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The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist
By Syd Mead.
Published by Titan Books.
Published 2017.
Illustrated edition.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 1785651188
ISBN-13: 978-1785651182
Description:
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.
