He is known for his work on planet of the apes 2001, war of the worlds 2005 and the mist 2007. 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. New book the art of drew struzan coming soon heyuguys. In 1977, struzan was asked to cocreate the poster art for the rerelease of star wars. 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.
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. I knew drew struzans name for some of his art like the star wars and indiana jones posters. Sep 11, 2014 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. Come see this gallery of highresolution works, representing drews artistic legacy over decades of cinematic contributions. The clone wars animated television series, and limitededition prints. Jul 29, 2014 with dozens of star warsrelated posters, book jackets, comic book covers, and even postage stamps under his belt, struzan s artwork has become synonymous with the franchise. His cocreator showed him the marvel of the airbrush which drew used to create a new technique for the highdemand and quick turnover world of movie art. Drew struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book. Greg aronowitz, founder and curator of the hollywood art museum, is thrilled to present a bold new exhibit, the art of drew struzan. With dozens of star warsrelated posters, book jackets, comicbook covers, and even postage stamps under his belt, struzans artwork has become. Preferring to work on a 1 to 1 scale, struzan s onesheet work would be approximately 27 x 40 inches, the size of a printed movie poster. Even those not familiar with the name will surely be familiar with the work of drew struzan.
Sep 17, 2010 the art of drew struzan the art of drew struzan. Drew struzan was born in 1947 in portland, oregon, usa as howard drew struzansky. Last fall, the great art of drew struzan book was released. For the holidays, titan books sent us a copy of their new drew struzan. He has designed several album covers, book covers, comic covers, movie posters and advertising. 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. Legendary poster artist drew struzan has been involved with the star wars movies since the beginning of the saga. The publisher titan books considers it a brand new edition, with lots of additional and uptodate material, plus text by dylan struzan drews wife. 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. I got it new and shrinkwrapped in the shipment, but when opened the binding is.
The art of drew struzan art and design the guardian. Aug 06, 2019 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. The man behind the poster, is due this year while a new book collates some of his best pieces. Drew struzans new book includes concept art and posters from the star wars films. The first ever book to cover struzans iconic poster artwork in depth, with the final artwork for each piece accompanied by background and anecdotes from an. The publisher titan books considers it a brand new edition, with lots of. 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.
Drew struzan has 22 books on goodreads with 1611 ratings. 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. 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 has created some of the most iconic movie posters of the last 30 years, including raiders of the lost ark, star wars. Drew struzan showcasing the work of artist drew struzan. Preferring to work on a 1 to 1 scale, struzans onesheet work would be approximately 27 x 40 inches, the size of a printed movie poster. Drew struzan is a new book written by drew and dylan struzan, with a foreword by george lucas. 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. He has also painted album covers, collectibles, and book covers. Welcome to the official drew struzan page with all the latest information on drew and his upcoming events. The latter seized the attention of the movie industry and, thus, drews career moved in a new direction.
We included some of struzans star wars onesheets in our post about his. After it was done, jim henson decreed that only struzan would be allowed to paint the muppets. The man behind the poster, a documentary valentine to drew struzan, a semiretired toptier illustrator whose promotional. See more ideas about movie poster art, movie posters and illustration. Working from reference photographs and live models, struzan has been known, at times, to include. 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 collection unites all of the action, artistry, and drama of a galaxy far, far away into one lavishly produced tome. Star wars art posters by lucasfilm ltd staff 2014, hardcover. Books by drew struzan author of sombras del imperio.
The magical movie poster art of drew struzan wired. This is the first book to cover the acclaimed artists movie work in depth, with a foreword by frank darabont. 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. Legendary poster artist drew struzan on his process and his. So whats the difference between this book vs the art of drew struzan and the movie posters of drew struzan.
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. 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. The fifth book in the george lucascurated star wars art series, posters collects the best artwork from all six star wars films, the star wars. Struzan has painted album covers, advertising, collectibles, and book covers, but he is best known for his extensive movie poster work. Struzan has designed several covers for dark horse comics, and has designed the movie posters for the prequel trilogy of films. Dec 07, 2011 new drew struzan movie poster art book. Schow and drew struzan 2010, hardcover, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. Book honors star wars movie poster maestro drew struzan. No reproduction, copying or any unauthorized use is permitted. This sumptuous hardcover edition, with a foreword by george lucas, features over 250 pieces of artwork, including all of. Schow and drew struzan 2010, hardcover, reprint at the.
It did a fairly comprehensive job of chronicling the career of the master illustrator. I knew drew struzan s name for some of his art like the star wars and indiana jones posters. Outside of star wars, he has also created the theatrical poster art for films such as the indiana jones trilogy, the back to the. 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 drew struzan born 1947 is an american artist. Drew is the author of the massively successful the art of drew struzan also published by titan books. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise star wars and the. It is described as a sumptuous companion volume to the art of drew struzan. 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. The man behind the poster profiles drew struzan the. Oeuvre has been personally signed by drew struzan and includes a.
And then as you flip through the book, struzan becomes the author and. The empire strikes back, harry potter and the sorcerers stone and blade runner. Legendary poster artist drew struzan on his process and his legacy. 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. The hardcover of the the art of drew struzan by drew struzan. This page displays our archive of 225 movie posters made by drew struzan. Struzans first trip to new york city was to work on the the muppet movie poster with frank oz. The gessoed foundation allows drew the luxury of being able to accommodate any requested changes to the work. In addition to the news that eager fans will be able to check out the third installment early, we also have a trio of stunning new posters from legendary artist drew struzan. Over the last thirty years, hes created many of hollywoods most memorable posters. George lucas is an american film producer, screen writer, director and founderchairman of lucasfilm ltd. Drew struzans most popular book is shadows of the empire star wars. A gorgeous new book about the movie poster work of drew struzan the art of drew struzan, has just been released by titan books.
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