{"id":408,"date":"2007-06-10T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-10T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2007\/06\/10\/emshwiller-infinity-x-two\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:49:26","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:49:26","slug":"emshwiller-infinity-x-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2007\/06\/10\/emshwiller-infinity-x-two\/","title":{"rendered":"EMSHWILLER INFINITY X TWO"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p> $\"\"$ <\/a> Most of the time when I post here, I\u2019m blogging about covers that I\u2019ve done, or the books they represent. Not the case with the cover you see on your left. Next Saturday, I\u2019ll have the honor of commemorating Ed Emshwiller\u2019s induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame<\/a> in Seattle. I\u2019ll be presenting his posthumous award, as he\u2019s inducted that evening along with Gene Wolfe, Gene Roddenberry and Ridley Scott. Serious artillery there!\n

I suspect most sf\/fantasy fans have at least a glancing knowledge of Wolfe, Roddenberry, and Scott. However, some may know very little about Ed Emshwiller\u2019s work. A shame, but if so, here\u2019s some great news. Luis Ortiz has put together a stunning book called EMSHWILLER INFINITY X TWO: THE ART AND LIFE OF ED AND CAROL EMSHWILLER<\/a> (Nonstop Press<\/a>). Introductions are by Carol Emshwiller and Alex Eisenstein. Packed with a lifetime of Emsh\u2019s art and personal photos of the Emshwillers, it\u2019s a riveting bio of their lives and times. I highly, highly recommend it. On the surface, it would seem that Emsh\u2019s career as a Hugo Award-winning illustrator (five-time Hugo Award winner, in fact) was very different from his career as a pioneering experimental filmmaker. However, the two were very much born of the same brew of technical fascination, intuitive genius, and sheer vision. Emsh was an artist, if there ever was one. My hat\u2019s off to Ortiz for his diligent research and thoroughness. Carol offers balance and perspective, and the whole package presents a very inspiring account of two artists\u2019 shared lives. Bud Plant Comic Art<\/a> has copies right now. So does DreamHaven Books<\/a>. If you\u2019re at all interested in the creation of art, this book\u2019s a real treasure.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"