Sci-Fi-O-Rama

Rene Barjavel - La Noche De Los Tiempos Light

Adapted cover art for the book “Barjavel René La Noche de los Tiempos” written by René Barjavel - not sure of the artist here…

Image sourced via Flickr user bermoraca @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bermoraca/2202719860/

Promotional Artwork for “Dragoncon 2008″ A Science Fiction and Fantasy event held annually in Atlanta US. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoncon

Artwork via Roger’s own portfolio site: http://www.rogerdean.com/

Following on from the prior post here’s more from Jodorowsky’s gloriously doomed Dune, this time featuring the efforts of Devon’s finest -  Chris Foss… nice to feature some of Foss’s work pre-airbrush-gloss!

As before all artwork featured via the excellent http://www.duneinfo.com/

I will endavour to find something original soon!

Top left: “Duke Leto Atreides”
Top right a “Sardaukar” - I still prefer this depiction
Bottom left “Feyd” - played by Sting in Lynch’s 84 Version
Bottom right “Kynes”

All concept Art from Mobieus for the aborted Alejandro Jodorowsky 1976 version of “Dune”. With Mobieus in charge of Costume Design and Storyboarding, Chris Foss taking care of Spaceship’s and Vehicles and H.R.Giger creating the evil Harkonnen Homeworld + a Pink Floyd soundtrack & starring Mick Jagger and Salvador Dali amongst others! it goes without saying this is definitely the greatest film never made. The project stalled when funds dried up and other assorted spanners randomly flew into the creative machine. Truly a project of immense scope and scale - alas never to be, at least not in this Universe!

Read all you need to know about the project, see all the art, interviews and more at this amazing site: http://www.duneinfo.com/ - Thanks Dan for the tip on that!  The Mobieus feature is at http://www.duneinfo.com/unseen/moebius.asp

It’s also well worth having a read about Alejandro Jodorowsky himself at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky -

Also some more at:

Manny Z’s Cininite Blog: http://citinite.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/jean-moebius-giraud/
And the excellent io9.com http://io9.com/5088014/costume-designs-and-storyboards-from-the-dune-that-never-was

Sci-fi Psychedelia! Covert Art for a 70’s edition of Clifford D.Simak’s novel “A Choice of Gods” - by New Zealand Born Designer/Illustrator Mike Hinge.

A big cyber-thumbs-up to Eric Carl for this submission - read more about this piece and Mike Hinge via his Flickr Feed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_carl/2452590389/in/set-72157604799546318/

Check Eric’s own slick looking graphic art at his portfolio site: http://www.sans-concept.com/ (nice use of javascript!) and his Blog http://blog.sans-concept.com/ - excellent selection of both retro and bleeding edge Design/Illustration. Recommended!

Oscar Chichoni - QMan

More Oscar Chichoni via http://chichoni.com/ I think you’ll agree well worthy of a second mention! - Angel feathers ?

A fine example of the Art of Oscar Chichoni, a renowned Argentine illustrator of Comics, Graphic Novels and SF magazines and books.

Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Chichoni

Or visit his home page http://chichoni.com/ with an extensive gallery of Illustration, renderings and concept art.

Bosch Penalva - Ciencia Ficcion 17

I’ll add some notes soon - thanks Ramon