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Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Discworld!
(4)Dear Josh Kirby Enthusiast,
As the trustees of the Josh Kirby Estate, our mission is to preserve and celebrate the legacy of the incredible artistry of Josh Kirby.
It is the Trusts aim to preserve those qualities, presenting his work in reproductions as close to the original as possible.
We are proud to present our Commemorative Series: images that are beloved by many and that show the unique collaboration of two great visionary masters: Terry Pratchett and Josh Kirby.
“I only invented Discworld. Josh created it.”
- Terry PratchettStarting chronologically from the beginning of the Discworld adventure, The Colour of Magic, Light Fantastic and Equal Rites will be the first three collectors limited edition giclee prints available, only from www.joshkirbyart.com.
The Master Printer, Greg Ortega and his team at Gamma One Conversions has preserved Kirby’s vibrant use of colour with archival inks on 225 gram Somerset paper using state of the art printing techniques which allow the collector to view the work as if viewing the oil on canvas itself.
The images will be printed in their full form without copy, text and the restraints of a book cover layout and are numbered and authenticated by the Josh Kirby Estate Certificate of Authentication.
We look forward to you collecting and enjoying these heirlooms by Josh Kirby, the original Discworld illustrator.
Available for purchase, January 2009.
Sincerely,
The Josh Kirby Estate
Discworld
4 Responses to “Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Discworld!”
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Hello JK Estate,
Thanks for inviting me to the sneak preview of JK’s Disc World Prints! I did not know what to expect especially after attending the JK Exhibit at The National Gallery in Liverpool, England and seeing JK’s paintings live, up close and personal. Your prints far surpass my expectations and hats off to your Master Printer, Greg Ortega. I am blown away at the detail and the life like feel of oil paints on canvas. The prints have captured the master! I know JK would be very excited about the quality and integrity of these prints. Please put them aside for me.
Thanks again and much success,
KK
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walkingpictures January 19th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I am so very pleased you are keeping Josh’s name and artwork alive,as Amy knows I have a lot of his Discworld artwork tattooed on my body,I have always loved the way he painted and will do my best to support you all.
Best Wishes
Kimbo
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Wonderful to see this legacy continue! Having been privileged to see more of Josh Kirby’s world than most, it was with great delight that I recently was able to see the interview done with him available through the website. It only strengthened my regard for him and for his work. I think Terry Pratchett’s comment about Josh “creating” Discworld is very relevant -there was and is a depth of imagination to the work which could yield many other worlds to the roaming mind and which always rewards the exploring traveller. I’m very pleased to see this celebration taking place and to have this foundation laid down.
Long may Josh’s work continue to bring brightness and wonder into this world from the many others that it touches!
G. Hudson B.A. (Hons.)
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I had the privaledge to be invited to the exhibition of Josh Kirby’s works at the Walker Museum in Liverpool. It was astonishing to see the amount and quality of works (there were only a fraction of his works on show but it filled a gigantic Museum space.) The reason Josh is such a brilliant artist is because he literally created universes with such reality and depth that not only can one can step into them but their vibrant colours and fine details burst into our own world. In this Museum was not only his giant canvasses but illustrations that were used for Star Wars posters and so many Discworld works that a trip around the show was like a portal into a trillion years of endless galaxies. Josh is a transportational magician and so not only is the news you are bring his prints and legacy to the public eye good news for the arts and Discworld fans, it is great and important news for the world; as this will allow them to step into the wonderful fantastic portals that he created.
