An example of Syd’s most abstract work, a piece that really messes with the sense – are we looking at a garguntuan slab rockface? or just a wall? the shadows to me suggest the prior, but I’ll leave it to you to make your mind up….
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i love this blog. keep it up.
Comment by david foldvari — October 23, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
Since I am apparently unable to have a unique thought, might I just ditto the comment above…
“I love your blog and keep up the great work!”
Comment by SerKevin — October 24, 2008 @ 7:05 am
Many thanks
will do!
Comment by admin — October 24, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
That painting is EPIC O__O LOVE IT
Comment by rayk — December 1, 2008 @ 6:54 am
I like this piece and this blog. The thing I like about this work is the use of long shadows. It suggests gigantic size, yet it could just be a very distant light source.
Please keep up the interesting posts!
Seth
Comment by seth — December 3, 2008 @ 4:16 am
hey Seth, thanks for the comments….
Yeah was thinking along the same lines, it suggest gigantic size, but you can’t be sure…
Comment by Kie — December 3, 2008 @ 7:32 am
It’s a view from above.. we are looking down on the surface of something with low angle light raking across it..
Comment by Wayne haag — July 28, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Interesting spin on it Wayne… never thought of that
Comment by Kie — July 28, 2009 @ 11:00 pm
where did you find this image? love it…
Comment by thomas — January 26, 2010 @ 3:07 am
Hey Thomas, it’s scanned form this 70’s SF compendium http://bit.ly/8VVdKU
not sur which Syd Mead books it’s featured in…
Comment by Kie — January 26, 2010 @ 8:50 am
IIRC, that goache painting is only 4 x 6 inches in size! I think it’s supposed to depict another worldy plane in a hyper-dimensional space, or something like that!
Comment by Chipp — February 17, 2010 @ 3:32 am