Original art for BARBARELLA (1968), by Tym Stevens.

A graphic design homaging the psychedelic posters of the Filmore and Avalon, full of eroticized geometry.

I write reviews for films, and create an original piece of art for each one.

 

Review of BARBARELLA (1968), by Tym Stevens ©

In 1962, Jean-Claude Forest brought the sexual revolution to outer space.

His serials of the sensuous galactrix Barbarella collected in album form became the first Adult graphic novel. The erotic adventurer, stripped of all care for sensual convention, led to Peellaert’s ‘Jodelle‘ and ‘Pravda‘, Crepax’s ‘Valentina‘, the experimental ‘Saga de Xam‘, ‘Vampirella‘, Corben’s ‘Den‘, Taarna in the animated Heavy Metal, Chang’s ‘Sin Metal Sirens‘, and Doctor Who‘s Captain Jack Harkness.

The film version of Barbarella made both her and Jane Fonda international stars, pushing the boundaries of screen heat and the buttons of the bothered. It is an uneven mixture, at times stolid and wooden in staging and tone, but by turns seditiously licentious and perversely well-versed. Its concept overrides its execution by sheer verve and gall, earning its classic status.

Artwork and Review, © Tym Stevens.

Review on Four Color Films site.