Giovanni Caselli art

["Chris Benzinski" <cbenzinski@hotmail.com>]

Giovanni dipped into dinosaur illustration in the mid seventies with his 
excellent images for "The Evolution and Ecology of the Dinosaurs". The 
drawings don't always conform to todays (seeming) obsession with anatomical 
detail and accuracy, (not that I'm wholly against this!) and he has a very 
recognisable painterly style that holds weight. I particularly love the way 
he will subtly make one creature transparent to reveal the bones underneath, 
or superimpose, say a Camarasaurus over a Brachiosaurus to get a size 
comparissson without losing any of the detail where they overlap; in a way 
that could easily be done by computer these days. Sure these were meant for 
a younger audience, but I still find them informative and inspirational 
today.

Are palaeoartists familiar with the work of Giovanni and share my admiration 
for his work?
I've been searching for about 7 years for the artist behind this work, and 
I'm much indebted to Matt Johnson of the AOI who unearthed his copy for me.
Chrisb







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