Paleoart
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Paleoart is an informal term first coined by Mark Hallett for art that depicts subjects related to paleontology. These may be representations of fossil remains or depictions of the living creatures and their ecosystems.
Art has been important in disseminating knowledge of dinosaurs since the term was introduced by Sir Richard Owen in 1842. With Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, Owen helped create the first life-size sculptures depicting dinosaurs as he thought they may have appeared. Some models were initially created for the Great Exhibition of 1851, but 33 were eventually produced when the Crystal Palace was relocated to Sydenham, in South London. Owen famously hosted a dinner for 21 prominent men of science inside the hollow concrete Iguanodon on New Year's Eve 1853. However, in 1849, a few years before his death in 1852, Gideon Mantell had realised that Iguanodon, of which he was the discoverer, was not a heavy, pachyderm-like animal,[1] as Owen was putting forward, but had slender forelimbs; his death left him unable to participate in the creation of the Crystal Palace dinosaur sculptures, and so Owen's vision of dinosaurs became that seen by the public. He had nearly two dozen lifesize sculptures of various prehistoric animals built out of concrete sculpted over a steel and brick framework; two Iguanodon, one standing and one resting on its belly, were included. The dinosaurs remain in place in the park, but their depictions are now outdated in many respects.
Since 1999, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology has awarded the John J. Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize for achievement in the field. The society says that paleoart "is one of the most important vehicles for communicating discoveries and data among paleontologists, and is critical to promulgating vertebrate paleontology across disciplines and to lay audiences".[2] The SVP is also the site of the occasional/annual "PaleoArt Poster Exhibit", a juried poster show at the opening reception of the annual SVP meetings.
The Museu da Lourinhã organizes the annual International Dinosaur Illustration Contest[3] for promoting the art of dinosaur and other fossils.
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Notable, influential paleoartists
- Robert T. Bakker 1960s-90s, led the Renaissance of "active" dinosaurs
- Zdeněk Burian 1960s-81, cultural influence during these years (i.e. toys)
- Gerhard Heilmann 1920s, first to restore tail-in-air dinosaurs
- Doug Henderson 1980s-00s
- Charles R. Knight 1890s-1940s, biggest influence of early 20th century (i.e. movies)
- Gregory S. Paul 1970s-Present, biggest influence of late 20th century-21st century
- Rudolph F. Zallinger 1950s-60s, cultural influence during these years (i.e. toys)
Past 2D paleoartists
- Othenio Abel deceased, active 1910s
- James E. Allen deceased, active 1950s
- Robert T. Bakker active 1960-90s, led Renaissance
- Bill Berry deceased, active 1960s
- Zdeněk Burian deceased, active 1960s-81
- Kenneth Carpenter active 1980s
- Henry de la Beche deceased, active 1900s
- Amédée Forestier (1854 – 1930) - notable for his Nebraska Man and Glastonbury Lake Village illustrations.
- Heinrich Harder deceased, 1910s-20s
- Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins deceased, active 1850s-1870s
- Gerhard Heilmann deceased, active 1920s
- Ferdinand von Hochstetter deceased, active 1850s-1870s
- Othniel Charles Marsh deceased, active 1890s
- Charles R. Knight deceased, active 1890s-1940s
- John Martin deceased, active 1830s
- William Diller Matthew deceased, active 1900s-10s
- Edward Newman deceased, active 1840s
- George Olshevsky active 1980s
- Richard Owen deceased, active 1850s
- Ernest Untermann deceased, active 1930s
- Alice B. Woodward deceased, active 1910s
- Rudolph F. Zallinger deceased, active 1950s-60s
Post-Renaissance, Published 2D paleoartists
- Mauricio Anton 1990s-
- Wayne D. Barlowe 1990s
- John Bindon 1990s-
- Karen Carr 2000s-
- Julius T. Csotonyi 2000s-
- Ricardo Delgado 1990s
- Alex Ebel 2000s
- James Gurney 1990s
- Jorge Gonzalez 2000s
- John McLoughlin 1970s
- Josef Moravec 1980s-
- William Parsons 1990s-
- Luis Rey 1980s-
- Paul Sereno 1990s
- John Sibbick 1980s-
- Jan Sovak 1980s-
- William Stout 1970s-
- Peter Trusler 1990s-/
Current 3D paleoartists
- Jorge Blanco 1990s-
- Jorge Gonzalez 2000s-
- Brian Cooley 1980s-
- Cliff Green 1990s-
- David Rankin 2000s-
Past 3D paleoartists
- Charles Whitney Gilmore
- Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins 1850s-1870s
- Charles R. Knight 1900s-40s
- Richard Swann Lull 1910s
References
- ^ Mantell, Gideon A. (1851). Petrifications and their teachings: or, a handbook to the gallery of organic remains of the British Museum.. London: H. G. Bohn. OCLC 8415138.
- ^ Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Retrieved on October 23, 2008.
- ^ International Dinosaur Illustration Contest
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