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'{{BLP sources|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox artist |name=Boris Vallejo |image= BorisVallejo.jpg |caption= Boris Vallejo, April 2005. |birth_date={{birth date and age|1941|1|8}} |birth_place=[[Lima]], [[Peru]] |occupation=[[Artist]], [[painting|painter]] |spouse=[[Julie Bell]] }} '''Boris Vallejo''' (born January 8, 1941<ref name=CBG1650>''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107</ref>) is a [[Peru]]vian [[Painting|painter]].<ref name=BB>[http://boingboing.net/2004/11/30/erotokitsch-master-b.html Boing Boing]</ref> He immigrated 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} Vallejo works almost exclusively in the [[fantasy]] and [[erotica]] genres.<ref name=BB/> 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 [[Sword and sorcery]] [[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.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} ==Artwork== Vallejo began painting at the age of 13, in 1954, and had his first illustration job three years later, in 1957, at the age of 16. After emigrating to the United States in 1964, at the age of 23, 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} 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 with both names.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} Vallejo has created [[film poster]]s for numerous fantasy and action productions, including ''[[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 = King of the Mountain - Posterwire.com | url=http://posterwire.com/king-of-the-mountain/}}</ref> He created the 1978 Tarzan calendar.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} ===Awards=== He received the [[British Fantasy Award]] as best artist in 1979<ref>[http://www.noosfere.com/icarus/livres/prix.asp?tri=an&numprix=4 Noosfere.com]</ref> for his painting ''The Amazon Princess and her Pet''.<ref>"Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo". Imaginstix.com. Retrieved from http://www.imaginistix.com/details.cfm?Id=577.</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 as well as two stepsons. 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. His stepsons, Anthony Palumbo and David Palumbo, are both painters for fine art galleries as well as illustrators in the science fiction/fantasy genre.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} ==Popular culture== The [[Ween]] song "Vallejo" is a tribute to the artist. Ween's drummer, Claude Coleman Jr, attended high school with Vallejo's children in Maplewood, New Jersey.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} ==Books== Several books of collections of his works are available, such as: * ''Imaginistix'' (2006) * ''The Fabulous Women of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell'' (2006) * ''Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell: The Ultimate Collection'' (2005) * ''Twin Visions'' (2002) * ''Titans (aka Superheroes): The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell'' * ''Fantasy Workshop'' * ''Sketchbook'' * ''Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo'' (1999) * ''Ladies'' * ''Fantasy Art Techniques'' (1985) * ''Mirage'' (1982, reprinted 1996 & 2001) * ''The Fantastic Art of Boris Vallejo'' (1980) A yearly calendar of 13 paintings by Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell is produced by Workman Publishing.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website|http://www.imaginistix.com/}} *{{YouTube|FSSjciOXQhM|Boris Vallejo Art Video}} *{{isfdb name|id=Boris_Vallejo}} *[http://vallejo.ural.net/ Ural.net] *[http://www.insideyourart.com/artists/Boris-Vallejo Boris Vallejo gallery on Inside Your Art] {{Authority control|VIAF=84322201}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Vallejo, Boris | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American artist | DATE OF BIRTH = 1941-01-08 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Lima, Peru | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vallejo, Boris}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:20th-century American painters]] [[Category:21st-century American painters]] [[Category:American illustrators]] [[Category:Fantasy artists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Allentown, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Lima]] [[Category:Peruvian emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:Peruvian painters]] [[Category:Pin-up artists]] [[Category:Role-playing game artists]] [[Category:Science fiction artists]]'