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more about #conceptart more comments → Bill-Lee: Who hasn't looked at a Roger Dean painting and thought, "Why can't they make a movie that looks like that?" more » Chip Overclock: I think Roger Dean's art was the first "coffee table" book I ever bought, way back in the 70s when I was a poor college student. I guess I'll have to ... more » reddingofish: The whole thing is just James Cameron's aspirations to be a rock star. more » Ruthless, If you let me: I would like more than a few of these on my wall. more » revdrkevind: Avatar's design isn't terribly original in any aspect. It's more of a question if this particular artist was an influence. The answer is absolutely ye... more » Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: I think the bigger story here is that Roger Dean, James Cameron and Rusty Venture are all tapping directly into the Source-Mind. What do these three ... more » Grey_Area: "...point to Yes" Ha HAW!! more » ManchuCandidate: I see that James Cameron and Dr Venture went to the same school of Rock. more » allium: Nºs 1 and 3: Wheeeeee! more » Nasdaf: ZION! HEAR ME!!!! more » crashedpc - Haifisch: SHUDDUP COLONEL SANDERS! ERRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGH! more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: 4. Look at number fours thumbnail and tell me what you see.. more » Sockatume: An artbook for the two sequels was advertised in the first TPB of The Matrix Comics, but alas it was not to be. Considering that the artwork and music... more » FrankenPC: Am I the only one who thought the dock war was freakin awesome? Yeah, the finale was underwhelming, but the dock war was worth the wait. more » evildead1971: all jedi had was a bunch of muppets more » -
#avatar
Did Prog Rock's Greatest Artist Inspire Avatar? All Signs Point To Yes
James Cameron spent years creating Avatar's floating islands and crazy dragons, and then an army of concept artists brought them to life. But maybe they had some inspiration from somewhere else? Like classic album-cover artist Roger Dean? Behold the evidence. More » -
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Relive the Human-Machine War with Matrix Concept Art
Even if you prefer to pretend that the latter Matrix movies don't exist, you can still appreciate these gloomy pieces of concept art from The Matrix trilogy, filled with sinister machines and the interminable levels of the human city Zion. More » -
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Cephalopods of Mass Destruction Stalk the Seas
Giant jellyfish and cephalopods are fearsome enough on their own, but wait until they get their tentacles on man-made weapons. Keith Noordzy's Man-Made Disaster series pairs natural monsters with technological menaces. More » -
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They Arrived On Titan Just As Saturn Was Setting
The captain brought their ship in low over the old lake jetty, parts of it crumbling with age. As the thin band of Saturn's rings reflected the sunlight, sparks seemed to fly from methane waves as they frothed to shore. More » -
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Maps of Zombie Outbreaks Throughout History
The overwhelming popularity of zombies may be a relatively recent phenomenon, but in alternate timelines, zombie attacks have been a problem for centuries. These alternate history maps outline the geography these undead epidemics and the measures taken to combat them. More » -
#exclusive
5 Designers Reveal Secrets Of James Cameron's Avatar
James Cameron's Avatar required many technical miracles, including next-gen 3-D cameras and motion-capture, but it also needed years of sketching and brainstorming from a platoon of concept-artists and designers. We talked to five designers, and learned Avatar's secret design history. More » -
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Interdimensional Portals Drawn With Nothing But Light
Jan Wöllert and Jörg Miedza are light graffiti artists, creating otherworldly photographs using various light sources. The eye-popping scenes they compose evoke wormholes, time-travel devices, and eerily lit portals to other worlds. More » -
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Zombies Invade the Star Wars Movie Posters
Zombies invaded the Star Wars universe with Death Troopers, but there are still plenty of places the galaxy far, far away for the zombie infection to spread. Even the trilogy and prequel movies posters aren't safe from the zombie outbreak. More » -
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#jurassicpark
Hold On To Your Butts: Insanely Detailed Maps From Jurassic Park
We're overwhelmed by the power of these Jurassic Park maps. Look closely at the amazing detail built into each island map. But that's not all: fans also found the Jurassic Park brochure and concept art for the San Diego park. More » -
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Common House Pet, Or Malevolent Mechanized Murderer?
Next time you see a seemingly ordinary house cat or backyard crow, consider Ryan Abegglen's mechanical beasts. These robotic soldiers of fortune are outfitted with an amusing array of abilities, from cheetah-blood powered combustion engines to explosive turd bombs. More » -
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The Lower Class Surrogates We Didn't See On Screen
This year's robotic avatar movie Surrogates showed us a world where humans live through beautiful robotic bodies. But the film's concept designer thought that not everyone might have such glamorous surrogates, as this new concept art reveals. More » -
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The Most Powerful Lego Minifigs In the Universe
When Lego Galactus comes to consume our plastic planet, who will heed the call to defeat him? How does the minifig Green Lantern Corps wear rings without separate fingers? Ulises Farinas illustrates superhero scenes in the Lego world. More » -
#designdubai
Futuristic Buildings Dubai Will Never See
When the funds were flowing freely, Dubai appeared to be a future mecca of innovative and extravagant architecture. But now that the well has gone dry, we're left with the concept designs of the buildings we'll never see. More » -
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Bizarre Re-interpretations of Star Wars in Art from Dagobah to the Death Star
Art Asylum Boston is currently running "Art Strikes Back," a show where 30 visual artists have reinterpreted iconic Star Wars images in a variety of media and styles. Some of the works these folks have dreamed up are truly inspired. More » -
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The Designer Who Creates the User Interfaces of the Future
Designer Mark Coleran designs user interfaces for high-tech and near-future movies, those computer-based visuals that flash briefly across your screen. But the information designs he's created are often more detailed than you might think. More » -
#movies
Actors Reprise Their Iconic Roles, Without Costumes
The film magazine Empire celebrated its 20th birthday with a photoshoot of famous actors returning to their most recognized roles. The shots finally leaked online, and here are the most geektastic. More » -
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Seafaring "Space Station" Could Ride the Oceans
The International Space Station has given humanity a foothold in space; should we have an equivalent station rounding Earth's oceans? A team is currently working to make their floating oceanographic laboratory a watery reality. More » -
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Picasso-Inspired Paintings Melt Familiar Superhero Faces
Superheroes are often depicted with exaggerated features, but the artists known as WonderBros take it a step further. Their paintings grossly distort the facial features of familiar superheroes and villains, inspired by the facial distortions found in Pablo Picasso's art. More » -
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The Airships Floated Into the Ravine Silently, Sails Bulging With Wind
A ravine is a good place to drop anchor. The ship stays aloft, but her crew can scramble to the ground on rope ladders to forage. Best of all, it's protection from prying eyes. More » -
#defense
The Art of the Space Race
Over at Berg London, Megan Prelinger has an amazing essay about the design of advertisements for defense industry companies during the mid-twentieth century space race. Interestingly, socialist-inspired designs were used to advertise anti-commie missile systems. More »
