It’s been a lengthy gap between installments, but today Frazetta Friday is back! Are you ready to take down a savage beast with your wizard hands? Is your skill with a bow enough to protect your woman from being torn apart by flying lizards? Perhaps the goddess’ saber-tooth will let you make your moves on her? All these adventures and more lie ahead… if you dare!
The Frazetta saga continues! Lots of killer stuff for you all this week… check ‘em out!
It’s time for another installment of Frazetta Friday! This time, a few of my all-time favorites have been included in the collection. The first would be “Tree of Death”, a painting that I can never figure out if I relate more with the warrior, or the warlock. They’re both just too cool! The second painting would be “Desperation”, a scene that takes place in <gasp> daylight! Theuse of the color orange in that mask against the blue and purple background is so calming, that you soon forget about the hordes of natives being torn apart from the business end of a 45.
Enter, if you dare, to lands overthrown by demons wielding flesh melting fire! See unyielding sorcerers tear stars from the sky! Witness a fierce jungle priestess claim the heads off tigers of legend! Gaze at an orgy of human flesh, swirling upwards through mind-altering gas clouds! Certain death awaits you at every turn. Will you step inside?
Looking at the work of artist Alexis Ziritt is like standing before a huge explosion, but with the fortunate exception of having the ability to press the pause button before you’re disintegrated by the blast. With this mass of power, chaos, and destruction frozen in time just inches from your face, adrenaline races through your body as you try to capture all the glorious details. Every shape is full of purpose and each piece of debris offers a glimpse of it’s past.
The man who attempts to tear your brain from it’s skull is Tampa-based artist Alexis Ziritt, who originally hails from Venezuela. He’s the co-founder of Fistful Apparel and the indie comics co-op Calavera Comics. His work has been featured in Complex Magazine, Barsowia, Image Comics, and Heavy Metal; the later being a magazine I wish he’d take over by force and restore to it’s former glory! His comic book series have included “Rudo”, “Mekano Turbo”, and “The Package”, and he’s done posters for bands like Mastodon, Cage, and Prefuse 73. In addition to providing concept art and storyboards for the film and TV industry, Ziritt has also freelanced for WWE Magazine, PaperWallet, Patagonia, and The Levitation Project.
Alexis’ style is far reaching. He’s absorbed all the quirky brilliance from both the Golden and Silver Age of comics, from masters like Wally Wood, to it’s mutant offspring like Basil Wolverton and Fletcher Hanks. His appreciation for Japanese, European, and old Mexican comics like “El Santo” and “Kaliman and Fantomas” also helped develop his style, and I imagine Ziritt watched more than his fair share of spaghetti westerns, exploitation flicks, and a wide assortment of other low-budget cult reels.
For those of you looking to commission an original piece from Alexis Ziritt, buy some t-shirts, prints, or want to check out some more of his incredible art, headHERE and HERE. His site’s packed with all sorts of delicious goodness!
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