia, but a Dinotopia, with a science and lifestyle far more Earth-friendly than our own. To create this world, Gurney needed knowledge…a lot of knowledge. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in anthropology, then studied further at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design. Following years of free-spirited travel and commercial artwork with fellow artist Thomas Kinkaide, Gurney continued his... Read full biography
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Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Dinosaurs, Other Prehistoric Creatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
- •Science Fiction
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
Art Association
- •Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Art Center College, School of Design, Pasadena, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Hugo Award, World Science Fiction Sociey for Art
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Postage Stamp Designer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators