A gorgeous centerpiece to any pink floyd fans collection, mind over matter is a veritable gallery of the bands artwork and the backstory of its creation by the late graphic designer storm thorgerson, who was instrumental in creating the mystique that shrouds pink floyd and its music. Pages in category albums with cover art by storm thorgerson the following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total. Storm thorgerson, pink floyd and the final secret of the worlds greatest record sleeve designer the guardian. See more ideas about storm thorgerson, album covers and cover art. Original fine art silk screen print by storm thorgerson. Muse absolution 2003 album cover designed by storm thorgerson this design really interested me as it kept me looking for a while curious as to how they. The album art of storm thorgerson is so far deeply embedded into our psyche, its hard to believe it all came from one mind. The story behind muses absolution album artwork louder. As sleeve designer for pink floyd, led zeppelin, genesis, black sabbath, ufo, scorpions and young pretenders like the mars volta, muse and audioslave, storm and his partners aubrey powell in his. Storm thorgerson, perhaps best known as the artist and graphic designer behind pink floyds iconic album cover for dark side of the moon, sadly passed away today at the age of 69 after battling cancer. Storm elvin thorgerson 28 february 1944 18 april 20 was an english graphic designer and music video director.
Jul 18, 2017 the comprehensive collection of the late storm thorgersons iconic designs for pink floyd. Storm thorgerson biography, albums, streaming links. One of the few useful pieces of unsolicited email ive ever received arrived in my inbox on thursday, sept. The art of storm thorgerson and hipgnosis is the film that gives you the intimate behind the scenes tales of the creation of some of the most iconic record cover designs in rock and roll including pink floyds the dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals and a momentary lapse of reason. Apr 18, 2014 storm thorgersons friend and contemporary roger dean also holds strong opinions about how his art is represented and displayed. Muse, absolution album cover, 2003 san francisco art exchange. Apr 08, 2010 taken by storm thorgerson s album art. Vod allows you to stream or download taken by storm. Thorgerson was a key member of the british graphic art group hipgnosis, and designed many of their most famous single and album covers. Storm also includes many that were made, but not used by the bands in question and therefore previously unseen by the public. Learn how storm thorgersons muse idea came to life in an essex gravel pit. Storm thorgerson recalled, muse favoured an exotic location for the cover of black holes and revelations to show our modern version of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Aug 01, 2011 storm thorgerson designed the cover for pink floyds dark side of the moon, an album that can be found in the homes of over 40 million people. Thorgerson was born on 28 february 1944 in potters bar, middlesex, england. Storm thorgerson was a british graphic designer responsible for some of the most evocative album covers ever made, including pink floyds the dark side of the moon 1973 and led zeppelins houses of the holy 1973. Storm thorgerson interviews pink floyd floydian slip. Storm elvin thorgerson 28 february 1944 18 april 20 was an english graphic designer. Thorgerson has been windingup journalists and creating mindbending sleeve art for decades now. Legendary graphic designer, storm thorgerson spoke at xchange yesterday.
Deans main concern for the past few years has been that his artwork is reproduced with the integrity with which it was originally created. Storm thorgerson, the noted artist behind album covers for pink floyd, led zeppelin, and peter gabriel, has died. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Here, in an interview from 2009, he talks about some. Storm thorgerson signed limited edition prints for sale.
A new exhibition pays homage to the designers long and. Thorgerson cited the surrealist paintings of rene magritte as a major influence in generating his photography and collage. He died from cancer in england on 18 april 20 at age 69 references. The image came from the mind of storm thorgerson, the legend behind some of pink floyds most iconic sleeves along with many of the most. Music by pink floyd, genesis, 10cc, peter gabriel and muse. Well, firstly, with great trepidation, and then secondly with courtesy and diplomacy, deference at all times, and then with a strong desire to please and not upset nor disappoint. Tributes paid to pink floyd album artist storm thorgerson. The art of storm thorgerson and hipgnosis is the film that gives you the intimate behind the scenes tales of the creation of some of the most iconic record cover designs in rock and roll including pink floyds the dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals and a momentary lapse of reason, houses of the holy and. Storm thorgerson was a graphic designer and artist, who.
Storm thorgerson biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Learn more about the film, director, and stream the film today. Bol jednou z klucovych osobnosti britskeho grafickeho studia hipgnosis, po odchode z tohto studia pracoval pod vlastnou nezavislou znackou stormstudios. Storm thorgerson, artist behind the dark side of the.
Unless stated otherwise, all images storm thorgerson. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Muse drummer, dom, happened to come across a rough of this concept on. Apr 25, 20 the death last week of storm thorgerson at the age of sixtynine was both the end of an era and the reminder of the end of another era. We make album cover art, design logos, typefaces, posters etc all aspects of packaging and promotional material. The picture show if youve seen pink floyds album covers, youve seen the work of storm thorgerson. He was also the sleeve designer for rock artists such as ian dury, led zeppelin and the mars volta. The british graphic designer was responsible for some of the most influential and memorable album covers to date.
In a career spanning over 30 years he has produced. Storm thorgerson album cover artist who founded the design studio known as hipgnosis. The exhibition of storm thorgersons prints runs at for arts sake ealing gallery from thursday 6 th july to sunday 30 th july 2017. It was a press release from beth brody of brody public relations in stockton, n. Taken by storm is a great collection of works by my favorite artistdesigner storm thorgerson.
Explore books by storm thorgerson with our selection at. Storm thorgerson a legend in album cover design for nearly five decades, thorgerson designed record album covers for some of the most famous rock and roll bands in the world, including led zeppelin, pink floyd, the scorpions, black sabbath, genesis, the cranberries, styx, and many, many more. Jan 09, 2012 storm thorgerson has been designing album cover art for over 35 years. Storm thorgerson, the cofounder of the uk design firm hipgnosis who died at the age of 69 yesterday, is most widely known for his prism design for pink floyds 1973 album dark side of the. Storm thorgerson on designing the cover to led zeppelin, presence, 1976. When it coves to the dying art of the album cover, there are designers and there is storm thorgerson. Storm thorgerson simple english wikipedia, the free. Storm thorgerson designed the cover for pink floyds dark side of the moon, an album that can be found in the homes of over 40 million people. Muse received the thorgerson stamp for their fourth album. Books by storm thorgerson author of mind over matter. Storm thorgersons most popular book is mind over matter, revised edition. Perhaps storm thorgerson s most famous designs are those for pink floyd as his design for the dark side of the moon has been called one of the greatest album covers of all time. The art of storm thorgerson, music box, october 2004, volume 11, no.
He is best known for closely working with the group pink floyd through most of their career, and also created album or other art for led zeppelin, phish, black sabbath, peter gabriel, the alan parsons project, genesis, yes, muse, the mars volta and ween. This event is part of the ealing arts festival in bond street where the street will be closed. Storm thorgerson and the end of album art the new yorker. Often hailed as the best album designer in the world, storm thorgerson has sadly passed away at the age of 69. The book was released in september 20 and includes album covers artwork, photographs, and anecdotes, spanning five decades from his early. Albums with cover art by storm thorgerson wikipedia.
Storm thorgerson by steve miller the joker and the lp art genius, an honesttogod love story by raoul hernandez, 11. How the hell do you approach design for such a colossus. With storm thorgerson, tony may, nick mason, jill furmanovsky. The gathering storm a quartet in several parts was the final book thorgerson worked on with his team and it was completed just before his death in april 20. Perhaps storm thorgersons most famous designs are those for pink floyd as his design for the dark side of the moon has been called one of the greatest album covers of all time. The comprehensive collection of the late storm thorgersons iconic designs for pink floyd. A more recent creation, thorgerson put his signature stamp on muse s fourth studio album black holes and revelations. It features thorgersons love for the weird and the wonderful and is a brilliant example of his evolution in style. Prints include designs for deloused in the comatorium and televators for the mars volta, eternal flame for audioslave, ellis beggs and howards homelands, late september for deepest blue and transmission for gentleman without weapons. Thorgerson received his ba in philosophy and english from leicester university in 1966.
Over the years, thorgerson and his team designed and released several books about their work. Storm thorgerson 28 february 1944, potters bar, middlesex, england, uk died 18 april 20, london, england, uk was an english graphic designer and music video director. In 1968, along with aubrey powell, he founded the graphic art group hipgnosis 2, and between them they designed many famous single and album covers of the 1970s and. Needless to say, he was one of the most influential artists and graphic designers in. The eye of the storm storm thorgerson exhibition for arts. Apr 18, 20 storm thorgerson, the british graphic designer behind some of the most memorable album covers of all time, including pink floyds the dark side of the moon, has died aged 69.
Recording technology with its resulting media waxcovered cylinders, shellac discs, vinyl, wire, tape, compact discs, and computer chips has accompanied us on the long hayride from the dawn of electricity. For muse, he has designed the covers for absolution 2003, picture. You may not be familiar with the name storm thorgerson, but if you have even a passing interest in pop music, youve certainly seen his work. Storm thorgerson, was an english graphic designer best known for his inspired art prints and designs that graced over four decades of pink floyd album covers. Lieberman gallery presents the storm thorgerson collection. Apr 18, 20 storm thorgerson, who has died aged 69, was the sleeve designer behind weird and wonderful images for pink floyd, ian dury and the mars volta. Thorgerson was one of the premier rockalbum designers of. His family released a statement saying he died peacefully on thursday surrounded by. Storm thorgerson, the british graphic designer behind some of the most memorable album covers of all time, including pink floyds the dark side of the moon, has died aged 69. Storm thorgerson was an english graphic designer who designed lots of. The art of storm thorgerson and hipgnosis, a film by roddy bogawa. Thorgerson is a photographer and graphic designer who.
Thorgerson credits also include albums by led zeppelin, peter gabriel and muse. About face album absolution album adam and eve catherine wheel album. He returned to his progrock roots when he worked with muse, beginning with 2003s absolution. That job is being covered by the enormous flying eye.
Storm thorgerson has 19 books on goodreads with 1093 ratings. As the mainman behind englands legendary art production house hipgnosis, thorgerson led the way with many of the most famous album covers of the 70s and 80s. The hipgnosis covers site is the place to see more work by storm thorgerson and company. Photographer rupert truman, member of stormstudio, will be at for arts sake gallery sunday 23 rd july from 123pm talking about his art and signing copies of his book. The eye of the storm storm thorgerson exhibition for. He gives insights into where ideas came from, how elements of pictures came to be, and which ones held special meanings. Storm thorgerson on rene magritte tateshots youtube. Storm thorgerson biography storm thorgerson on artnet.
The death last week of storm thorgerson at the age of sixtynine was both the end of an era and the reminder of the end of another era. Thorgerson moved on to the royal college of art after graduation, and he earned a ma in television and film production in 1969. Storm thorgerson, who has died aged 69, was the sleeve designer behind weird and wonderful images for pink floyd, ian dury and the mars volta. Another paranoid landscape, another sole observer to. Born in potters bar in 1944 storms career took off in 1968 when he formed hipgnosis with aubrey powell a graphic design studio specialising in creative photography mainly for album covers, these included pink floyd, led zeppelin, genesis, 10cc, yes, peter gabriel, black sabbath, paul mccartney and many more. Howard of muse talking about the designs for absolution and their fourth album. Right but wrong can be seen at the idea generation gallery in london until 2 may 2010. Storm thorgerson has been designing album cover art for over 35 years. Storm elvin thorgerson 28 february 1944 18 april 20 was an english graphic designer who worked with music bands such as led zeppelin and pink floyd. Tributes paid to pink floyd album artist storm thorgerson bbc news.
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