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Jim Burns

ジム・バーンズ

Jimu Bānzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-04-10 （Cardiff）
Nationality
Welsh, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Cardiff, Wales → Newport, Wales → London, UK

Career

Occupations
illustrator, science fiction artist
Active Years
1972-2024
Affiliations
Arena (formerly Young Artists)

Education

Newport School of Art
Degree: Foundation Course
Period: 1年
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: United Kingdom
one year's foundation course
Saint Martin's School of Art
Art and Design
Degree: Diploma in Art and Design
Period: 3年
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: United Kingdom
3-year Diploma in Art and Design

Awards

Hugo Award
1989
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: winner
Hugo Award
1995
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: winner
Hugo Award
2006
Category: Best Professional Artist
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: winner
BSFA award
Category: Artwork
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: winner (12 times)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lightship

1994 science fiction art

Collection of Jim Burns' science fiction illustrations.

science fictionspaceerotica

Planet Story

1979 science fiction art

Art book with text by Harry Harrison.

planetsscience fiction

Transluminal

science fiction art

Collection of Burns' works.

science fictionfuturism

Imago

science fiction art

Collection of Burns' works.

science fiction

The Art of Jim Burns: Hyperluminal

2014 science fiction art

Collection of Burns's art throughout his career.

science fictionspaceships

Bibliography

  • Eye (Frank Herbert)
  • The Fury of Dracula
  • Armageddon Blues (Daniel Keys Moran)
  • The Long Run (Daniel Keys Moran)
  • Artificial Things (Karen Joy Fowler)
  • The Face of the Waters (Robert Silverberg)
  • Aristoi (Walter Jon Williams)
  • Upland Outlaws (Dave Duncan)
  • Infinity's Shore (David Brin)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
photo-realisticintricate compositionsscience fiction with erotic overtones
Recurring Motifs
beautiful womenspaceshipsadvanced machines

Legacy

Called one of the Grand Masters of the science fiction art world. Won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist three times and 12 BSFA awards. Artist Guest of Honour at 1987 Worldcon.

Trivia

  • Briefly worked with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner.
  • Hugo Award photo from 2005 Worldcon in Glasgow.