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April 30th, 2008, 09:09 PM
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John Berkey Passes
John Berkey passed away last night, after a long illness. I wish I had the eloquence to say say what Berkey has done for SF art as a genre and illustration as whole. Taking a look at these boards, and others like them, it is clear that he is a direct influence on what is going on right this minute with today's young artists...It's as if the art world has just caught up with him.
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April 30th, 2008, 09:15 PM
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Damn.
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April 30th, 2008, 09:21 PM
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April 30th, 2008, 09:26 PM
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OMG
John Berkey has been a favorite of mine since before I even knew who he was. His cover of "Our Universe" captivated me beyond words as a child. Its kinda weird, but over the last couple of days I've been going around the web making a folder of his paintings for study...that kinda freaks me out alittle. sad news
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April 30th, 2008, 10:30 PM
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ouch. what a loss. may he rest in peace.-c36
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#6
April 30th, 2008, 10:43 PM
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may he chill out on the front deck of a galactic cruiser...
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April 30th, 2008, 10:48 PM
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sad news
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April 30th, 2008, 10:50 PM
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The man who proved that science fiction could be fine art. He will be sorely missed.
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May 1st, 2008, 10:24 AM
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Absolutely gutted. Rest in peace John.
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May 1st, 2008, 11:34 AM
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He was certainly one of the greats. Rest in peace.
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May 1st, 2008, 04:05 PM
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his analog covers may be why i got interested in art.
he will be sorely missed ...its a cliche but he was a true original space impressionism! sad sad news. Last edited by kingshaj; May 1st, 2008 at 04:25 PM..
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May 1st, 2008, 05:37 PM
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It's so sad. He's been one of my favourites and I have dozens of his paintings. His style is unmatched.
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May 2nd, 2008, 07:53 PM
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May 3rd, 2008, 09:45 AM
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Check out the books "Painted Space" and "The Art of John Berkey." Painted Space has short paragraphs written by him about each painting, mostly his great spaceship designs. There's more art and info in the other one.
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May 3rd, 2008, 10:19 AM
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I missed this thread
 I think I'd rather I hadn't have seen it. Too many icons falling away lately, it seems.  ~Shane
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May 3rd, 2008, 01:04 PM
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loved his work...
i remember getting some big book that was an atlas to space, it had his work on the cover i believe and really fueled a ton of my youth's imagination.
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