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All of these are sourced. Wayne Barlowe is arguably one of the most influential science fiction and speculative evolution artists in the world. Discovery Channel even made a whole documentary on his books.
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'''Wayne Douglas Barlowe''' (born January 6, 1958) is an American science fiction and [[fantasy]] writer and painter. He has painted over 300 book and magazine covers and illustrations for many major book publishers, as well as ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, and ''[[Newsweek]]''. His parents, Sy and Dorothea Barlowe, were both natural history artists.
'''Wayne Douglas Barlowe''' (born January 6, 1958) is an American science fiction and [[fantasy]] writer and painter. He has painted over 300 book and magazine covers and illustrations for many major book publishers, as well as ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, and ''[[Newsweek]]''. His parents, Sy and Dorothea Barlowe, were both natural history artists.


He is the author of ''God’s Demon'' ([[Tor Books]], 2007).<ref>{{cite web|title=God's Demon |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wayne-barlowe/gods-demon/ |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |date=2010-05-20 |access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>
==Career==
Barlowe is best known for realistic paintings of [[surrealism|surreal]] alien life, hellish landscapes as well as [[paleoart]]. His original art books ''[[Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials]]'' and ''Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy'' showcase his interpretations of specific creatures and beings from well-known science fiction and fantasy literature. ''[[Expedition (book)|Expedition]]'', adapted to television as ''[[Alien Planet]]'', is a complex look at the [[speculative evolution]] of the fictional planet [[Darwin IV]].

''[[Barlowe's Inferno]]'' and ''Brushfire'' are interpretations of the demonology contained in the [[Grimoire of Honorius]]. ''God's Demon'', Barlowe's first novel inspired by these works, was released in 2007. A sequel, ''The Heart of Hell'', was released in 2019.

==Personal life==
He has two daughters, Cayley and Hillary. He was married to Laura Hansen Barlowe in 2013.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

==Filmography==
* ''[[Babylon 5: Thirdspace]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Titan A.E.]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Blade II]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Alien Planet]]'' (TV, 2005)
* ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'' (Video game, 2009)
* ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition]]'' (Video game, 2010)
* ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' (2012)
* ''[[R.I.P.D.]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Pete's Dragon (2016 film)]]''
* ''[[Aquaman (film)]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Black Mirror: Bandersnatch]]'' (2018)

==Bibliography==
* ''The Pop-Up Book of Star Wars'' ([[Random House]], 1978)
* ''[[Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials]]'' ([[Workman Publishing]], 1979)
* ''[[Expedition (book)|Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV]]'' (Workman Publishing, 1990)
* ''An Alphabet Of Dinosaurs'' ([[Scholastic Press]], 1995)
* ''The Alien Life of Wayne Barlowe'' (Morpheus International, 1995)
* ''The Horned Dinosaurs'' ([[Princeton University Press]], 1996)
* ''Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy'' ([[Harper Prism]], 1996)
* ''Barlowe's Inferno'' (Morpheus International, 1998)
* ''Brushfire: Illuminations from the Inferno'' (Morpheus International, 2001)
* ''God’s Demon'' ([[Tor Books]], 2007)<ref>{{cite web|title=God's Demon |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/wayne-barlowe/gods-demon/ |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |date=2010-05-20 |access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>
* ''The Heart of Hell: The Sequel to God's Demon'' (Tor Books, 2019)
* ''Psychopomp'' (Artpage, 2020)
* ''Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV'' (Reprint - Echo Point Books, 2020)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:48, 5 May 2021

Wayne Barlowe
Born (1958-01-06) January 6, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
Known forScience fiction and fantasy painting
SpouseLaura Hansen Barlowe
Children2

Wayne Douglas Barlowe (born January 6, 1958) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and painter. He has painted over 300 book and magazine covers and illustrations for many major book publishers, as well as Life magazine, Time magazine, and Newsweek. His parents, Sy and Dorothea Barlowe, were both natural history artists.

He is the author of God’s Demon (Tor Books, 2007).[1]

References

  1. ^ "God's Demon". Kirkus Reviews. May 20, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2018.