Mark Krzepis
Joan of Mars
Illustration
2024
Acrylic gouache, coloured pencils and graphite on wood panel
12"x16"
Pulp sci-fi magazine cover illustration playing on the neoclassical motif of Joan of Arc
“Where Neoclassical motifs of nationalism meet the nationalism expressed in Space-Race era sci-fi art. A satire of the hero narrative and space colonization. ”
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Illustration
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