Derek Riggs
Derek Riggs | |
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| Riggs at the 2022 Phoenix Fan Fusion | |
| Born | (1958年02月13日) 13 February 1958 (age 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, graphics |
| Notable work | Iron Maiden album covers |
| Website | derekriggs |
Derek Riggs (born 13 February 1958)[1] is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie".
Career
[edit ]Born in Portsmouth, England, Riggs is a self-taught artist, both in his traditional painting and in his digital work.[1] He began drawing and painting as early as he can remember.[2] He also attended art school, but he was expelled after complaining about the course.[1] Riggs' most famous achievement is his work with Iron Maiden and his creation of Eddie, the band's mascot and subject of their album and single covers.[3] Riggs' first picture of Eddie was originally entitled "Electric Matthew Says Hello,"[4] and was actually painted for a possible punk cover.[5] Iron Maiden's management came across it while looking through Riggs' portfolio,[6] and asked him to add hair to the figure to make it look less punk-like.[5] The resulting picture was used for the debut album, Iron Maiden , released in 1980, and Riggs went on to work with Iron Maiden throughout the 1980s and into the '90s, creating many of the band's famous album covers.[3] In 1992, however, the band decided to accept contributions from other artists for their next album, Fear of the Dark , resulting in much less input from Riggs in recent years.[7] [needs update ]
For a long time, Riggs did his paintings with acrylics and alkyd, which is a fast-drying oil-based paint. However, after realizing the chemicals were affecting his health, he switched to digital painting in the early 1990s.[8] His choice of software include Bryce, Strata Studio Pro, and Photoshop.[9]
Riggs has also designed the cover of World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden , the self-titled debut album by the all-female tribute band, the Iron Maidens, a piece which was inspired by the Killers album, featuring a similar "Kinky Sex Shop" which featured in the Iron Maiden artwork.[10]
He has also worked with Iron Maiden lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson for his album Accident of Birth ,[11] Stratovarius for their album Infinite ,[12] Gamma Ray for their Power Plant album,[13] Artension on their 2004 album Future World ,[14] Gillman on their 2003 album Cuauhtemoc,[15] and with many other bands and companies most of which are featured on his website.
Riggs currently resides in Riverside County, California, US.[16] [17] He has seasonal affective disorder.[17]
Tribute
[edit ]As a fan of Iron Maiden, game designer Tim Schafer named the main character of 2009's video game Brütal Legend Eddie Riggs, which is a combination of Eddie The Head and Derek Riggs.[18]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Stenning, Paul (2006). Iron Maiden: 30 Years of the Beast – The Complete Unauthorised Biography (1 ed.). Chrome Dreams. p. 218. ISBN 1-84240-361-3.
- ^ a b Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 133. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ a b Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 134. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ The House of Wormwood (9 February 2012). "The Pantheon Part I : The Maker of the Beast – Derek Riggs". The House of Wormwood. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run For Cover: The ARt of Derek Riggs. Aardvark Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 1427605386.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2006). Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs (1 ed.). Aardvark Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 1-4276-0538-6.
- ^ Rolivia (17 March 2013). "IRON MAIDEN Artist Derek Riggs Interview at Rock Your Loxx". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Metal Swap Meet (12 July 2019). "Derek Riggs Iron Maiden artist interview at High Dive San Diego". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Grayson, Nathan (27 February 2013). "The Past, Present, And Future Of Brutal Legend". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2 November 2020.