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| Gerald Scarfe |
- Introduction:
- I don't really hear the surrealist painter's the name Gerald Scarfe all that often. Even though what his work has contributed to has been beloved in the public eye. For those who don't know Scarfe was the one who was behind the visuals to the music video The Wall for Pink Floyd. I don't know much about Pink Floyd but I do know a lot of people like it and should know who did the visuals. He was also the character designer for the Disney's Hercules. Strange right? I always did like the visuals in Hercules but I never knew it was him. I like to think Disney saw The Wall and thought "yes, we need this man". Actually the more I read about him the more I think thats how it happened.
- Personal:
- Scarfe was born in St John's Wood, London. He was incredibly asthmatic as a child so he spent many of his years in bed rather than outside. Drawing became his outlet of creativity with his sickness being the inspiration for his crazy character designs. At the age of 14 he took inspiration from Ronald Searle and went to Saint Martin's School of art. Eventually he landed a job in advertising. A line of work he would grow to despise. His work was usually found in satirical magazines of the time.
- Career:
- Gerald would eventually be contacted by Roger Waters and Nick Mason to do work for their music videos as stated above. It was a job he would go on to do for quite a while. Then on he was called upon for other work including Hercules, postage stamps, sculpting, and theater design,
- Significance:
- Scarfe has received tons of awards for his work. Many of which include:
- a name in Press Gazette's 40 most influential journalists
- Cartoonist of the Year, British Press Awards 2006
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004
- Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur, France 2009
- German Order of Merit, 2009
- Works:
- Sources:
- Gerald Scarfe Official Website
- Wikipedia
