tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post3163308322507884050..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: STAR WARS (1977) Paperback Cover ArtChristopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-77963152341152310772013-06-05T10:52:44.653-04:002013-06-05T10:52:44.653-04:00The Berkey cover painting for the novelisation, as...The Berkey cover painting for the novelisation, as well as his poster included with the OST, where some of the first images to emerge and are still capable of reminding me how breathtaking Star Wars was that first time - I ended up seeing it 22 times during its initial run.<br /><br />I'm a bit annoyed I don't know the name of the artist who painted the original movie poster. The Hildebrandt's borrowed the composition, but their painting was never used as an actual movie poster, rather part of the merchandising juggernaut. <br /><br />There's a sense of movement and light in Berkey's rough paint strokes that's lacking in the Hildebrandt's highly finished effort and it goes without saying is a galaxy far far away from the banality of modern Photoshops.<br />Best<br />Chris BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-85779473019253323132011-03-31T20:35:16.074-04:002011-03-31T20:35:16.074-04:00I really love this piece and prefer it to the Hild...I really love this piece and prefer it to the Hildebrandt movie poster (yes, I know... blasphemy!). I like the rough around the edges style of painting and the way the light sabers look more like real swords than glowsticks.Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631388281199815121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-89009478049757250342011-03-28T16:11:36.199-04:002011-03-28T16:11:36.199-04:00I love this old school artwork from the years arou...I love this old school artwork from the years around Star Wars. The Hildebrant (sp) brothers did the quintessential poster that for me became the standard for others to live up to. This picture is right up there. I still get a special tingle when I see prints like these.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-74686528759619743472011-03-28T07:40:21.392-04:002011-03-28T07:40:21.392-04:00At the bookstore in the sci-fi section, I would al...At the bookstore in the sci-fi section, I would always pick up paperbacks with a Berkey cover. It was a magnetic attraction. The thing of it is that his covers almost never had anything to do with the books they were wrapped around. I often wondered if he simply painted ten or fifteen iconic covers (cool ship hovering over a cool planet in front of a cool space background) and publishers would buy them up and find a book that they were kinda/sorta appropriate for. I've never seen a clean version of this art before. Thanks for posting it.Fred Schillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888771079495878583noreply@blogger.com