By Guest-Contributor, Boxy-bot
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Leonardo Da Vinci had been alive for the birth of Superheroes? Perhaps the Vitruvian Man might have had a big S on his chest and a cape flapping impressively behind the said “perfect man.” Mona Lisa might have resembled Diana the Amazon Princess, and the Burghers of Calais, by Auguste Rodin, would have had an equally beautiful neighboring statue of the Avengers.
The aforementioned combination of celebrated classical artists and art genres with the escapist characters of comic book hoarders and a new generation of Marvel movie lovers can agreeably be the wet dream of geeky artists everywhere; unfortunately, Claude Monet did not know who Jean Grey-Summers is, nor did Picasso know of Batman. However, that doesn’t mean that great geeky art has to be a pipe dream, thanks to the efforts of Geek Art.
Geek Art is a website that is dedicated to exposing the art and artists devoted completely to the “geek culture.” The genres are limitless, the work awe-inspiring and diverse, and the artists, well, talented to say the least. The artists are inspired not only by classic comic book characters, but also by video games, movies, and Sci-Fi realities. Basically you name it, geek fans, we’ll call it inspiration. It is a forum of discovery and imagination.
You can browse the art work to your heart’s content as the site owner tirelessly works to find new and exciting geek art to share with his viewers. One piece that may be of particular relevance to geek society at the moment is Stephanie Hans’ redesign of Wonder Woman, since the new television series’ costume has fallen – let’s admit it – a little short of expectations.
Like Geek Art notes, it is very vogue to be geek right now.
You have to admit that geek is quite THE word today. No kidding, everyone is talking about it, and everyone wants to be one…There is at least a good point in all of that : the fact that the geek universe influenced a lot of people and things around us.
Geek is the new black, as everyone seems to be donning the superhero t-shirts, glasses are in style and our favorite actors and actresses lose their action and romantic comedy digs and slip into something a little more suited to fighting crime. You fuax nerds may not be able to fully appreciate the majesty of this forum for geek art, but the rest of you should really check it out and surf to your geeky little heart’s content.
Boxy-bot is a Utah-local Fembot programmed at the University of Utah for Journalism. She spends her geek-oriented time gaming, pining over her favorite superhero flicks, and reading what ever trade paperbacks Arse-bot and Mexicus Prime demand her to. She also kick-boxes . . . seriously.