FOSS, Christopher "Chris" F. (b. 1946) - photo 1

FOSS, Christopher "Chris" F. (b. 1946)

Lot 264
21.11.2022 12:00UTC +00:00
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€ 20 000
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Lot 264 | FOSS, Christopher "Chris" F. (b. 1946)
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€ 20 000 – 30 000
FOSS, Christopher "Chris" F. (b. 1946)
Shot-up Pirate Ship Spilling Spice
FOSS, Christopher "Chris" F. (b. 1946)
Shot-up Pirate Ship Spilling Spice - concept art for Alejandro Jodorowsky's movie adaptation of Dune
Circa 1975

Encre et acrylique sur carton, avec collages et aérographe
495 x 650 mm, encadré
Monogrammé en bas à droite

Montage of line drawing with ink and acrylic paint on art board, with use of collage and airbrush
495 x 650 mm, framed.
Monogrammed lower right

« Pour débuter Dune, je voulais faire mieux que le plan séquence d’Orson Welles dans La Soif du Mal (1958), raconte Jodorowsky. Le plan devait traverser tout l’univers. En parcourant plusieurs galaxies, la caméra finissait par se poser sur des pirates de l’espace, à l’abordage d’un vaisseau pour récupérer sa cargaison». Cette séquence est la première du légendaire storyboard dessiné par Moebius. Son croquis est basé sur la formidable étude de Chris Foss. Héritage de son enfance à Guernesey et de ses escapades marines, ses « vaisseaux évoquent délibérément certains animaux », ici un poisson aux couleurs vives, capable de se fondre dans son environnement : « le vaisseauest comme blessé mortellement, il saigne de l’épice. Il était camouflé comme un poisson, se fondant parmi les astéroïdes, et invisible tant qu’il restait immobile ».

Publications :
- Reproduit en couleurs dans le storyboard ; Dune. Suresnes : imprimé par les ateliers industriels de reprographie Aviaplans, [circa 1975] (titre complet : Michel Seydoux Presents Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune from Frank Herbert's Novel. Design by Jean Giraud. Machines by Chris Foss. Special Effects by Dan O'Bannon. Dialogue by M. Demuth and A. Jodorowsky) ;
- 21st century Foss, Dragon's Dream, 1978 ; reproduit en couleurs p.17 ;
- Chris Foss, Imogene Foss, Rian Hugues, Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss. Londres : Titan Books, 2011 ; reproduit en couleurs p. 21.
- Affiche japonaise du documentaire Jodorowksy's Dune, de Frank Pavich (2013) ;
- This is Alejandro Jodorowsky. Vol.2. Livret en japonais, 1er avril 2014 (reproduit en couleurs).

Place of origin:France
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