reviews of the book dinosaurs: a celebration by steve white

We are very much a species that needs a visual representation to help us understand and these are the people who do it. The artists have to build a whole world for these creatures so that we can understand them and try to imagine what came before us It’s part of human nature that we want to understand the world we live in, the Paleoart helps bring this world to life.ĭinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart is a new book that interviews some of the very best artists in the world of Paleoart and understand why they do what they do, and let us into the world of artists who have influenced everything we see about dinosaurs. This is an ever evolving art and one that spans millions of evolutionary years including not only the reptilian creatures but mammals too and insects.

As we discover more about the beasts that once walked this earth they take the fossils, they take the latest theories about how the creatures lived and use their imagination to create a representation of the beasts.

The fact is there are artists that specifically work on Palaeontology, “Paleoartists” who work with science and art, taking what we know so far about dinosaurs and bringing these beasts to life. We take it for granted that is what they must have looked like, that some scientist has taken the fossils and put skin over them and are showing us exactly what these creatures must have been, or of course we could be cynical and say they are just making it up. When we think of dinosaurs we think of the huge beasts with teeth and claws that we see in books, that we see in movies and television and of course that we fight against in computer games. Dinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart, Titan Books, 28th September, £24.99.

Reviews of the book dinosaurs: a celebration by steve white