The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist
by Syd Mead.Published 2017.
Illustrated edition.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 1785651188
ISBN-13: 978-1785651182
Description:
ISBN-13: 978-1785651182
Syd Mead is one of the most accomplished and
widely respected artists and industrial designers alive today. His career
boasts an incredible array of projects from designing cars to drafting
architectural renderings, but he is most famous for his work as a concept
artist on some of the most visually arresting films in the history of cinema.
Since working on Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1978 as a production
illustrator Syd Mead has always aimed to render “reality ahead of schedule,”
creating evocative designs that marry believable content with a neofuturistic
form. It is this ability to predict technological potential that has helped
Mead create such a distinctive and influential aesthetic. From his work with
Ridley Scott on Blade Runner, to his striking designs for the light cycles in
Tron, to his imposing concept art for the U.S.S. Sulaco in James Cameron’s
Aliens, Syd Mead has played a pivotal role in shaping cinema’s vision of the
future.
The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist
represents the most extensive collection of Mead’s visionary work ever printed,
compiling hundreds of images, sketches and concept arts from a career spanning
almost 40 years, many of which have never been seen in print before. Each entry
provides a unique insight into the processes involved in Mead’s practice as
well as illuminating the behind-the-scenes work involved in creating a fully
realized, cinematic depiction of the future. With such a plethora of images from
the many genre-defining films Mead has worked on, this is essential reading for
film fans, artists and futurologists alike.
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