Greg Bridges is an Australian artist.
Biography
Greg Bridges was born in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Australia in the 1950s. When he was a child he was drawn into watching science-fiction films and was inspired by the artworks of
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...
.
He travelled throughout Australia and the
United States
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Japan and the continent of
Europe
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. He does a lot of cover art for books and magazines, and constructed a concept illustration of the ''Dawn Treader'' for the film
"The Voyage of the Dawn Treader".
He has won the
Vivian C. Parker prize, the
Macquarie University Award for Fine Art, the Pan Pacific Advertising award and the Design Down Under awards. He has also been awarded the
Archibald
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Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon .
Erkanbald, bishop of ...
Packing Room Prize, the
International Communication Arts Award, and the
Worldcon
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's Best Colour Professional Work Award.
Awards
*2017
World Fantasy Award
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, Best Artist (nominee)
References
External links
Greg Bridges official web site
Living people
Australian artists
People from Melbourne
Archibald Prize Packing Room Prize winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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