Panic O'Clock

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

More from 'Science Fiction Monthly' mag.

Update: Looks like the artwork was collected together in a  book:

Visions of the Future

3 comments:

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   Ninetyeightytwo11 October 2012 21:35

   That third image looks like an evolution of Van Der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts gatefold centrespread:
   http://www.printed-editions.com/upload/standard/Paul_Whitehead_Van_Der_Graaf_Generator___Pawn_Hearts_178.jpg
   

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   Bollops12 October 2012 12:09

   Ha, it does! Chess boards were a common element in pop-surreal art of the time, weren't they? They tend to pop up a lot in collections of psychiatric & outsider art too.
   
   I reckon the SFM pic was 'inspired by' 'Metamorphosis of Narcissus':
   
   http://fineartamerica.com/featured/dali-narcissus-1934-granger.html

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   Ninetyeightytwo12 October 2012 19:24

   Oh my yes. The egg has become a football. That's probably a comment on something or other. Great stuff.