Showing posts with label John Febonio artist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Febonio artist. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Collectible Time: John Febonio's Frankenstein in Outer Space Print & T-Shirt

Artist John Febonio paints mighty, masterful horror imagery, and he's fashioned quite an original, at that, with Frankenstein in Outer Space

The artwork print comes in various scales (my choice being 11" x 14"). Also, as with Febonio's "Creature Swim"/Gill-man and "Leatherface Sunset" prints, a t-shirt featuring the outer-space inspiration is available,. (I'll sport mine as soon as the weather warms.) 

Febonio's clever concept invokes Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, though Robert Reilly's "Frank" in that flick is an android and didn't look anything but human until the film's final phase. 

With that said, it's apparent that Febonio pulled from Glenn Strange's Frankenstein Monster for the creature's space-suited scowl, as evidenced by the above portrait shot. 

Gosh, what an interesting take on the classic (Jack Pierce-styled) Frankenstein Monster. I'm glad I went for these, and you can, too, by visiting 

https://febonio.bigcartel.com/product/space-frankenstein

Monday, June 6, 2022

Collectible Time: John Febonio's Bride of Frankenstein (Elsa Lanchester) Print

I've featured examples of John Febonio's artwork previously for Bizarrechats. (See Leatherface Sunset: March '22 and Creature Swim: April '22.) His enormous talent now summons a Universal Monster great: Elsa Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein, from James Whale's 1935 blockbuster.

The Bride of Frankenstein portrait is a stunner. I ordered a 16" x 20" version on high-stock, matte paper. Gosh, when I unrolled it, it not only made my heart go pitter-pat, but filled my head with Franz Waxman's inimitable chords.

The print's color scheme (in what Febonio designates as Bride 2) is awe-inspiring, with a gentle, pea green for the backdrop and the Bride's comely features highlighted by strokes of pinkish red. (Incidentally, Lanchester's wig was, in fact, red, and so Febonio's bleeding brush does appear to reference this, albeit in an indirect way.) 

The Bride is one of the most striking monsters ever to grace celluloid. I'm damn proud to have this splendid, Febonio tribute of her for my collection. Perhaps you'll be wise enough to add such to yours. 

Behold Febonio's wondrous works (including the original, blue-hued Bride) at 

https://febonio.bigcartel.com/?fbclid=IwAR0YWTsAiZFPExFKuvBW0jgTuGED3ylMOT_DbvFBBCOr4yS2Zj6YUNETwjI

Friday, March 18, 2022

Collectible Time: John Febonio's Leatherface Sunset Print & T-Shirt

I'm a huge Texas Chainsaw Massacre fan, and one of my favorite madmen springs from the Tobe Hooper/Kim Henkel classic: Leatherface, as portrayed by the late, great Gunnar Hansen. 

John Febonio is the artist of the above tribute. He specializes in horror icons, catering to both classic, Gothic fiends and those of the sadistic, severing sort, paying particular attention to the fearsome scenes they dominate.

Leatherface Sunset, as the painting/print is called, measures 16" x 20" and arrives on high-quality, matte paper, rolled snugly upon shipment. As one can tell, the image is a macabre beauty, which at initial glance might be mistaken for a veritable movie still. (Above is the inspirational clip for comparison's sake. Uncanny!)

As a bonus treat, I purchased a t-shirt of Febonio's homage to sport during my walks about the Trenton/Hamilton area, which ought to put a crooked smile on many a passerby's face.

One can order a Leatherface Sunset print and/or t-shirt at

https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/UMXPLYG8YZC94

And take a gander at Febonio's Facebook page to gorge on his gorgeous, ghastly gallery: 

https://www.facebook.com/TheHorrorArtOfJohnFebonio