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John Howe "Lord of the Brush"
Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery
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The Canadian Embassy presents John Howe: Lord of the Brush which features original full colour illustrations selected to provide a glimpse into Howe’s imaginative process of embodying Tolkien’s heroes and fabled settings and sites.
John Howe, a Canadian artist now living in Switzerland, became inspired decades ago by Tolkien’s towering work Lord of the Rings. His illustrations led to the design of the detail, character, atmosphere, and overall image, from sets to characters, costumes, backgrounds, and computer animations of the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings. The world now sees Tolkien’s Middle-Earth largely through John Howe’s abundant imagination. Howe also worked on the initial conceptual images for Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
This will be the artist’s first exhibition in Japan with over 50 original works. It will transport the viewer into his epic world of fantasy. These images are accompanied by examples of illustrations for numerous publications around the Lord of the Rings and other fantasy themes. Howe will be present at some of the events.
John Howe was born in Vancouver in 1957 and raised in a wide variety of panoramic landscapes of British Columbia while gaining a visual art education. He then studied in France and in the intervening years has become the renowned visual source for all things Tolkien. "Fantasy worlds are so European-based", declares Howe. In 1997, he was called by the New Zealand producer- director Peter Jackson to work on visual concepts for the gigantic film project. In Alan Lee’s able company on location in New Zealand, he created the settings, costume fundamentals, arms, armour, and architecture which gave visual birth to three astonishing films. Jackson continues to credit Howe with the inspiration for the films and vital to the success of these motion pictures is the integral role played by this world-renowned Canadian illustrator.
John Howe, a Canadian artist now living in Switzerland, became inspired decades ago by Tolkien’s towering work Lord of the Rings. His illustrations led to the design of the detail, character, atmosphere, and overall image, from sets to characters, costumes, backgrounds, and computer animations of the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings. The world now sees Tolkien’s Middle-Earth largely through John Howe’s abundant imagination. Howe also worked on the initial conceptual images for Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
This will be the artist’s first exhibition in Japan with over 50 original works. It will transport the viewer into his epic world of fantasy. These images are accompanied by examples of illustrations for numerous publications around the Lord of the Rings and other fantasy themes. Howe will be present at some of the events.
John Howe was born in Vancouver in 1957 and raised in a wide variety of panoramic landscapes of British Columbia while gaining a visual art education. He then studied in France and in the intervening years has become the renowned visual source for all things Tolkien. "Fantasy worlds are so European-based", declares Howe. In 1997, he was called by the New Zealand producer- director Peter Jackson to work on visual concepts for the gigantic film project. In Alan Lee’s able company on location in New Zealand, he created the settings, costume fundamentals, arms, armour, and architecture which gave visual birth to three astonishing films. Jackson continues to credit Howe with the inspiration for the films and vital to the success of these motion pictures is the integral role played by this world-renowned Canadian illustrator.
Schedule | Feb 27 (Mon) 2006-Mar 31 (Fri) 2006 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.canadanet.or.jp/p_c/howe_e.pdf | ||||
| Venue | Embassy of Canada Prince Takamado Gallery https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/japan-japon/galerie-prince_takamado-gallery.aspx?lang=eng | ||||
| Location | 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8503 | ||||
| Access | 5 minute walk from exit 4 North at Aoyama-itchome Station on the Ginza and Honzomon lines, 20 minute walk from exit 1 at Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5412-6200 | ||||
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