A visual history of the spaceships, alien landscapes,
cryptozoology, and imagined industrial machinery of 1970s paperback
sci-fi artIn the 1970s, mass-produced, cheaply printed science
fiction novels were thriving. The paper was rough, the titles
outrageous, and the cover art astounding. Over the course of the
decade, a stable of talented painters, comic book artists, and
designers produced thousands of the most eye-catching book covers
to ever grace bookstore shelves (or spinner racks). Curiously, the
pieces commissioned for these covers often had very little to do
with the contents of the books they were selling, but by leaning
heavily on psychedelic imagery, far-out landscapes, and trippy
surrealism, the art was able to satisfy the same space-race fueled
appetite for the big ideas and brave new worlds that sci-fi writers
were boldly pushing forward.In Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of
the 1970s, Adam Rowe—who has been curating, championing, and
resurrecting the best and most obscure art that 1970s sci-fi has to
offer for more than five years on his blog 70s Sci-Fi
Art—introduces readers to the biggest names in the genre,
including Chris Foss, Peter Elson, Tim White, Jack Gaughan, and
Virgil Finlay, as well as their influences. With deep dives into
the subject matter that commonly appeared on these
covers—spaceships, alien landscapes, fantasy realms,
cryptozoology, and heavy machinery—this book is a loving tribute
to a unique and robust art form whose legacy lives on both in
nostalgic appreciation as well as the retro-chic design of
mainstream sci-fi films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Alien:
Covenant, and Thor: Ragnarok.
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