"Arena"
Graphic designer Matt Ferguson is most known for his work with Marvel Studios, but he has crafted artwork for several other licensed properties, like "Star Trek" and "Star Wars." To create this piece, Ferguson said he "prepared by watching the episode "Arena" and sketching out a rough idea that had a Western standoff vibe. The art is hand-painted in Photoshop and then screen printed."
"Arena"
In his representation of the fight between Capt. Kirk and the Gorn captain, artist Matthew Skiff said he sought "to reference the style of old 'Flash Gordon' comics and Frank Frazetta pen-and-ink illustrations." Skiff currently works as a designer for Primitive Apparel and Primitive Skateboarding and has previously freelanced for Marvel and Warner Bros.
"Risk Is Our Business!"
This cartoonish "Star Trek" representation was created by Mick Cassidy, who is the character designer for the television show "Family Guy." When he created the piece, Cassidy said he wondered, "What if 'Star Trek' had been a comic book in the '60s instead of a TV show?”
"Uhura"
"Star Trek" icon Lt. Uhura meets Vladimir Tretchikoff's famous painting of "The Green Lady" in this hand-stenciled work of graffiti by Nicky Barkla. "For me, the characters in 'Star Trek' exist beyond the confines of race, and I have channeled this idea in creating a futuristic representation of Lt. Uhura," Walker said about his creation.
"The Final Frontier"
Psychedelic-surrealist painter Nicky Barkla used oil paint to create this work of art by hand. "Being such a fan of outer space, the final frontier, putting 'Star Trek' on while painting for hours on end became a habit for me," Barkla said.
"Make It So"
Portrait artist and sculptor Paul Oz created this painting of the "Star Trek" original character Jean-Luc Picard. The title, "Make It So," is a catchphrase first spoken by Picard in the series premiere of Star Trek: The Next , "Encounter at Farpoint."
"Boldly Going"
Picard sips on a cup of tea with a group of main characters from "Star Trek" gathered behind him in this duo-tone illustration by P.J. McQuade. Picard's character in the show is "brash and hardened but caring and refined," McQuade said. "To me, the tea highlights his warmer undercurrents, makes him more human and relatable."
"Live Long and Prosper"
In this illustration by Rocco Malatesta, Spock gives the iconic Vulcan salute with one hand while making the "OK" gesture with his other hand. Malatesta said he chose to draw Spock because "he is certainly the most charismatic character of the series."
"On the Edge of Forever"
A tiny Starship Enterprise flies through space while dangling inside a pocket watch to symbolize the connection between time and space in this sculpture by Sue Beatrice. "I was hoping to draw a connection between the themes explored in the episode 'The City on the Edge of Forever' and the relation to time and space we all experience through memory," Beatrice said.
Untitled
Cartoonist Ulises Farinas called his piece "an overview of almost every 'Star Trek' series through how the characters fall on a spectrum of order versus chaos, and logic versus emotion."
Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com.
