There are a few other books which contain more of his work, but this one is a worthy one to have, as it contains preparatory drawings for all of the poster art contained inside. Music, movies, publishing, commerical, and personal plus a foreward by george lucas. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Its too bad leonardo da vinci or michelangelo had the ability to do something like this in their time.
I am very grateful that drew was able to make this book in his. Drew struzan is an amazing craftsman and artist, whose work has inspired and persuaded millions to love so many films. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise star wars and the archaeologistadventurer character indiana jones. Dylan struzan is the wife of drew struzan, the worldfamous movie poster artist, and here he partnered with his wife on her first book to supply 25 including the cover original posterworthy illustrations featuring 19201933 crime figures including lansky, luciano, al capone, and contemporaries like mae west, the marx brothers, and duke. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, including all of. Oeuvre by struzan, dylan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
And while the presentation is superb and worth quite a gander per page id say 30 second a page. The publisher titan books considers it a brand new edition, with lots of additional and uptodate material, plus text by dylan struzan drews wife. The art of drew struzan art, sketches, illustration art. Drew struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work. Drew s work evokes the magic of cinema and his raw passion for it is right there on every single page. Comic books art book art blade runner art art sketches art drawings toned paper cultura pop crayon concept art. The art of drew struzan has always been compelling. As it turns out the art of drew struzan was merely the underwear section of the kays catalogue compared to the fullon hardcore poster porn that is oeuvre, 300 pages of wipeclean beauty with minimal but. Oeuvre is a followup to the art of drew struzan, also by titan books, which, to date, has sold out three printings. Inside you can find a lot of posters of films and, what is more interesting, the sketches before the final poster. He has also done art for advertising, book and comic covers, music cd covers and other product illustration. Drew struzan is an american artist, illustrator, and cover designer known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include the shawshank redemption, blade runner, as well as films in the indiana jones, back to the future, and star wars film series. What can we do to make more space on a poster thats already been printed.
Over the last thirty years, hes created many of hollywoods most memorable posters. A collection of the hollywood poster maestros work. Drew struzan has 22 books on goodreads with 1611 ratings. He has been so prolific, that wherever you go, you can usually find one piece of his art somewhere. I saw on amazon that this book has 160 pages and the other 120, but its 160 including sketches and written material, and the former is. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, from raiders of the lost ark to star wars. Hi all and welcome to the drew struzan fan archives. Last week was the closing of a truly incredible art show featuring two giants in the field of movie posters. Welcome to the official drew struzan page with all the latest information on drew and his upcoming events. Drew struzan is another of those artists, like michael deas, whose work you have undoubtedly seen, whether you realize it or not. Struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work. Just over a year ago, titan books published the art of drew struzan, a beautiful book full of posters by the man who made every movie for which he designed a poster at least 119% better. It was third time around at the show and this time i happened to run into mr. Over the years loads of his work have been scattered over the.
Oeuvre by struzan, dylan abebooks passion for books. Things can change due to production or cargo delays, and if they do, we will. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and. Dylan struzan drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. At a whopping 314 pages, this is the most comprehensive drew struzan art book yet published. Drew struzan creative process creative process to create his finished work projects, drew starts by sketching out drawings on gessoed illustration board, then tinting the draftsmanship with airbrushed acrylic paint, finishing up the highlights and other details. Video stores, comic book stores, videogame stores, and recently, art galleries all display work by this modern master proudly. Id like to read this book on kindle dont have a kindle. The publisher titan books considers it a brand new edition, with lots of additional and uptodate material, plus text by dylan struzan drew s wife. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise star wars and the. So its only fitting he was left speechless by the end of an intimate career tribute highlighting. This page displays our archive of 225 movie posters made by drew struzan. The art of drew struzan star wars portfolio isbn 0967292808.
A particular favorite artist of film directors george lucas and steven spielberg, struzan created distinct and indelible images for. Struzan is responsible for some of the most famous and recognizable movie posters in recent memory. Then he got into doing album covers when there were still such things and when people liked to hang the artwork on their walls. Drew struzan s most popular book is shadows of the empire star wars. With some insightful introduction into the artists upbringing and his journey to becoming the best poster artist out there, the book does get right into the meat of what it is, art. New posters by drew struzan, marc aspinall, phantom city creative, rich kelly, and ise ananphada from mondo onsale info bride colored pencils, acrylic paints on colored paper by drew struzan. Indispensable book for lovers of drew struzan art and for people who like the 7th art.
If you love drew struzan s last book, the art of drew struzan, which gave you insight into how this craftsman creates his magic, then oeuvre is definitely a must have. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with an introduction by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of art, including all of drew s most iconic movie images, as well as other career highlights, from album and book covers, to original works. Oeuvre showcases the iconic movie art of drew struzan wired. George lucas is an american film producer, screen writer, director and founderchairman of lucasfilm ltd. The art of drew struzan should be on the reading list of any movie buff. The alphabetically arranged index at the end could do with those page numbers. In drew s early life he started out spending a heck of a lot of time at art center college of design picking up tips on drawing and painting.
Due to financial problems with the publisher, dreamwave, struzan lost a considerable amount of personally invested money on this volume. Oeuvre is the most fitting title for legendary illustrator drew stuzans gorgeous book, an expansive collection of the artists most iconic movie poster art, as well as commercial and personal work. Film junk the art alone would make this a worthwhile book to pick up but its the context and history you get along the way that seals the deal. Back to the future art print version screen print by drew struzan sold out subscribe to our newsletter sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more. The quality of the work of drew struzan is amply demonstrated, and in this book will find many of his best work. Books by drew struzan author of sombras del imperio. Drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. The first ever book to cover struzans iconic poster artwork in depth, with the final. The book comes right up to date, including exclusive san diego comic con.
Currently unavailable signed limited edition drew struzan. Oeuvre new updated by drew struzan, dylan struzan, drew. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and blade runner. He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork. In drews early life he started out spending a heck of a lot of time at art center college of design picking up tips on drawing and painting. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
Oeuvre is the most uptodate and complete catalog of struzan s body of work the volume features his illustrations for music, publishing, and personal pieces in addition to the onesheet movie poster art so many are familiar with. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years. Drew struzan is the author of the art of drew struzan 4. Drew struzan cover illustrator of sombras del imperio.
New posters by drew struzan, marc aspinall, phantom city creative, rich kelly, and ise ananphada from mondo onsale info. His art touched generations of filmgoers with unforgettable images for the star wars trilogy, raiders of the lost ark, indiana jones and the temple of doom, the phantom menace, bladerunner. Harry and the hendersons advance harry and walter go to new york. Struzan has worked on the posters for the biggest films of the last 30 years. This is the updated edition of the 2004 edition drew struzan. Drew struzan s art is some of the most iconic in modern movies, with the artwork for over 150 movie posters to his credit, including all the star wars, back to the future and indiana jones movies, harry potter, e. The drew struzan fan archives public group facebook. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the l. Written by drew and dylan struzan, oeuvre is broken down into five sections. He is the favorite artist of both george lucas and steven spielberg and the artist behind some of the most iconic images of our time he is drew struzan. Legendary movie poster artist drew struzan is known for conveying a lot of emotion without words. It is described as a sumptuous companion volume to the art of drew struzan. Because of this range of categories, oeuvre highlights art pieces readers may not be.
1349 1055 453 1434 1096 707 850 1229 153 1341 1559 1104 830 374 191 977 1109 190 843 1157 845 142 1318 7 369 703 1218 48 913 607 492 772 314 798 1374 895 1018 1185 1153 457 1106 935 1282 870 144 933 1441 1485 17 900