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'[[Image:BorisVallejo.jpg|thumb|Boris Vallejo, April 2005.]] '''Boris Vallejo''' (born January 8, 1941<ref name=CBG1650>''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107</ref>) is a [[Peru]]vian-born [[United States|American]] [[Painting|painter]]. He emigrated to the United States in [[1964]], and he currently resides in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He frequently works with [[Julie Bell]], his wife, painter and model. Vallejo works almost exclusively in the [[fantasy]] and [[erotica]] genres. His hyper-representational paintings have graced the covers of dozens of [[science fiction]] paperbacks and are featured in a series of best-selling glossy calendars. Subjects of his paintings are typically [[god]]s, [[monster]]s, and well-muscled male and female [[barbarian]]s engaged in battle. Some of his male figures were modeled by Vallejo himself, and many of his later female characters were modeled by his wife. His latest works still retain heavy fantasy elements, but lean more towards the erotic rather than pure fantasy themes. ==Artwork== Vallejo commenced painting at the age of thirteen and had his first illustration job at the age of sixteen. After emigrating to the United States in 1964, he quickly garnered a fan following from his illustrations of [[Tarzan]], [[Conan The Barbarian]], [[Doc Savage]] and various other fantasy characters (often done for paperback fiction works featuring the characters). This led to commissions for movie poster illustration, advertisement illustration, and artwork for various collectibles - including [[Franklin Mint]] paraphernalia, trading cards and sculpture. Along with Bell, Vallejo presents his artwork in an annual calendar and various books. Vallejo's work is often compared to the work of [[Frank Frazetta]], not only because it is similar stylistically but also since Frazetta painted covers for paperbacks of some of the same characters. Vallejo's preferred artistic medium is oil paint on board, and has previously used digital media to combine discrete images to form composite images. Preparatory works are pencil or ink sketches, which have been displayed in the book ''Sketchbook''. He and Julie Bell have worked on collaborative artworks together, in which they sign the artwork "Boris and Julie" or "Julie and Boris". Vallejo has created [[film poster]]s for numerous fantasy and action productions, including ''[[Barbarella (film)|Barbarella]]'' (1968), ''[[Knightriders]]'' (1981), ''[[Q (film)|Q]]'' (1982), and ''[[Barbarian Queen]]'' (1985). He has also illustrated posters for comedies, notably ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' (1983), ''[[National Lampoon's European Vacation|European Vacation]]'' (1985), and ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters]]'' (2007), co-created with Bell.<ref>{{cite web| title = Posterwire.com: King of the Mountain | url=http://www.posterwire.com/archives/2007/03/05/king-of-the-mountain/}}</ref> ===Alleged plagiarism of Vallejo's work=== {{further|[[Children of God (cult)#Plagiarized art]]}} In [[2003]], a [[Flash animation]] [[slideshow]] titled [http://www.geocities.com/familyartcorner/ Family Art Corner] was released [[anonymous]]ly, alleging that a woman named Jan McRae had [[plagiarized]] the work of many artists, including Vallejo, for reproduction in [[proselytization]] [[tract (literature)|tracts]] printed by the [[Children of God (cult)|Children of God]] cult.<ref>[http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Plagiarized_art Plagiarized art] at xFamily.org</ref> Twenty of Vallejo's works are compared in the slideshow, as are several works by Vallejo's wife, [[Julie Bell]]. After the slideshow was released, [[Karen Zerby]], leader of the Children of God acknowledged that McRae had copied the work of others, as did McRae herself, and McRae admitted wrongdoing.<ref>[http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Which_Comes_First:_The_Revelation_or_the_Artwork%3F Which Comes First: The Revelation or the Artwork?], xFamily.org</ref> ==Personal life== Vallejo is married to fellow artist [[Julie Bell]], whose artistic style is very similar to Vallejo's. He has two children from a previous marriage to artist and writer Doris Vallejo. His son, Dorian Vallejo, also has produced work in the fantasy genre but now works primarily as a portrait painter. His daughter, Maya Vallejo, is a professional photographer. ==Popular culture== According to their performance on January 21, 1995 at the ''[http://www.waterstreetmusic.com/aboutme.htm Horizontal Boogie Bar]'' (now known as the ''Water Street Music Hall''<ref name=waterstreet>[http://www.waterstreetmusic.com/aboutme.htm Water Street Music Hall]</ref>) in [[Rochester, New York]], the [[Ween]] song ''Vallejo''<ref name=songtitle>[http://www.chocodog.com/chocodog/erat/audio/right.html Dan Erat's Ween Audio Center], ''Vallejo'' listed under '''Misc. EP Stuff'''</ref> is a tribute to the artist. [[Gene Ween]] is heard to comment prior to playing the song during the concert: "We very rarely get inspired by artists, but, uh... this is about Boris Vallejo." ==Books== Several books of collections of his works are available, such as: * ''Imaginistix'' (2006) * ''The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell'' (2006) * ''The Ultimate Collection (2005) * ''Twin Visions'' (2002) * ''Fantasy Workshop * ''Sketchbook'' * ''Superheroes'' * ''Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo'' (1999) * ''Fantasy Art Techniques'' (1985) * ''Mirage'' (1982, reprinted 1996 & 2001) * ''The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo'' (1980) * ''Titans'' A yearly calendar of 13 paintings by Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell is produced by Workman Publishing. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.imaginistix.com/ Boris Vallejo Official Web Site]. *{{isfdb name|id=Boris_Vallejo|name=Boris Vallejo}}. *[http://www.ironicsans.com/2006/04/boris_vallejos_palette.html Boris Vallejo's palette], IronicSans.com. *[http://www.doriansportraits.com/index.html Dorian Vallejo's website] {{Lifetime|1941|LIVING|Vallejo, Boris}} [[Category:American painters]] [[Category:American illustrators]] [[Category:Fantasy artists]] [[Category:People from the Lehigh Valley]] [[Category:Peruvian-Americans]] [[Category:Peruvian erotic artists]] [[Category:Peruvian painters]] [[Category:Pin-up artists]] [[Category:Science fiction artists]] [[bg:Борис Валехо]] [[de:Boris Vallejo]] [[es:Boris Vallejo]] [[fr:Boris Vallejo]] [[he:בוריס ואלחו]] [[hu:Boris Vallejo]] [[pl:Boris Vallejo]] [[pt:Boris Vallejo]] [[qu:Boris Vallejo]] [[ru:Вальехо, Борис]] [[sv:Boris Vallejo]] [[th:โบริส บาเยโค]]'