Album Cover Artist Storm Thorgerson Has Died
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Album Cover Artist Storm Thorgerson Has Died
The world's greatest album cover artist, Storm Thorgerson, died today at age 69.
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Originally Posted by BBC News
Storm Thorgerson, whose album cover artwork includes Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69, the band's management has confirmed.
A childhood friend of the founding members of the band, he became their designer-in-chief, fashioning a string of eye-catching creations.
Most-famously he designed the prism spreading a spectrum of colour across The Dark Side Of The Moon.
His credits also include albums by Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Muse.
A statement on the Pink Floyd.com official site said: "We are saddened by the news that long-time Pink Floyd graphic genius, friend and collaborator, Storm Thorgerson, has died.
"Our thoughts are with his family and many friends."
Thorgerson began his career with UK design group Hipgnosis, founded in the late 1960s and his distinctive style made him one of the industry's most recognisable artists.
There was the mournful-looking cow on the front of Atom Heart Mother, the burning businessman on the sleeve of Wish You Were Here, the giant pig flying over Battersea Power Station and - most famously of all - the prism spreading a spectrum of colour across The Dark Side Of The Moon.
He told the BBC in 2009: "It's a nice but simple idea. Refracting light through a prism is a common feature in nature, as in a rainbow. I would like to claim it, but unfortunately it's not mine!"
The idea was sparked by Pink Floyd's keyboard player, the late Richard Wright, he explained.
"He said, somewhat provocatively, 'Let's not have one of your photos, we've had your photos before. Can't we have a change? A cool graphic - something smart, tidy, elegant.
A childhood friend of the founding members of the band, he became their designer-in-chief, fashioning a string of eye-catching creations.
Most-famously he designed the prism spreading a spectrum of colour across The Dark Side Of The Moon.
His credits also include albums by Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Muse.
A statement on the Pink Floyd.com official site said: "We are saddened by the news that long-time Pink Floyd graphic genius, friend and collaborator, Storm Thorgerson, has died.
"Our thoughts are with his family and many friends."
Thorgerson began his career with UK design group Hipgnosis, founded in the late 1960s and his distinctive style made him one of the industry's most recognisable artists.
There was the mournful-looking cow on the front of Atom Heart Mother, the burning businessman on the sleeve of Wish You Were Here, the giant pig flying over Battersea Power Station and - most famously of all - the prism spreading a spectrum of colour across The Dark Side Of The Moon.
He told the BBC in 2009: "It's a nice but simple idea. Refracting light through a prism is a common feature in nature, as in a rainbow. I would like to claim it, but unfortunately it's not mine!"
The idea was sparked by Pink Floyd's keyboard player, the late Richard Wright, he explained.
"He said, somewhat provocatively, 'Let's not have one of your photos, we've had your photos before. Can't we have a change? A cool graphic - something smart, tidy, elegant.
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Legend doesn't even begin to describe his work. I think it's safe to say that no matter what genre of music you listen to, you know one of his covers when you see it. RIP.
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It's amazing how easy it is to pick out his work. So varied, yet almost all unmistakably Storm. It's funny that his most famous cover isn't actually a photograph though.
Terrible loss to the art, graphic design and music community.
Terrible loss to the art, graphic design and music community.
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I saw his cover for Houses Of The Holy as a 9 year old and had to have the cassette. The music inside turned out to be great also. I actually have quite a few of his album covers framed.
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Definitely an amazing artist, loved his art and he did great unsung work on the Echoes set.
Here's one of my favorites from him
Here's one of my favorites from him
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Check out his website. He talks about how he created several of his pictures, which blew me away.
http://www.stormthorgerson.com/
http://www.stormthorgerson.com/
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I'm pretty sure this video is Storm's work too. After seeing this, I started to appreciate the song so much more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txioN25pvdM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txioN25pvdM
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He did Echoes? That was some brilliant design. Hell so was Dark Side and many others wish I knew more about this guy before. Looking it up, he did Presence too? Damn.