Star Wars Art: Visions (Star Wars Art Series)

by Acme Archives, George Lucas (Foreword by), J. W. Rinzler (Introduction)

Overview

When Star Wars debuted in 1977, it revolutionized mainstream American filmmaking, transporting fans to new galaxies and introducing them to countless now-classic characters, aliens, planets, and starships. In the decades since, the Star Wars Saga has become a phenomenon impacting cultures across the globe.

Just as George Lucas drew upon the work of N. C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell for his own visual inspiration, he has now invited more than 100 well-known and promising artists to draw upon the entire Star Wars galaxy for inspiration. Star Wars: Visions collects these magnificent artworks for the first time. Featuring pieces by renowned artists such as Amano, Allan R. Banks, Harley Brown, Gary Carter, James Christensen, Michael Coleman, Kinuko Craft, Jim Dietz, Phillipe Druillet, Donato Giancola, Ann Hanson, H. R. Giger, Daniel Greene, Ron Kleeman, Arantzazu Martinez, Syd Mead, Moebius, Paul Oxborough, Alex Ross, Anthony J. Ryder, Dolfi Stoki, William Stout, Dan Thompson, Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, Scott Waddell, and Jamie Wyeth, Star Wars: Visions is a breakthrough tribute to the worldwide inspiration that is Star Wars.

Praise for Star Wars Art: Visions:

"Star Wars Art: Visions . . . acknowledges what fans have felt all along. They don't want to be mere spectators, but involved in the storytelling too."
-Los Angeles Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810995895
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	11/01/2010
Pages:	175
Product dimensions:	10.60(w) x 12.60(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

J. W. Rinzler, former executive editor at Lucasfilm Ltd., is the author The Making of Star Wars, The Complete Making of Indiana Jones, and The Star Wars, the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel, adapted from George Lucas’s original rough draft.

Editorial Reviews

To illuminate Star Wars' ever-expanding universe, George Lucas invited 100 well-known and promising artists from throughout our planet to draw upon the Star Wars galaxy for artistic inspiration. Among the contributors to this dazzling pictorial are Harley Brown, Moebius, Donato Giancola, Alex Ross, Kinuko Craft, William Stout, Phillipe Druillet, Ron Kleeman, Jim Dietz, Ann Hanson, Daniel Greene, and Jamie Wyeth. A peerless international assemblage. Flip the pages of this richly diverse collection. Each of the illustrators, designers, and fine artists has responded to Star Wars characters, settings, themes, and incidents that touched them personally.

George Lucas's space opera has inspired artists and writers for 30-plus years—the oceans of ink and paint spilled over it are immeasurable. This volume gathers 120 artists' "visions" of the saga, from straightforward illustrations of movie scenes to remarkably creative and far-out interpretations. The portraits and action shots are solid, but what shines here are the mashups combining real and unreal, like Uncle George as the Mos Eisley Cantina bartender with Graflex Lightsaber on the bar, Jaba's nerdy high school yearbook picture (a hoot), Luke's speeder parked at American Grafitti's Mel's Drive-In, and Padawan Ahsoka throwing down in a saber duel against her former master Anakin-turned-Darth Vader. Many selections mimic famous artworks and artist's styles ranging from LeRoy Neiman to Japanese prints to Picasso, and contributors include Gary Carter, H.R. Giger, Alex Ross, and Jamie Wyeth. The book also sports a foreword by Lucas and an introduction by Lucasfilm executive editor J.W. Rinzler, author of the epic The Making of Star Wars and Making of The Empire Strikes Back, and it is capped with the artists' biographies. VERDICT Beautiful and supercool, Visions will enchant Star Wars fans.—Mike Rogers, Library Journal

Library Journal