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Hardware: the Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss by Chris Foss (2011, Hardcover)
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The &7;rst comprehensive retrospective of Chris Foss’s SF career. —Brian Aldiss.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTitan Books The Limited
ISBN-101848566980
ISBN-139781848566989
eBay Product ID (ePID)99576507
Product Key Features
Book TitleHardware: the Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicIndividual Artists / Artists' Books, Subjects & Themes / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Book, European, Graphic Arts / Illustration
FeaturesReprint
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Art
AuthorChris Foss
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight63.5 Oz
Item Length12.5 in
Item Width9.7 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"An incredible selection of Foss' work." - io9 "An indispensable collection of out-there space art." - SciFi Bulletin "There's a real sense of wonder all over this book and personally, I still find it all very inspiring. [Hardware] truly is a terrific book and certainly highly, highly recommended." - The Trades "A great art book, and one you should definitely own... this belongs on your coffee table next to the work of other great artists like Ansel Adams and Roy Lichtenstein." - Never Not a Nerd "I was constantly blown away by Foss's ability to turn fiction into reality. [Foss's art is] full of things we'll likely never see but it looks so authentic, like a history book of the future. It's grounded in such a reality that you can't help but believe it might be real." - Very Aware "... this book will turn you into a fan..." - We Love Cult "I absolutely love this thing." - Topless Robot, "An incredible selection of Foss' work." - io9 "An indispensable collection of out-there space art." - SciFi Bulletin "There's a real sense of wonder all over this book and personally, I still find it all very inspiring. [Hardware] truly is a terrific book and certainly highly, highly recommended." - The Trades "A great art book, and one you should definitely own... this belongs on your coffee table next to the work of other great artists like Ansel Adams and Roy Lichtenstein." - Never Not a Nerd "I was constantly blown away by Foss's ability to turn fiction into reality. [Foss's art is] full of things we'll likely never see but it looks so authentic, like a history book of the future. It's grounded in such a reality that you can't help but believe it might be real." - Very Aware "... this book will turn you into a fan..." - We Love Cult "I absolutely love this thing." - Topless Robot
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal741.64092
Edition DescriptionReprint
Designed byHughes, Rian
SynopsisFoss's groundbreaking and distinctive science Fiction art revolutionized paperback covers in the 1970s and 80s. Dramatically raising the bar for realism and invention, his trademark battle-weary spacecraft, dramatic alien landscapes and crumbling brutalist architecture irrevocably changed the aesthetic of science Fiction art and cinema. Featuring work for books by Isaac Asimov, E. E. 'Doc' Smith, Arthur C. Clarke, A. E. Van Vogt and Philip K. Dick, and Film design for Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick, this volume brings together many rare and classic images that have never been seen or reprinted before. The First comprehensive retrospective of Chris Foss's SF career. "Chris Foss' name has become pre-eminent among sf artists... He is in love with the monstrous, with angular momentum, with inertia-free projectiles and irresistable objects." -- Brian Aldiss "[Foss'] creations are real machines, not just an artist's dreams. They combine the two elements so essential to science Fiction: realism and a sense of wonder... A medieval goldsmith of future eons." -- Alejandro Jodorowsky, Foss's groundbreaking and distinctive science �ction art revolutionized paperback covers in the 1970s and 80s. Dramatically raising the bar for realism and invention, his trademark battle-weary spacecraft, dramatic alien landscapes and crumbling brutalist architecture irrevocably changed the aesthetic of science �ction art and cinema. Featuring work for books by Isaac Asimov, E. E. 'Doc' Smith, Arthur C. Clarke, A. E. Van Vogt and Philip K. Dick, and �lm design for Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick, this volume brings together many rare and classic images that have never been seen or reprinted before. The �rst comprehensive retrospective of Chris Foss's SF career. "Chris Foss' name has become pre-eminent among sf artists... He is in love with the monstrous, with angular momentum, with inertia-free projectiles and irresistable objects." -- Brian Aldiss " Foss'] creations are real machines, not just an artist's dreams. They combine the two elements so essential to science �ction: realism and a sense of wonder... A medieval goldsmith of future eons." -- Alejandro Jodorowsky, Foss's groundbreaking and distinctive science fiction art revolutionized paperback covers in the 1970s and 80s. Dramatically raising the bar for realism and invention, his trademark battle-weary spacecraft, dramatic alien landscapes and crumbling brutalist architecture irrevocably changed the aesthetic of science fiction art and cinema. Featuring work for books by Isaac Asimov, E. E. 'Doc' Smith, Arthur C. Clarke, A. E. Van Vogt and Philip K. Dick, and film design for Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick, this volume brings together many rare and classic images that have never been seen or reprinted before. The first comprehensive retrospective of Chris Foss' sf career. Chris Foss' name has become pre-eminent among sf artists...He is in love with the monstrous, with angular momentum, with inertia-free projectiles and irresistable objects. A" - Brian Aldiss [Foss'] creations are real machines, not just an artist's dreams. They combine the two elements so essential to science fiction: realism and a sense of wonder...A medieval goldsmith of future eons.A" - Alejandro Jodorowsky.Rian Hughes is an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator, font designer and comics artist, noted for his work on 2000AD, and Dan Dare. His illustration work is highly distinctive, wearing its design influences on its sleeve. Clients include Virgin Airways, Penguin Books, DC Comics (for whom he has designed numerous logos), Eurostar the BBC and a range of magazines and newspapers. He is the editor and designer of several books including "Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s" and the recently released "Cult-ure". "One of the most successful and prolific designer/illustrators of the past 20 years" - Roger Sabin, Eye magazine, With his colourful spaceships, intricate machines and futuristic cities, Chris Foss revolutionised the science fiction book covers of the 1970s and the 1980s. This is a collection of covers Chris Foss created for modern science fiction, including for Isaac Asimov's "Foundation trilogy", "EE 'Doc' Smith's Lensman series", and others works.
LC Classification NumberNC1883.3
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- 17 Feb, 2017
The work of a spiritual warrior
Got this after watching the Jodorowsky's Dune documentary and this book is amazing. Its packed with full color images of Foss's work ranging from his paperback sci-fi art to his work on Dune. Jodorowsky and Moebius make an appearance in this book as well, giving a little bit more insight into the project they worked on. Anyone reading this book is in for a psychedelic visual odyssey. 10/10Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Jan, 2016
Beautiful Book
I bought this as a gift and was impressed by the quality. Truly beautiful and high quality representations of this art. The person I bought this for was the Foss fan and was impressed with this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
