Frank Wu is an American science fiction and fantasy artist living in Dedham, Massachusetts. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist four times, in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
Frank Wu | |
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 Frank Wu at Disney Springs in 2021 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting, film |
| Movement | Fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor |
| Spouse | Brianna Wu |
| Website | frankwu |
Wu works in many media, including acrylic and digital painting, and created a portrait of a Klingon girl for a documentary about the Klingon language, Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water. He is a regular contributor to science fiction webzines, such as The Drink Tank, and in 2009 announced his ultimately unsuccessful candidacy for 2010's TransAtlantic Fan Fund.
Wu is also a filmmaker, having released in 2006 the animated short "The Tragical Historie of Guidolon the Giant Space Chicken".[1] A director's cut of this short was released in 2007,[2] and a full-length version was in production as of 2008.[3][4]
In addition to these activities, Wu holds a PhD in bacterial genetics from University of Wisconsin–Madison,[5] though his day job is in patent law for a pharmaceutical conglomerate.[6] He is also a member of BASFA, the Bay Area Science Fiction Association.[7]
He provided designs for the spaceships as well as the space station N313 for the videogame Revolution 60. He also co-wrote and produced illustrations for the game's technical manual, The Chessboard Lethologica, which provides more background on the universe, characters and technology of Revolution 60.
Awards
He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 2002 and 2003, and won the award in 2004,[8] 2006,[9] 2007[10] and 2009;[11] In 2008 he was nominated for a fourth Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist, but declined the nomination. Nominated again in 2009, he accepted and won his fourth Hugo, but used his acceptance speech to encourage future voters to consider other candidates.[12]
He also won the Grand Prize (the Gold Award) in the Illustrators of the Future contest in 2000.[13]
Bibliography
- Wu, Frank (November 2015). "Season of the ants in a timeless land". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (11): 8–31.
References
- ^ "YouTube video — Guidolon the Giant Space Chicken (original version)". YouTube.
- ^ "YouTube — GUIDOLON The Giant Space Chicken DIRECTOR'S CUT Animation". YouTube.
- ^ "Feature film based on "GUIDOLON The Giant Space Chicken DIRECTOR'S CUT" - Boing Boing". 27 March 2008.
- ^ "Work for Guidolon the Giant Space Chicken and Friends by Frank Wu — a set on Flickr". 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Replication of Plasmid R6K in Bacterium E. coli". Official Frank Wu Website. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Hickman, Terry (May 13, 2002). "Interview: Frank Wu". Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "The San Francisco Bay Area Science Fiction Association". Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "2004 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 24 July 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "2006 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 25 July 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "2007 Hugo Award Nominations". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Hugo Award Nominations". thehugoawards.org. 20 March 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ "2000 Writer & Illustrators of the Future Awards". writersofthefuture.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
External links
- Official website
- Frank Wu article in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
- Frank Wu at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Guidolon the Giant Space Chicken Official Website and on YouTube
- Frank Wu at IMDb
- Home Page of Chris Garcia's "Drink Tank"
- Revolution Raver interview with Frank Wu
- The Art and Science of Spaceship Design I: The Xiezhi from Revolution 60 by Frank Wu
- Amazing Stories interview with Frank Wu