THE ART OF STEAMPUNK: EXTRAORDINARY DEVICES AND INGENIOUS CONTRAPTIONS FROM THE LEADING ARTISTS OF THE STEAMPUNK MOVEMENT BY (DONOVAN, ART)[FOX CHAPEL PUBLISHING]JAN-1900

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1. Amazon Customer says:

   July 10, 2015 at 9:46 pm

   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

   
   Excellent book, 7 Sept. 2012

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   This review is from: The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement (Paperback)

   An excellent introduction to Steampunk art.
   Full of good photos of creations by leading artists and is also quite informative.
   I recommend this book to anyone becoming interested in Steampunk.

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2. Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" says:

   July 10, 2015 at 10:15 pm

   5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

   
   Must have for fans of Steampunk., 29 Sept. 2011

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   Steven R. McEvoy “MCWPP” (Canada) –
   
     

   This review is from: The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement (Paperback)

   This book grew out of the exhibit that ran at the Museum of the History of Science at the University of Oxford, UK. It features the art and creations from 17 different artists. This book celebrates the variety, creativity and uniqueness of Steampunk. It brings to life creations from moves like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and from books by authors like Cassandra Clare, Arthur Slade and many more.

   Artists Featured:
   Tom Banwell
   Art Donovan
   Molly “Prokshanks” Friedrich
   Kris Kuksi
   Rich Nagy “Datamancer”
   Jessee Newhouse
   Thomas Willeford
   Joey Marsocci “Dr. Grymm”
   Eric Freitas
   Stephan Halleux
   Daniel Proulx
   Haruo Suekichi
   James Richardson Brown
   Jos De Vink
   Mad Uncle Cliff
   Vianney Halter
   Herr Doktor

   This book will be a great hit with fans of the Steampunk movies or books. It will also be a fun coffee table book and conversation starter. Full of original and unique art work, it brings science fiction to life with a Victorian twist.

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3. Alessandra Kelley says:

   July 10, 2015 at 11:02 pm

   4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

   
   A Beautiful Steampunk Exhibit Catalogue, 23 Oct. 2011

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   Alessandra Kelley (Chicago, IL United States) –

   This review is from: The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement (Paperback)

   This book is a catalogue for an art exhibit, called simply “Steampunk,” at Oxford University’s Museum of the History of Science from October 2009 through February 2010. Seventeen artists and the curator, Art Donovan, exhibited various devices, contraptions, and works of art. The director of the museum charmingly talks of how the exhibit gave visitors new appreciation for actual Victorian scientific devices in the collections.

   The catalogue lists the eighteen artists and gives each one several full-color pages showing his or her artworks. The photography is lovingly done. It is less like a standard exhibition catalogue, which would have very straightforward photographs of the artworks and highly detailed descriptions, and more like a showcase. This is a catalogue to admire the artworks rather than fully comprehend them. There is not a lot of text.

   The art is detailed and carefully crafted, ranging from lace jewellery to brass and wood computers and leather bird-shaped gas-masks. It is quite lovely, and shows both the range and the common themes of the steampunk subculture.

   Unfortunately, this exhibit conforms to a regrettable statistic common in the arts world. Of eighteen artists (counting Mr. Donovan), only two, Amanda Scrivener and Molly Friedrich, are women. It can’t be because there aren’t women steampunk artists. It’s disappointing. But that’s really the only disappointment in this handsome little guide.

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