R.I.P. Ralph McQuarrie

[Ptrope]

http://www.ralphmcquarrie.com/

Very saddened to hear of McQ's passing - he was truly an inspiration to an entire generation of artists and fans. Much of what visual science fiction is today is because of his immense talent.

RIP, McQ .

 

[CorporalCaptain]

I was inspired and have been influenced by his art. He was a genius.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

His passing has sadden me to no end. As a teenage, while other guys had half naked women hanging on their wall, I had Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars prints hanging on mine (okay, I had some half naked women too.) His art went beyond simple pre-production art and I believe that it had a huge impact on our love of Star Wars. He will be missed!

 

[Wingsley]

BBC News coverage of McQuarrie's passing.

 

[Wingsley]

Empire Movie News.

 

[Sarvek]

I am very sorry to hear this. He was a great man and a great artist. He will be truly missed.

 

[Albertese]

I'll be honest, I thought he died some years ago. I'm happy he lived longer than I thought he had.

I too had some McQuarrie prints on my wall as a teenager.

This has got to be one of my favorite paintings of all time ever:



His stuff for Star Wars and Jedi was pretty awesome, but his work on Empire truly shined.

Ralph McQuarrie will certainly be missed...

--Alex

 

[butch101]

Sorry about it. A genius just passed...

RIP

 

[Irishman]

Oh my God. We are now less for his loss.

He WAS the imagination of Star Wars.

 

[Kaiser]

RIP Mr.McQuarrie you will be missed bye many

 

[Maurice]

I have the massive Art of Ralph McQuarrie book, and it's worth seeking out if you really want a larger sense of his career and work.

 

[publiusr]

I enjoyed his Planet of the Titans Enterprise. I wished it could have been fleshed out more, beyond the study models Ken Adam had done.

 

[BK613]

An amazing artist and an incredible body of work.

RIP

 

[Unicron]

Very saddened to hear this.

 

[Klaus]

RIP... I have The Star Wars Portfolio,an awesome set too.

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Sad to hear this. He inspired a generation with his work.

 

[CDR6]

...and so another milestone past. He will be missed.

 

[JES]

This is a very sad loss indeed. We have lost a genius of an artist and designer.

As a fan of science fiction art, I take this news with a heavy heart, and a somber mentality. It is now up to us younger artists out there to try to step up, and fill the new void created by this loss.

 

[Satyrquaze]

Sad news, I was greatly inspired by this guy in my youth.

RIP

 

[137th Gebirg]

^^^ Me too. I especially loved his concept work for Battlestar Galactica. A true visionary. He's with Matt Jefferies now, bouncing design ideas off each other. He will be missed...