Impasse (Star Trek art)

Fan Art
Title:	Impasse
Artist:	Shelley Butler
Date(s):	1993
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
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Impasse is an illo by Shelley Butler.

It was printed in Within the Mirror #8.

Fan Comments

This Mirror piece, profile views of Kirk and Spock face to face, the captain's wrist in the Vulcan's grip, is so dynamic - vitality that steams off the page. While appearing effortlessly drawn (making it a very immediate experience for the viewer, as opposed to something that invites a more studious contemplation) it is nonetheless perfectly representational; and also has a real freedom from conventional constraints in the figure/ground relationships; and the light-and-shadow are exquisite. And especially, it expresses a sizzling instant of interaction, captures and portrays such perfect Kirk-ness and Spock-ness.