THE WELL-BUILT CITY by John Picacio. Mixed-media shadowbox assemblage created as the cover art for Jeffrey Ford's trilogy of the same name.
I’m back home in SA from an amazing trip to one of the great American sf/f cons — Boskone in Boston, MA. I’m proud to say that my mixed-media assemblage triptych for Jeffrey Ford’s WELL-BUILT CITY trilogy won “Best of Show” at Boskone 47. Considering the pure artistic firepower in that room — Michael Whelan, Bob Eggleton, Omar Rayyan, Jean Pierre Normand, Rick Berry and more — and considering Boskone’s reputation as a very opinionated sf/f art gathering, I’m really honored and appreciative of the recognition. It was an amazing weekend and I’ve got a full blog report here, as well as a Flickr set of images from the weekend’s festivities.
Way to go, John! Making us proud.
John – Wonderful con report on the On the Front blog. Glad to see the assemblage win Best in Show. It is a powerful piece and would hold it own in any grouping. As would the big Drood piece.
Awesome! Well deserved.
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It is an excellent piece…glad to see the Boskone folks have such good taste.
Thanks, fellas! Very appreciated.
Good thing it didn’t get left in a hotel in Austin.
Ooops.
Congratulations John! I’m very pleased for you. This is an amazing work and I can say without reservation that it was well deserved.
Thanks, Carl! Means a lot coming from you, as I’ve watched your Stainless Steel Droppings opinions over the years. Much appreciated!
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