One of the Avatar design artists, Dylan Cole had this to say:
"I wasn't aware of Dean's work until I started the project, when another artist pointed it out. We looked at his work more as a novelty because it was similar subject matter, but it was not really as an influence. Dean's work has a whimsical quality that we absolutely wanted to avoid."
I saw Roger Dean last month at a blues festival featuring Johnny and Edgar Winter. Roger was selling signed posters for $5. Sad but true.
Clay
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
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> I meant to say, "can't see how he could make a claim."
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> In a message dated 9/6/2011 3:09:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mike.dickson@... writes:
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> You may be right, actually. I watched Avatar and was bored from start to
> finish by it, so it may have escaped my attention.
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> On 06/09/2011 05:50, _lsf5275@..._ (mailto:lsf5275@...) wrote:
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> Nah, it's pretty obvious when you watch the movie. Dean obviously inspired
> the shot, but I can see how he can make a claim. They borrowed a concept,
> not an outright duplication.
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