Take Advantage Of Views Drafted By Roger Dean Produced In Digital Format
wonderful replacement for one that was stolen from meyears ago, I loved this book and just had to have another one, Shows its age on the outside, but the insides are perfect, So glad it was still available! My well thumbed copy from the 's was beginning to disintegrate, When first published, this was truly a ground breaking work of art, Now, with hard cover on high quality paper and ultra high resolution printing, this will be an heirloom, I know my kids will be fighting Although in many ways outdated, Roger Dean's style and technique is still instructive, I got this as a reference for my own paintings, Simply beautiful, like I've seen it first inin Prague in a unique book in our country, It was very hard to find it here Over the time, I bought all Master's completes done by Sir Roger Dean, I'm mainly adored by Alphonse Mucha and touched This should have been better, While I've never seen this book as groundbreaking I've always loved the artistic ambition of illuminating these otherworldly landscapes and visually wonderful efforts put forth by Roger Dean, They may not have a lot of meat to them but the I was really bummed to find this book was printed in China, Back inwhen published it just was not acceptable to have an Art Book manufactured in PRC, Even in, one must look at books printed there with a jaundiced eye, China's quality standards sadly lag behind I remember finding a copy of this book in the library at high school, and was immediately impressed with Roger's commitment to his art.
He's famous for his graphic work and yes, his album covers! but he has also
worked in furniture design and architecture the amount Decent collection of Roger Dean's works, Read it in thes, still elicit a wow now, All these are pre computer graphic era, may look simple now, but it was quite eye opening then, Still is. The first two volumes chronicling the unique art and design of Roger Dean met with huge critical and popular success, Viewswent straight to number one in the Sunday Times bestseller list and went on to sell over a million copies, Magnetic Stormsold over,copies, These new editions, reworked to accompany the publication of the third book in the trilogy, Dragon's Dream, showcase the instantly recognizable work of Roger Dean, Views showcases the first seven years of Roger Dean's work after his graduation from the Royal College of Art in, It includes paintings and graphics branding such as the Yes typography and the first Virgin Records logo groundbreaking stage sets and album art including iconic early Yes covers such as the award winning Tales From Topographic Oceans.
The new edition streamlines the original square format and retains the combination of concept sketches and brilliantly displayed finished work, Featuring a new foreword, revised typography, and graphic openers and identifying icons, Views showcases and celebrates the art that defined an era, .