Progressive landscape negli oceani topografici
da: Musica per immagini, Immagini per la musica
Oltre che al disegno, Dean si è nel tempo occupato anche di
architettura, cinematografia sperimentale e grafica computerizzata.
Gravy
Train - Staircase to the Day (1974)
Copertina (particolare)
All-round artist, Roger Dean (Ashford, England, 1944) is
certainly the designer that more has
linked his name to the golden age of ’70s rock , especially the groups of the
"progressive" movement. The synergy of Dean’s art with this genre is
total: Dean prefers large landscape dominated by the nature and its elements,
particularly water and air; at the base of his tract there is always a curve as
geometric primitive from which derive many variations, able to bend time to
time to the needs of bodies and animal forms, as well as the building of
majestic rocky castles. Rare and almost always underrated the figure of man,
his works and his buildings. Dean's palette is extremely varied: the artist
prefers gradients on cool and "mineral" shades, especially blue and
green. The line is always impeccable and immaculate is the definition of forms.
The Dean's favorite subjects come from a wonderful imaginary world of
"Tolkien" origin and sometimes populated by fantastic animals derived
from the crossing of species existing sometimes pure invention of the author.
The typical lettering is soft and ethereal, derived in equal measure by
art-nouveau and the American psychedelic artists of the '60s.
In addition to the design, Dean has also worked on
architecture over time, experimental film and computer graphics.
BIBLIOGRAFIA
E RISORSE INTERNET
Roger Dean,
Dragon's Dream, Collins Design 2008
Roger Dean,
Album Cover Album, Collins Design
Roger Dean, Views, Collins Design
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