On May 9, 2010, the art world lost a great legend.If you were lucky enough to grow up as a young boy in the 1970′s, than you would remember the bigger than life artwork of comic artist Frank Frazetta, who recently died at the age of 82. His work and style were instantly recognized: Massive muscles, swords and axes, busty and scantly clad women, legions of the damned, and battle… lots of battle. His work was the epitomy of the Heavy Metal movement of the 1970′s and rock bands like Molly Hatchet.
As boys, we grew up desiring the physique and the call to battle. I remember having a poster of Fire and Ice on my wall. It was “fantasy” art, but not the kind of fantasy you would typically attribute to young adolescent boys. I’m talking about The Call of grand adventure in far off lands. At least that is what I remember.
Whether, it was a enormous barbarian on horseback or a pencil sketch of Tarzan, the work of Frank Frazetta was world-renown and instantly recognizable. He contributions will be greatly missed, but his legacy will be here for a long time.
