red-lipstick:

Roger Dean (English, b. 1944, Ashford, Kent, UK) – Artwork for Yes’ Relayer Booklet Fold Out Right, 1974

Roger Dean, 1979

A Roger Dean throw rug

Roger Dean

phantastische-illustrationen:

Yes – In A Word (Illustrator – Roger Dean)

phantastische-illustrationen:

Yes – Yesshows back (Illustrator – Roger Dean)

accidentalbeardo:

slorestgreen:

So I found out something today that blew my mind. These pictures are from two Yes album covers, Fragile and Yessongs. I was reading through Roger Dean’s Views when I made a really awesome discovery (for me at least): these pictures are actually telling a story in chronological order. The first two show the front and back of Fragile, where a planet breaks apart over time. From the book:

“The planet disintegrates but the inhabitants have built a spaceship which on the Yessongs cover is shown guiding fragments of the planet as spores through space. The second picture on the Yessongs cover shows these spores impregnating a new planet, introducing life. In the fourth picture the cities evolve.”

As you may know, I am a giant fan of Roger Dean’s work, and it’s really cool to understand his paintings at a deeper level.

PLUS, the narrative of a planet disintegrating while a ship guides its residents to a new world inspired Jon Anderson’s solo album Olias of Sunhillow! 

Check out this 2014 video featuring Roger Dean discussing his career!

It’s actually a promo for an exhibition on a cruise ship, but it’s treated like a mini-documentary: Roger Dean explains that his introduction to the music industry came through a jazz club he designed, and shares the answer to the question he’s asked the most.

My personal favorite: he even reveals his design process for the “Yes” band logo.

via Roger Dean’s Facebook page.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Roger Dean