Basil Gogos Art

Not long after arriving in america.

Basil gogos art.

See more ideas about famous monsters movie monsters classic monsters. These fine quality art prints are limited and will not be produced again. His family emigrated to america when he was 16. The art of basil gogos.

The phantom of the opera and countless others in horrifying yet dazzling images throughout the 1960s and 70s. His depictions of horror movie monsters like frankenstein the mummy king kong and dracula are celebrated by fans of classic cinema. Basil gogos 1929 2017 was born in egypt to greek parents. Basil gogos march 12 1929 september 13 2017 was an american illustrator best known for his portraits of movie monsters which appeared on the covers of famous monsters of filmland magazine in the 1960s and 1970s.

Sep 3 2019 famous monsters of filmland works of basil gogos and others. See more ideas about famous monsters classic monsters movie monsters. If you are a fan please consider donating for our documentary venture and joining us honoring basil s legacy. Preview the making of the basil gogos documentary with bill diamond joined by linda jaqueline touby.

We discuss our plans and the life of the great and colorful artist. Basil gogos is an egyptian born american illustrator and painter. In 1959 he won a pocket books competition to illustrate the cover for pursuit a paperback western novel. Like a bizarro world norman rockwell he created magazine covers of frankenstein the creature from the black lagoon.

The artist uses stark lighting radiant colors and an expressive technique when depicting the realistic portraits of these movie icons. Gogos pursued a career in art attending multiple art schools in new york city. In conjunction with the basil gogos estate these large framable signed and numbered art prints are made available. Sep 29 2015 explore david edwards s board the art of basil gogos on pinterest.