John Harris (artist)
| John Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Harris 29 July 1948 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Exeter College of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Fire Series, NASA |
| Movement | Science fiction, imaginative realism, landscape, abstract |
| Patron(s) | Sinclair Research, Philips Electronics |
John Harris (born 29 July 1948 in London, England) is a British artist and illustrator, known for working in the science fiction genre. His paintings have been used on book covers for many authors, including Orson Scott Card,Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Ben Bova, Wilbur Smith, Jack Vance and John Scalzi. His work has covered many genres and although he made his name in the science-fiction genres, he is now exploring a new realm, the imaginative realism of aerial landscapes.
John Harris began painting aged 14 and entered Luton College of Art at the age of 16. After completing a foundation course, he entered Exeter University in 1967 to study painting. Graduating in 1970 he travelled and studied transcendental meditation, an increasing influence on his works. On his return to England in 1976, John Harris began exploring the theme of monumental scale and space, producing a series of science fiction art. In the late 1970s he joined Young Artists, the premier agency for the emerging movement of science fiction art in the UK.
Harris continued to specialise in large-scale commissions for companies such as Philips Electronics and Shell,. His illustrations during this period have now become collectors' items, including Jack McDevitt's Nebula Award-winning Seeker. His painting MASS: The Building of FTL1 was used by Psygnosis for the cover of their 1990 video game Awesome.
During the early 1980s Harris was commissioned by Sinclair Research to produce cover-art for the user manuals of the ZX81, and ZX Spectrum home computers.
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