Drew struzan is an american artist, illustrator, and cover designer known for his more than 150. Oeuvre isbn 0973278676 a hardbound edition of struzans works, ranging from movie posters to album and book covers. Like many film fans, drew struzan represents a higher class in movie poster art. If you have already one youll find in here 75% of what you already saw. Through the good times and bad, star wars is the defining film in my life. Oeuvre, this is the best place to get into drew struzan. Oeuvre, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, including all of. Dec 07, 2011 for the holidays, titan books sent us a copy of their new drew struzan. Oeuvre has been personally signed by drew struzan and includes a. Sep 30, 2011 this is the updated edition of the 2004 edition drew struzan. Darth maul is the firstever graphicnovel adventure of the. Struzan s artwork is legendary, and its sad that well never see movie poster art with such care, passion, and detail again.
This extravagant hardcover edition of drew struzan. Last fall, the great art of drew struzan book was released. The art of john alvin discover the many faces of the moon knight. After graduating with great distinction from the prestigious art center college of design in pasadena, california, struzan created awardwinning graphics for record album covers at pacific eye. Drew struzans personal notes and reflections of what went into making particular pieces, and sometimes the preliminary sketches, really help the reader get a sense of what it took to create these amazing pieces of art.
Sep 20, 2010 described by steven spielberg as my favorite movie artist, drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie poster images of the last 30 years, from raiders of the lost ark to star wars. Drew struzan collects his movie posters, but what makes it special is how much it offers beyond his wellknown work. Due to financial problems with the publisher, dreamwave, struzan lost a considerable amount of personally invested money on this volume. Struzan has been painting masterpieces for decades and when you think of movies like raiders of the lost ark, star wars, back to the future, and harry potter, you can thank mr. His work is admired not only by enthusiasts but steven spielberg, george lucas, frank darabont, mike mignola and many other highprofile a class vissionary film makers. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, in.
This book serves as a companion piece to the wildly popular the art of drew struzan, which was released a couple years ago. If the name drew struzan doesnt ring a bell, what about names like indiana. Oeuvre ltd drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. They are the of drew struzan or used by permission of the owners. Oeuvre by dylan struzan, drew struzan illustrator, george lucas introduction by online at alibris. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise star wars and the. This is the updated edition of the 2004 edition drew struzan.
Just over a year ago, titan books published the art of drew struzan. This book was a fantastic journey through the career of a top tier 20th century north american commercial artist. In the process, struzans work became, in the public mind, the defining visual images. This book gives the reader new knowledge and experience.
Buy the art of drew struzan by drew struzan, david j schow online at alibris. The art of drew struzan by drew struzan, david j schow. Very aware this is a must own book for any movie or art lover. Titan books the art of drew struzan hard cover new. Oeuvre new updated by drew struzan, dylan struzan, drew struzan isbn. Oct 14, 2011 drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. This is the first book to cover the acclaimed artists movie work in depth, with a foreword by frank darabont. In this extra long video we have a look at some artbooks by jason edmiston and drew struzan. The publisher titan books considers it a brand new edition, with lots of. Sure, i discovered him through star wars, indiana jones harry potter, et al. 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 relevant text written by struzan s wife, dylan and over 250 single, double and triple page spreads of his greatest works. 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.
Drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. Drew struzans talent for capturing what is both human and heroic in the face of a movie. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Struzan, dylan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book include 250 pieces of struzan s artwork, and every singe piece included is fantastic. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and blade runner limited to 1,000 individually numbered copies, signed by drew struzan. Hes the man responsible for so many familiar images, in my case primarily from my childhood. Oeuvre from the worlds largest community of readers. Video stores, comic book stores, videogame stores, and recently, art galleries all display work by this modern master proudly.
Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. This is an excellent book charting struzan s amazing art from star wars to the lost world. 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. Oct 05, 2011 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 relevant text written by struzan s wife, dylan and over 250 single, double and triple page spreads of his greatest works. Drew struzan movie poster coffee table book just in time for the trailer for. Drew struzan oeuvre limited edition shopping deal books 03x. Drew struzan is a new book written by drew and dylan struzan, with a foreword by george lucas. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the l.
George lucas is an american film producer, screen writer, director and founderchairman of lucasfilm ltd. She has also written the text of oeuvre, a book collecting the iconic movie art of her husband of more than 50 years, drew struzan. Oeuvre, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, including all of drew s most iconic movie images, as well as other highlights from his career, including album, book and comic book covers, stamps, trading cards, promotional artwork and very personal original works. Oeuvre isbn 0973278676 drew s opus, oeuvre is a hardbound edition of his works, ranging from movie posters to album and book covers. Oeuvre is a simple and beautiful celebration of his work. Apart from featuring a large collection of drew s beautiful paintings, the writing in this book by drew and his wife dylan is great. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, including all of. It makes the reader is easy to know the meaning of the contentof this book. Im not the one to explain why they feel that way or why they dont. Due to financial problems with the publisher, dreamwave, struzan lost a lot of money on this volume that he had personally invested. It did a fairly comprehensive job of chronicling the career of the master illustrator. It is described as a sumptuous companion volume to. 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. Geek tyrant highquality print and thick glossy pages capture the illustrations fine detail and precision perfectly.
He has been so prolific, that wherever you go, you can usually find one piece of his art somewhere. The official book of the complete movie trilogy 1990. Featuring the artwork of drew struzan and text written by his wife dylan struzan, the book is actually a new updated version of a previous 2004 outofprint release of his oeuvre book. Oeuvre by drew struzan and his wife dylan, features a lovely collection of some of his most popular pieces, in addition to an entire section dedicated to artwork from his personal collection. Then he got into doing album covers when there were still such things and when people liked to hang the artwork on their walls. He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers. Drew struzan interesting stories about famous people. Had to rewatch this as i just recently watched another drew struzan special, conceiving and creating the hellboy poster, which is an incredibly fascinating 90minute look at how the man makes a poster, step by step.
Whether or not you know his name although i imagine anyone reading this site is wellversed in the world of movie posters, i dare. The art of drew struzan has always been compelling. Drew struzan art for limitedrelease ladyhawke poster, best movie posters, movie poster. Welcome to the drew struzan page with all the latest information on drew and his upcoming events. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and blade runner. It is described as a sumptuous companion volume to the art of drew struzan. Oct 06, 2011 theres a new book thats been released called drew struzan. Oeuvre 9780857685575 by struzan, dylan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. His work in film advertising singlehandedly helped define a generation of pop culture and. Dylan struzan began working on a bloody business in 1995, shortly after meeting jimmy alo in retirement in florida, and she spent the next twenty years researching and writing the book. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at.
Oeuvre by drew struzan illustrator, george lucas introduction by, dylan struzan online at alibris uk. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Drew struzan this article needs additional citations for verification. Features art from posters for raiders of the lost ark, star wars.
The collection of artwork included in oeuvre will only. Drew struzan has achieved a truly unprecedented place in the100year history of motion picture advertising with over twentyfive years of experience and literally hundreds of movie posters to his credit. Digital spy has a pair of exclusive images from the book of star wars and lord of the rings alongside four more classic pieces of struzan s artwork. The art of drew struzan star wars portfolio isbn 0967292808. Darth maul is the firstever graphic novel adventure of the. Oeuvre and its a definitive collection of his incredible artwork. 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.
Drew struzan ideas artist, movie art, movie poster art. Change a selection from my last 15 years of personal works. The gorgeous art book you must own a collection of the works of the great movie poster painter of our times is coming to stores. 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. Exclusive star wars, lord of the rings pictures from drew. Jul 30, 2011 the complete art monograph covering 30 years of drew struzans career features art from posters for raiders of the lost ark, star wars. See more ideas about movie art, poster art, movie poster art. Nov 29, 2020 a documentary on legendary movieposter artist drew struzan. Some of his most famous movie posters are collected in drew struzan.
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