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DEVOTION - The True Power of Alex Ross' Art Sun, March 9th, 2008 at 12:00AM PST by George Khoury, Columnist (excerpt) While it is often said that pictures speak louder
than words, "Mythology," the beautiful art book by Chip Kidd and Geoff
Spear about the artist, certainly proved that clich a moot point.
Proving that Ross is no mere overnight sensation or phenomenon to be
taken for granted, this book traced the artist's attachment to
super-heroes back to a time when his medium was crayons and his canvas
was construction paper. By the time Ross was 12, he already had a good
sense of composition and storytelling ability better than most twice
his age. Also evident are the influence of comic book idols who the
young artist emulated: Neal Adams, George Perez, Joe Staton, among
others… and the better question becomes, "Who hasn't influenced Alex
Ross?" The painter has studied his chosen field by seeming to absorb
something from any comic that crossed his path, something we see for
ourselves as we absorb work after work.
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