Description: Movie Art of Syd Mead : Visual Futurist, Hardcover by Mead, Syd, ISBN 1785651188, ISBN-13 9781785651182, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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 . 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.
Price: 41.36 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2025-01-08T20:05:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Titan Books The Limited
Topic: Individual Artists / General, Industrial, American / General
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Art
Item Weight: 20 oz
Author: Syd Mead
Item Length: 12.3 in
Item Width: 9.3 in
Format: Hardcover
