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Tim White

ティム・ホワイト

Timu Howaito

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-04-04 （Erith, Kent, England）
Died
2020-04-06 age 68
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Kent, England

Career

Occupations
painter, illustrator, jewellery designer
Active Years
1968-2020

Education

Medway College of Art
Art
Period: 1968-1972
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

BSFA Award for Best Artwork
Work: Unknown
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White

1981 Art book

Mouches

1983 Art book

Chiaroscuro

1988 Art book

Mirror of Dreams

1994 Art book

Bibliography

  • The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White (1981)
  • Mouches (1983)
  • Chiaroscuro (1988)
  • Mirror of Dreams (1994)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
superlative detaillargely figurative approachtotally realistic image of landscape of the imaginationsuper-realism

Legacy

British painter best known for his science fiction and fantasy book covers, record covers and magazine illustrations. Celebrated as a representative of a new school of super-realists that began shaping British SF art in the mid-1970s, but relatively inactive since the year 2000. He also designed jewellery to complement some of his paintings.

Quotes

  • White combines superlative detail with a largely figurative approach to his work and creates a totally realistic image of his landscape of the imagination.
    Source: A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (1988)
  • White has been celebrated as a representative of a new school of super-realists that began shaping British [science fiction] art in the mid-1970s.
    Source: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2014)

Trivia

  • Received his first book cover commission in 1974, for Arthur C. Clarke's The Other Side of the Sky.
  • BSFA Award for Best Artwork winner.