So its only fitting he was left speechless by the end of an intimate career tribute highlighting. Drew struzan by drew struzan, dylan struzan waterstones. Drew is the best in my opinion, and his story is remarkably down to earth. Throughout the book struzan speaks briefly of the commissioned work, the changes that were requested, and how the ideas were formed, shared, and collaborated upon with the filmmakers in order to develop the art that would come to represent and identify the movie itself. A gorgeous new book about the movie poster work of drew struzan the art of drew struzan, has just been released by titan books. 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. Drew struzan oeuvre limited edition book thriftbooks. The gorgeous art book you must own a collection of the works of the great movie poster painter of our times is. See more ideas about artist, movie poster art and henry jones jr. He is known for his work on planet of the apes 2001, war of the worlds 2005 and the mist 2007.
I knew drew struzan s name for some of his art like the star wars and indiana jones posters. Theres a new book thats been released called drew struzan. Drew struzan is an artist who has for decades produced some of the most beautiful movie posters of all time. A particular favorite artist of film directors george lucas and steven spielberg, struzan created distinct and indelible images for many of their film releases, with spielberg decreeing that struzan be the only artist allowed to render the spacecreature. Sep 14, 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. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with an introduction by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of art, including all of drews most iconic movie images, as well as.
Drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. 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. I just got finished going through and reading a great book called the art of drew struzan. No reproduction, copying or any unauthorized use is permitted. A particular favorite artist of film directors george lucas and steven spielberg, struzan created distinct and indelible images for many of their film releases, with spielberg decreeing that struzan be the only artist allowed to. Welcome to the official drew struzan page with all the latest information on drew and his upcoming events. Come see this gallery of highresolution works, representing drews artistic legacy over decades of cinematic contributions. 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, with a foreword by george lucas, film producer, screenwriter, director and. Drew struzan tutorial the art center design colleges weblog.
The man behind the poster, is due this year while a new book collates some of his best pieces. For those of you who arent familiar with struzan s work, hes an illustrator thats been designing classic movie poster art since 1981, starting off with the classic film raiders of the lost ark. A book featuring the art of the greatest poster artist who has ever lived has high expectations to live up to. Oeuvre is a followup to the art of drew struzan, also by titan books, which, to date, has sold out three printings. The magical movie poster art of drew struzan wired. 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. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including. The art of drew struzan art and design the guardian. The art of drew struzan art, sketches, illustration art. Music, movies, publishing, commerical, and personal plus a foreward by george lucas. Oeuvre isnt as focused on the process, but on his work itself. 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, first blood, the thing, back to the future i.
Oeuvre seeks to encompass the full range of work that has occupied drews career, showing the breadth and diversity of. Even if you had never heard of drew struzan, you would certainly recognize his work. But perhaps the biggest treat of the book is the look at struzans personal work, rarely seen in print form. Oeuvre is a simple and beautiful celebration of his work. 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. Inside you can find a lot of posters of films and, what is more interesting, the sketches before the final poster. Excellent condition, with the colours remaining very bright. 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. Take an exclusive look at the wonderful art of drew. They are the of drew struzan or used by permission of the owners. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features more than 250 pieces of artwork, including all of struzans most iconic movie images, as well as other highlights from his career. 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 120 pages of posters only.
Sep 17, 2010 the art of drew struzan the art of drew struzan. This is the first book to cover the acclaimed artists movie work in depth, with a foreword by frank darabont. Theres book covers, band art, commercial art pieces and much more all bound within a beautiful hardcover book. I approached drew about doing an interview for the blog.
Buy a cheap copy of drew struzan oeuvre limited edition book. 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. This is the updated version and contains a lot of work duplicated in the movie posters book. Drew struzan was born in 1947 in portland, oregon, usa as howard drew struzansky. Legendary movie poster artist drew struzan is known for conveying a lot of emotion without words. Drew struzans 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. Drew struzans genius for distilling complicated mythologies into striking pop culture portraiture produced some of filmdoms most memorable poster art. 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. George lucas is an american film producer, screen writer, director and founderchairman of lucasfilm ltd. Its a striking, beautiful image that youve seen a million times and have. Over the last thirty years, hes created many of hollywoods most memorable posters. Drew struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work.
Struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years. But the art of drew struzan isnt just a collection of beautiful imagery. 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 wipe. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years. Drew struzan was made speechless by this poster hollywood. A particular favorite artist of film directors george lucas and steven spielberg, struzan created distinct and indelible images for many of their film releases, with spielberg decreeing that struzan be the only artist allowed to render the space. 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 is a new book written by drew and dylan struzan, with a foreword by george lucas. A documentary on legendary movieposter artist drew struzan. A collection of the hollywood poster maestros work. Oeuvre by amy horsting, drew struzan and jessie horsting 2004, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
This page displays our archive of 225 movie posters made by drew struzan. But this book showed me that dozens of movie posters, book and game covers, even commemorative plates that i recognize were done by his hand as well. Oeuvre showcases the iconic movie art of drew struzan wired. The art of drew struzan chronicles much of his work. It is described as a sumptuous companion volume to the art of drew struzan. 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. Drew gives a rare peek at his process, while he takes us through the creation of the hellboy movie poster. 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. George lucas dubbed him the only collectible artist since world war ii and steven spielberg called him his. I knew drew struzans name for some of his art like the star wars and indiana jones posters. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise star wars and the. Its easy to see his work and the people hes worked with and make assumptions involving thrones and riches, but hes a working man. Particularly valuable are the many comps or drafts, often roughed out in pencil, showing the many different concepts struzan came up with before picking one for the final composition. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, in.
Oeuvre new updated by drew struzan, dylan struzan, drew struzan isbn. The book ships tomorrow and in celebration i have a few exclusive pieces of art to share with you. Struzans artwork is legendary, and its sad that well never see movie poster art with such care, passion, and detail again. Jul 30, 2011 drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. Oeuvre 2004 and the movie posters of drew struzan 2004 you can see the entirety of more than 150 movie posters struzan has produced during decades of painting for studios big and. Drew struzans iconic back to the future poster just got an. The quality of the work of drew struzan is amply demonstrated, and in this book will find many of his best work. George lucas dubbed him the only collectible artist since world war ii and steven spielberg called. Drew struzan is one of the bestknown american film poster artists, who has created more than one hundred and fifty film posters, including all the indiana jones, back to the future, rambo and star wars film series. Very aware this is a must own book for any movie or art lover. Book honors star wars movie poster maestro drew struzan wired.
A fantastic addition to any collection for anyone with any interest in the history of struzans work. Drew struzan has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the l. Struzan went to lunch with a goonies art director, who drew him a picture on a napkin. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and. Apr 26, 2011 drew struzan is in the same boat as the rest of us. Comic books art book art blade runner art art sketches art drawings toned paper cultura pop crayon concept art. The publisher titan books considers it a brand new edition, with lots of. See more ideas about movie posters, movie poster art and film posters. Written by drew and dylan struzan, oeuvre is broken down into five sections. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Buy the art of drew struzan by drew struzan, david j. Indispensable book for lovers of drew struzan art and for people who like the 7th art. The art of drew struzan at first blush is a coffee table book chronicling the work of the artist time magazine called the last movie poster artist. Oeuvre and its a definitive collection of his incredible artwork. The book include 250 pieces of struzans artwork, and every singe piece included is fantastic.
He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers. Then he got into doing album covers when there were still such things and when people liked to hang the artwork on their walls. Geek tyrant highquality print and thick glossy pages capture the illustrations fine detail and precision perfectly. With greg aronowitz, timothy bradstreet, joanna cassidy, ernie cefalu. Struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work. Drew struzan showcasing the work of artist drew struzan. Sep 24, 2010 discover book depositorys huge selection of drew struzan books online.
This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, including all of. Sep 14, 2010 drew struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work. Greg aronowitz, founder and curator of the hollywood art museum, is thrilled to present a bold new exhibit, the art of drew struzan. Oct, 2010 a gorgeous new book about the movie poster work of drew struzan the art of drew struzan, has just been released by titan books. This extravagant hardcover edition of drew struzan.
For the holidays, titan books sent us a copy of their new drew struzan. Drew struzan is perhaps the king of movie poster art, and this book gives a gorgeous look at some highlights of his work over the years. This is the updated edition of the 2004 edition drew struzan. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and blade runner. When you think of back to the future, odds are drew struzans instantly recognizable poster is part of the memory.