Battlestar Galactica Art
It should be no surprise Battlestar Galactica has inspired countless portraits, watercolors, electronic art renderings and various other types of fan art. Given the beautiful sets, complicated storylines, and visually attractive cast … not to mention the various religious, political, and spiritual themes of Battlestar Galactica it is natural that the show should inspire fan art as well as fan fiction and academic essays.
Artistic renderings of the show range from the cute, such as these Simpson-ized versions of various Battlestar Galactica characters, to the technological, such as this loving portrait of the Pegasus created by Randy Asplund, to the sensual, such as this come hither portrait of a cigar-smoking Starbuck which actually makes her look sexier than she ever did on the show.
It’s also no surprise that the ladies of Galactica inspire many artists as well. From this sultry Caprica Six portrait to this lovely watercolor of Grace Park’s Boomer, there are countless portraits around the net of the female BSG cast members. There are even fantasy pictures, like this one of a topless Starbuck being groped by a lusty Lee Adama.
While I greatly enjoy the contrasting emotions evoked by this startlingly cheerful travel poster for New Caprica, my personal taste veers towards the darker portraits of the BSG characters. One of my favorite Battlestar Galactica art pieces is the dark and brooding portrait of Colonial Tigh by Grant Gould, which can be found here. The moodiness and shadows of the portrait evoke the fierce anger and hatred of the dark side of Tigh, adrift without Adama and the structure of the fleet while trying desperately to keep his mission going in spite of limited hope and even more limited resources. For a more noble version of Tigh, see Jason Palmer’s uniformed version of the Colonial … which is a contrast to his more shadowed portrait of a worried William Adama.
What is your favorite bit of Battlestar Galactica art? Please post below and share it with us!
November 6th, 2007 at 9:00 am
these were awesome! thanks for sharing. i’m always a starbuck fan, but tigh was surprisingly picturesque…
April 28th, 2008 at 12:36 am
[...] Gould is a bit of a cult figure among BSG fans, as his past works of art based on the show have done a remarkable job of capturing the spirit and feel of the [...]