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Visual Futurist: Step inside the sci-fi world created by ‘Blade Runner’ visionary Syd Mead

Visual Futurist: Step inside the sci-fi world created by ‘Blade Runner’ visionary Syd Mead | e.cloud | Scoop.it


A depiction of Los Angeles in 2019 by Syd Mead for ‘Blade Runner.’
 
Artist Syd Mead is probably best known for his work for the 1982 film Blade Runner, though his vast contributions to cinema can be seen in other groundbreaking works such as Aliens (1986), TRON (1982), and 2013’s Elysium which was directed by Neill Blomkamp. Blomkamp had a life-long obsession with Mead and his artwork which was what led him to engage the services of the then 80-year-old artist to design the sets for his futuristic film.

Mead’s background in industrial design is clear and present in his paintings. During...
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