Since Warhol was a huge comic book fan, we will also have a selection of comic books and related paraphernalia collected by Warhol throughout his life. Also on view will be Myths prints created by Warhol, featuring many of the subjects of Alex Ross paintings – Superman, Uncle Sam, and the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. Many of Lynette Ross’ artworks will be on display as well. Showcasing the heavy influence of American illustration and Pop Art on Alex Ross, works by Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell, Andrew Loomis, and JC Leyendecker will be included. Paintings and sketches from his early career from projects like Marvels and Kingdom Come will be included, as well as works from more recent projects, such as Justice, Flash Gordon, and Green Hornet. Ross would go on to win the Comic Buyer’s Guide Award for Favorite Painter so many times the award was retired. His impact on the comic book industry became so powerful that his hugely successful comic book series, Kingdom Come (1996), marks the close of the “Dark Age” of comic books, in which pessimism, violence, and gritty stories ruled, into the birth of the “Modern Age” of optimism and strong superheroes. Ten years later, Ross was hired by Marvel Comics to illustrate Marvel’s central characters in the comic book event, Marvels (1994). By the age of 13 he was scripting and drawing original comic books. By building on the foundation of the great artists who came before him - Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, Neal Adams, George Perez, and others - Ross’ paintings have revolutionized the comic book industry and transcended the newsstand origins of his profession.Īt just three years of age, Ross was drawing TV commercials from memory. Just as Andy Warhol elevated soup can labels into multi-million dollar artworks, Ross has transformed comic books. Considered one of the greatest artists in the field of comic books, Alex Ross has revitalized classic superheroes into works of fine art with his brilliant use of watercolor.

Mythology by Alex Ross