Rush – The Art of Rush: Serving A Life Sentence Hardcover Book

Rush – The Art of Rush: Serving A Life Sentence Hardcover Book 

Newly expanded and updated, this beautiful coffee table book delves into the 40-year relationship between Rush and their longtime artist and illustrator, with a foreword by drummer and lyricist Neil Peart!

Containing original illustrations, paintings, photography, and the incredible stories behind each album that Hugh Syme has designed with the band since 1975. The book’s narration is written by music journalist Stephen Humphries and includes in-depth interviews with each Rush band member. The Art of Rush also contains entertaining anecdotes and commentary from a wide array of notable musicians, actors, athletes, writers, radio personalities, and Rush insiders about their favorite Rush album covers, which clearly reveals how vital and impactful the visual representation of their music has been through the years. One of the hallmark’s of Rush releases is the considerable care and consideration that goes into each one – including the conceptual artwork. Readers may be surprised to discover just how much effort went into each concept and the execution for every album cover!

Some of the regaled stories include furtively crossing the border for a guerilla-style shoot for A Farewell to Kings, trying to herd a warren of rabbits for the cover of Presto, descending into the depths of an autopsy lab to find a brain for Hemispheres, and a stunt involving fire, whiskey, and photographer Deborah Samuel for Moving Pictures. But no history of the band’s art would be complete without the story of the creation of arguably the band’s most iconic image, The Starman from 2112.

 

ISBN-13: 978-1684058693

Publisher: IDW Publishing

Dimensions: 31.2cm x 31.4cm

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 292

Colour: Full Colour

Artist / Cover Artist: Hugh Syme

 

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Manufacturer IDW Publishing Brand Rush Pennies 300 Preorder No