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Chris talks briefly about working on film projects with Giger and Moebius
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Chris discusses the Spice Harvester sketch at Head Office

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Chris talks about working with Giger and Moebius

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High Rise, JG Ballard, Panther, 1973

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Chris talks about working with Giger and Moebius

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Nebula Award Stories 6, Clifford D Simak, Editor, Panther, 1973
Hardware: 112.1

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Chris talks about seeing his designs realised in film

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The Stars Like Dust, Isaac Asimov, Granada, London 1981
Hardware: 181

AKA Rail Runner, one of two of Chris’ artworks used on Asimov’s The Stars Like Dust, the other being:
http://www.chrisfossart.com/2011/04/stars-like-dust-nemos-castle/

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Chris talks about the difference between creating book covers and working on film projects

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When you work on concepts for films do you use the same approach you usually use for making book covers? what are the difference between the two?

Can you tell me briefly a bit more about your workflow when you work on films?

Has your experience with the film Dune and with artists of the team (such as Moebius and Giger) changed the way you work?

How did you feel when you first saw your vehicles animated in a movie? (referred to Die Sturzflieger film)

Thank you for your time and I look forward to see the video answer.
Best,
Joseph
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Hello Joseph
I’m seeing Chris early April so I will have a go at getting your questions answered then.
Cheers
Imogene

The Emperors Throne, Jean Giraud – Moebius, Dune, Paris, 1975

Chris remembers Jean Giraud

It’s with very great sadness that I learn today of a dear and very
old friend Jean Giraud aka Mœbius’s death.

It seems only a few years ago that we collaborated under the tutorship
of Alejandro Jodorowsky on the initial version of Dune in Paris.

Many many happy memories come flooding back of our time together.
It is fair to say that the firm basis of our relationship was a mutual
admiration of each others work.

As you will see from the above illustration Jean had a quirky sense of
humour which struck a chord with me. Alejando’s esoteric direction only
served to unite me and Jean on what we felt was a crazy career through
chaos for two Samurai artists.

I fortunately spoke at length with Jean last year and the years just
fell away. He was bright and cheerful and talked enthusiastically of
his various projects.

It did not occur to me that such a talented life would end so abruptly.

My memories of living in Paris during the Dune episode are dominated by
Jean’s helpfulness and dedicated care in introducing me to his circle of
friends. I shall miss him greatly.

Like his creation Blueberry, I like to think of Jean now riding westward
into the setting sun.’

Chris Foss, Guernsey, 10th March 2012

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The story of the sketch

Alejandro Jodorowsky had asked Jean Giraud to create a throne
for the Emperor which went through several iterations, he’s added
the loo chain as an inside joke with Chris about the challenge.

Jean dedicated the sketch to Chris:
Pour Christopher My meilleur English Camarade!…
To Christopher My best English Comrade!…

Decades later when Chris was rummaging for artwork for Hardware
he rediscovered this treasured piece of Jean’s artwork which he’d been
‘keeping safe’ tucked away in the studio for 35 years and which Jean
kindly allowed us to use in the book to illustrate his foreword.

Stoway to Mars, John Wyndham, Coronet, 1972
Hardware: 122.4

Stoway to Mars is available as an A2 size print. Please email for more info:
Imogene – foss@chrisfossart.com

Children of the Lens

The Overman Culture

Here’s a link to a video of the July 2011 book signing of Hardware.