Chris Foss

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Chris Foss at the Utopiales in Nantes (2014)

Christopher "Chris" Frank Foss (born March 16, 1946 in Guernsey , Bailiwick of Guernsey , Channel Islands ) is an English illustrator , painter and graphic artist who is primarily known for his science fiction illustrations, as well as the illustrations of the book The Joy of Sex from 1972 is known.

When referring to the author, Chris Foss is often confused with the English military author Christopher F. Foss , who was also born in 1946 .

life and work

Foss' parents, both teachers, were working in the county of Devon in England , but returned frequently back in the summer holidays to Guernsey. Foss found his love for drawing very early on, especially for technical subjects. After abandoning his architecture studies in Cambridge , he began to make covers for books in 1970. His favorite subjects were futuristic subjects for science fiction.

In 1972, Alex Comfort published the sex manual, The Joy of Sex . Foss produced the book illustrations for this. As a template for his illustrations, he used photos that he took in his studio in Fulham , London. A new edition of the book has been distributed since September 2008.

In 1973 he was commissioned by the London publisher Futura Publications Limited to produce several works for the Perry Rhodan series in Great Britain . For the story The Shepherd (German title: Der Lotse) by Frederick Forsyth , published in 1975 in London by Hutchinson , he made some illustrations.

In 1977 he designed some designs for the planet Krypton for the film Superman , such as the crystal structures, but these were converted into ice structures. In April 1977 he designed the cover of the music album Clear Air Turbulence by the English Ian Gillan Band .

For Alejandro Jodorowsky's planned but never realized Dune film adaptation, Foss created several design drafts in 1975, which were published in the book 21st Century Foss ( ISBN 90-6332-571-1 ) with a foreword by Jodorowsky. Foss mostly drew spaceship designs for the project.

In 1979 he published his work in the illustrated book 21st Century Foss , which was published in 1980 in paperback as a German edition under the title Raumschiffe von Foss by Pabel-Moewig Verlag .

In 1979, at the request of Dan O'Bannon , who already met Foss while preparing for Jodorowsky's Dune , Chris Foss designed designs for spaceships and architecture for the science fiction film Alien - The uncanny creature from a strange world , but not for him Film were used.

In 1990 he brought out the book Diary of a Spaceperson ( ISBN 1-85028-049-5 ) at Paper Tiger Verlag.

The spacecraft design of real-time strategy game Homeworld 1999 (and later Homeworld: Cataclysm and Homeworld 2 ) have strong similarities to the illustrations of artist Chris Foss and Peter Elson , both of the passes special thanks to -Sektion the end credits (credits) be mentioned.

Foss also produces works in the horror genre, as well as depictions of military vehicles and tanks. He lives on the island of Guernsey .

In 2014 he worked on the design of some spaceships for the film Guardians of the Galaxy .

Web links

Commons : Chris Foss  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Foss, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Foss, Christopher F .; Foss, Chris F. (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English illustrator, painter and printmaker
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Guernsey , Bailiwick of Guernsey , Channel Islands