Storm thorgerson, the british graphic designer behind some of the most memorable album covers of all time, including pink floyds. Thorgerson was a key member of the british graphic art group hipgnosis, and designed many of their most famous single and album covers. Thorgerson also produced semisurreal designs for recordings by led zeppelin, genesis. This category is of album covers designed by storm thorgerson. Storm thorgerson, designer of iconic album covers for. Album cover album is edited and compiled by two this led to the release of six followup hits, inspired a host of imitations, and generated a longplaying subgenre in art and design publishing. Storm thorgerson interviews pink floyd floydian slip. Storm thorgerson, the british graphic designer responsible for some of the greatest album covers of all time, has died aged 69. Storm thorgerson has been designing album cover art for over 35 years. Apr 19, 20 storm thorgerson, a british graphic designer who created album covers for pink floyd, led zeppelin, muse, genesis, phish and many other major rock bands, has died after a long battle with cancer. He designed many of the most famous album covers in history, including pink floyd s instantly recognisable dark side of the moon. Storm thorgerson, pink floyd album art designer, dead at 69. Storms most recent project is the sizable mind over matter, a book written to celebrate thirty years of pink floyd artwork.
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. The contribution of storm thorgerson to pink floyd works led to the realization of some of the most iconic covers ever made, like the ones of wish you were here, animals, the division bell and of course his most famous work, the dark side of the moon. 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. Hipgnosis cofounded by artists aubrey po powell and storm thorgerson in 1967 flipped the script on rock art. Storm thorgerson signed limited edition prints for sale. When thorgerson presented the artwork for pink floyds atom heart mother a solitary brown and white cow, staring into the camera, sans the. Strangewho made his comic debut in 1967in the collaged. Here, in an interview from 2009, he talks about some. We make album cover art, design logos, typefaces, posters etc all aspects of packaging and promotional material.
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. Storm thorgerson, a british graphic designer who created album covers for pink floyd, led zeppelin, muse, genesis, phish and many other major rock bands, has died after a long battle with cancer. Apr 25, 20 the pink floyd connection stretched back into childhood. See more ideas about storm thorgerson, album covers and iconic album covers. Storm thorgerson originally proposed a closeup shot of a baboons rearend for the album cover photograph of 1971s meddle. His output reached far beyond his work for the floyd and his influence lives on in subsequent generations of designers, photographers, filmmakers and artists. The notoriously difficulttocompile floyds first compilation, relics is a decent trawl of early single releases and random album tracks, released at a tim when those tracks were barely relics at all. Apr 18, 20 storm thorgerson, the british graphic designer behind some of the most memorable album covers of all time, including pink floyd s the dark side of the moon, has died aged 69.
A striking cover image from pink floyd designer storm thorgerson framed it all perfectly. There are only three pink floyd albums thorgerson wasnt behind the piper at the gates of dawn 1967, the wall 1979 and the final cut 1983. Pages in category albums with cover art by storm thorgerson the following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total. Storm thorgerson 194420 many people agree that storm thorgerson is the best album designer in the world. Thorgerson set up storm studios in 1987, but by then, the advent of the compact disc was on its way to eliminating creator of expansive, elaborate visual designs for packaging music releases as a job description. In addition to that of the dark side of the moon, mr. Apr 02, 2010 storm thorgerson talks about working with pink floyd, and designing some of the worlds most iconic album covers.
The designers of album covers dont usually get that kind of attention. Storm thorgerson, artist behind much of pink floyds. Mar 04, 2011 this is storm thorgerson with his onemillionth pink floyd cover, and its ummagummalike series of windows in windows hides dozens of visual references to pink floyd album covers, album titles, song titles and lyrics. Storm thorgerson, artist behind much of pink floyd. Apr 19, 20 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. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The album covers of pink floyd by storm thorgerson, hipgnosis design, london. Apr 19, 20 pink floyd drummer nick mason is among the artists who have praised album artwork designer storm thorgerson, who has died aged 69. Apr 19, 20 london ap english graphic designer storm thorgerson, whose eyepopping album art for pink floyd and led zeppelin encapsulated the spirit of 1970s psychedelia, died thursday. See pictures from a 2012 exhibition which brought together the wierd and wonderful images dreamed.
Most famous for his work with pink floyd, storm thorgerson is rocks most indemand sleeve designer, having produced distinctive designs for the mars volta and audioslave. Drummer nick mason made the very 1971 sketch on the cover, a kind of rube goldbergstyle impossible machine that looks like it should have. Apr 21, 20 i was very sad to hear of the passing of one of my favourite album cover artists of all time and one of the founding members of the legendary hipgnosis team. Hipgnosis album covers from pink floyd to led zeppelin rolling. See more ideas about storm thorgerson, album covers and cover art. Album cover album is edited and compiled by two designers who were among the most innovative pioneers of the work that it celebrates. This is the perfect pink floyd album for both devoted fans and those discovering their music for the very first time. Oct 10, 20 ive been an admirer of storm thorgersons work since the 70s. It covers nearly all pink floyd albums from piper at the gates of dawn through echoes, the most recent best of floyd compilation. As chaps do, pink floyd asked their old friend thorgerson to come up with something snappier for pink floyd s second record, 1968s a saucerful of secrets, and from. Storm thorgerson was born on february 28, 1944 in potters bar, hertfordshire, england as storm elvin thorgerson. 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.
Their mortal remains pays due acknowledgement to their influence when it comes to the celebrated visuals associated with the group. 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. Tributes paid to pink floyd album artist storm thorgerson. The album graphics of storm thorgerson with peter curzon and jon crossland order the book from. Storm thorgerson was a british graphic designer responsible for some of the most evocative album covers ever made, including pink floyd s the dark side of the moon 1973 and led zeppelins houses of the holy 1973. Learn more about the film, director, and stream the film today. He was a director and writer, known for drugtaking and the arts 1993, pink floyd. My analysis of storm thorgersons pulse album cover. To me it looks like the eye is seeing many sites around the world. He wasnt an official member of pink floyd but he might as well have been storm thorgerson, the english graphic designer best known for creating a slew of iconic album covers for the classic. Storm thorgerson, pink floyd album art designer, dead at. Buy limited edition fine art prints taken from storm thorgerson s original artwork for pink floyd. Some of thorgersons covers the disturbing image of burning man in a business suit featured on pink floyds wish you were here or the stark.
Storm thorgerson and the end of album art the new yorker. Storm thorgerson is among a tiny handful of artists capable of receiving mainstream, tux wearing critical acclaim and its benefits while maintaining their vision and integrity. The photos of the whole scene plus an empty picture frame are printed progressively smaller and montaged into place. The cover of ummagumma is a visual play on the impossible where the receding perspective is theoretically infinite yet practically finite. This category is of album covers designed by storm thorgerson, apart from his work with hipgnosis. Rip, storm thorgerson, legendary album cover artist. Originally released in 2011 on cd only, the artwork for this compilation is the last pink floyd album work of longterm floyd designer, the late storm thorgerson. I used to own another book, walk away rene some years ago but foolishly lent it to a friend never to see it again. It was a press release from beth brody of brody public relations in stockton, n. Pink floyd s 1967 debut with barrett, the piper at the gates of dawn, was the first and last album to feature a photo of the paisley and bescarved band members on the cover. By detailing the lp covers hipgnosis designed, starting with 1968s a saucerful of secrets, pink floyds second studio album. Perhaps thorgersons most famous designs are those for pink floyd.
He is the creative genius behind some of rock musics bestknown and most compelling album covers, including several classic pink floyd sleeves. Apr 18, 20 storm thorgerson, the british visual artist known for his iconic album covers, has died after a battle with cancer, the bbc reports. Pink floyd drummer nick mason is among the artists who have praised album artwork designer storm thorgerson, who has died aged 69. Storm thorgerson has worked on album covers for led zeppelin, pink floyd, genesis, the cranberries, anthrax, foreigner and mike oldfield, to name but a few. Thorgerson was a classmate of both syd barrett and roger waters, and he was later the best man at david gilmours wedding. Pink floyd then informed him that they would rather have an ear underwater, which was used as the basis for the final design with slight color differences on the original u. Roger waters covers protest anthem, adds lyrics directed at trump. Many of thorgerson s classic album covers have become masterpieces in their own right. Thorgerson was a classmate of both syd barrett and roger waters, and he. Thorgerson was a friend of syd barrett and roger waters while in high school and went on to work for hipgnosis who designed many of pink floyds covers. Aug 17, 2009 there are only three pink floyd albums thorgerson wasnt behind the piper at the gates of dawn 1967, the wall 1979 and the final cut 1983.
The right but wrong show is at the idea generation gallery until the 2nd may, 2010. Either as part of his design team hipgnosis or solo, he created some of the most iconic and memorable album covers of all time, including dark side of the moon, houses of the holy, styxs cyclorama, and def leppards high n dry. London ap english graphic designer storm thorgerson, whose eyepopping album art for pink floyd and led zeppelin encapsulated the spirit of 1970s psychedelia, died thursday. British artist storm thorgerson died last night, aged 69. The art of storm thorgerson and hipgnosis, a film by roddy bogawa. This book gives great insight into the making of all the floyd albums that were designed by storm thorgerson and his design collaborative know as hipgnosis. 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. Storm thorgerson, pink floyd album cover designer, dead at 69. The picture involves an eyeball which is a focal point, and as its in the center of the page it draws your eye onto the eye. Together with coauthor aubrey powell, storm thorgerson founded the influential 1960s hipgnosis design studio. The pink floyd connection stretched back into childhood. Learning to fly 1987 and incident at channel q 1986. Storm thorgerson, whose iconic album artwork served as the public face of pink floyd for nearly 50 years, went to that great gig in the sky on thursday.
Storm thorgerson, pink floyd graphic artist, dead at 69. In a statement, he recalled his great ideas and high, sometimes. This is a retrospective of his albums, covering the last five decades with 200 colour images and accompanying text. This led to the release of six followup hits, inspired a host of imitations, and generated a longplaying subgenre in art and design publishing. Storm thorgerson 194420 designed album cover art for over 40 years. Storm thorgerson was best known for the inspired and surreal designs that graced over four decades of pink floyd album covers and visuals. Storm thorgerson talks about working with pink floyd, and designing some of the worlds most iconic album covers. I was very sad to hear of the passing of one of my favourite album cover artists of all time and one of the founding members of the legendary hipgnosis team. Iconic album covers, music album covers, music albums, the mars volta, storm thorgerson, pink floyd, dream theater, led zeppelin, biffy. 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. Mar 4, 2017 storm thorgerson designed so many iconic album covers for bands like pink floyd, led zeppelin, the cranberries, richard wright, genesis, peter gabriel and more.
Storm thorgerson, the king of rock album covers auralcrave. Storm elvin thorgerson 28 february 1944 18 april 20 was an english graphic designer and music video director. 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. Storm thorgerson, pink floyd album cover designer, dead at. The album art of storm thorgerson storm thorgerson on. Storm thorgerson, the british visual artist known for his iconic album covers, has died after a battle with cancer, the bbc reports. He began directing music videos, including several for the postroger waters version of pink floyd. Buy limited edition fine art prints taken from storm thorgersons original artwork for pink floyd. Apr 19, 20 storm thorgerson, whose iconic album artwork served as the public face of pink floyd for nearly 50 years, went to that great gig in the sky on thursday. To me it looks like the eye is seeing many sites around the world such as. While the cover has a colorful picture bot in the fron and in the back side. Storm thorgersons greatest covers that arent pink floyd.
Isbn 1860742246, the new book by storm thorgerson, designer of nearly every pink floyd album cover, as well as loads of other classic images. See more ideas about storm thorgerson, album covers and pink floyd. 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. Albums with cover art by storm thorgerson wikipedia. Its a mark of the strength of vision in the graphic designer storm thorgerson s work both solo and with the design collective hipgnosis that the news of his passing should have created waves of sympathy from rock fans all over the world. He was also the sleeve designer for rock artists such as ian dury, led zeppelin and the mars volta. 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.
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