Bonestell’s space is candy-coloured, richly textured and evokes nostalgia. McCall’s is lush and exciting. Space is a busy place where people get things done. Gjerston’s world is warm and inviting, full of energy and pop-art colour.
In contrast to all of these is the work of Convair illustrator John Sentovic. Sentovic’s work is austere and almost brutal in his depiction of space. His palettes are cold. Space is depressingly empty and un-inviting. It’s not somewhere you feel you’d like to be. Perhaps, it’s also why I find his work so compelling. Beyond the year and place of his birth – 1924, South Dakota – I know nothing about the man. His paintings however, are timeless.
Image credit: Convair
Image source: SDASM Archives
