The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
SKU:
PF_Dar
£3,250.00
£3,250.00
LIMITED EDITION OF 295
Signed and numbered in pencil by Storm Thorgerson
Art by Storm Thorgerson. Illustration by George Hardie.
Produced by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell (Hipgnosis)
Silkscreen in 12 colours on Somerset tub sized 310gsm
Printed by Coriander Studios
Image size: 19" x 19"
Paper size: 25.5" x 33"
Signed and numbered in pencil by Storm Thorgerson
Art by Storm Thorgerson. Illustration by George Hardie.
Produced by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell (Hipgnosis)
Silkscreen in 12 colours on Somerset tub sized 310gsm
Printed by Coriander Studios
Image size: 19" x 19"
Paper size: 25.5" x 33"
About
Pink Floyd’s commercial-meets-conceptual equinox, of which David Gilmour says "We knew that the package the record and the cover and everything together was going to be far, far stronger than anything we had done before."
Storm Thorgerson elaborates, "the design is simply a mechanical tint lay, which means we drew outline shapes, black on white, and indicated what colours were to appear when printed. The prisms were airbrushed black on white and reversed by the printer. The idea itself was cunningly cobbled from a standard physics textbook, which illustrated light passing through a prism. Of significance was the simple, elegant layout against black - standard textbook illustrations did not do this. And then to connect this idea to their live show, which was famous for its lighting, and subsequently to connect this to ambition and madness, themes Roger was exploring in the lyrics…hence the prism, the triangle and the pyramids. It all connects, somehow, somewhere".
Storm Thorgerson elaborates, "the design is simply a mechanical tint lay, which means we drew outline shapes, black on white, and indicated what colours were to appear when printed. The prisms were airbrushed black on white and reversed by the printer. The idea itself was cunningly cobbled from a standard physics textbook, which illustrated light passing through a prism. Of significance was the simple, elegant layout against black - standard textbook illustrations did not do this. And then to connect this idea to their live show, which was famous for its lighting, and subsequently to connect this to ambition and madness, themes Roger was exploring in the lyrics…hence the prism, the triangle and the pyramids. It all connects, somehow, somewhere".
Authenticity
It can be difficult to make a judgement about an artwork without seeing it in the flesh. We do our best to give you the information you need, visual and otherwise, to make your choices.
We can assure you that the artwork we publish, print or market is of the highest quality and that the artworks we market on behalf of other publishers have been selected by us to be of comparable quality to our own.
Our published artwork is printed on the finest paper stock by renowned and experience printers using traditional or modern techniques. They will either be signed by the artist or embossed with authentication.
We can assure you that the artwork we publish, print or market is of the highest quality and that the artworks we market on behalf of other publishers have been selected by us to be of comparable quality to our own.
Our published artwork is printed on the finest paper stock by renowned and experience printers using traditional or modern techniques. They will either be signed by the artist or embossed with authentication.
