QUANTUM DREAMS: The Art of Stephan Martinière

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“There's something almost uncanny in seeing things you've imagined, and only described in words, depicted. It's even more unsettling to see them depicted more clearly and vividly and accurately than you imagined them.

Stephan Martiniere's covers for my books have that effect on me. They look as if he has taken a camera and a sketchbook to these very worlds, and has seen more of them than I did.

We should all be grateful for Martiniere's mind's eye.”

– Ken MacLeod , author
The Cassini Division and the trilogy, The Engines of Light

“Stephan isn't just a stunning illustrator, he is truly a designer, with a great sense of harmony and style. He can create extremely organic objects or creatures as well as the most stylistic architecture of today and tomorrow.”

– Patrick Tatopoulos production designer
I, Robot, Dark City, Independence Day

“I find the uniqueness of his vision and confidence of his presentation endlessly fascinating and inspiring. We are fortunate that Stephan's skills allow us to experience his fantastic imagination and all of his worlds."

– Ryan Church, concept design supervisor
Star Wars III

Description

QUANTUM DREAMS: The Art of Stephan Martiniere, is a collection of his sci-fi book cover paintings, video game designs and personal art. Stephan takes others' descriptions of faraway, imaginary realms...and makes them real.

Stephan's career has taken him from France to Japan to California, where he has worked in the fields of animation, concept art, theme park motion ride design, video games and book cover art. He helped design the worlds of I, Robot and Star Wars Episodes II and III , and with his book covers makes fantasy worlds come to life with a single image.

QUANTUM DREAMS contains 130 illustrations, including supporting sketches and early versions of finished pieces, with descriptions that give you an inside look into Stephan's creativity and process.

To learn more about the life and works of Stephan Martiniere, read his bio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches
• Illustrated: 130 illustrations
• Publisher: Design Studio Press
• ISBN: 0-9726676-7-9