French artist
Stephan Martinière (born May 3, 1962) is a
French
science fiction and
fantasy
artist as well as
cartoonist ,
concept illustrator and
art director .
Biography
Martinière was born 3 May 1962 in Paris, France.
[1] He attended high school at Chambre De Commerce Les Gobelins,
[2] one of the most renowned art schools in Paris.[
according to whom? ] After art school he attended animation school, but halfway through he was hired by
DIC Entertainment and moved to Japan to work on
Inspector Gadget .
After settling in California, Stephan continued as animation director for
DIC Entertainment , and directed hundreds of episodes of
Where's Waldo and
Dennis the Menace . His 5 half-hour musical specials for the show
Madeline were nominated for an
Emmy , and went on to win the Children's Hall of Fame
Humanitas ,
A.C.T. , and the
Parents' Choice Award . Stephan also drew the
Where's Waldo Sunday syndicated strip for 1994-1997.
[3]
His animation work lead him to Hollywood, where he designed for feature films such as
Virus ,
The Astronaut's Wife ,
Red Planet , and
I, Robot .
[3]
Stephan has also contributed concept designs for theme park rides. His clients have included
Universal Studios (Jurassic Park ride),
Paramount (
Star Trek ride ),
Landmark and
Rhythm & Hues .
[3]
He moved from Los Angeles, CA to Spokane, WA to work for
Cyan Worlds on
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst from 2001 to 2004, and then moved to Chicago to work for
Midway Games on
Stranglehold from 2004 to 2007. He is currently employed by Cyan Worlds once again, assisting in the development of the upcoming video game,
Obduction .
[4]
Martinière has illustrated cards for the
Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.[
citation needed ]
As of 2008, Martinière resides in
Dallas ,
Texas , and works at
id Software on
Rage .[
citation needed ]
Works
Book covers
Concept designs (live action)
Honors
British Science Fiction Association Award
Winner , Best Cover of 2004
[5]
Nominated, Best Cover of 2005
[6]
Winner , Best Cover of 2009
[7]
Chesley Award
Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist
Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2006)
[10]
Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2007)
[11]
Winner , Best Professional Artist (2008)
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2010)
Locus Award
Nominated, Artist (2006)
[16]
Nominated, Artist (2007)
[17]
Nominated, Artist (2008)
[18]
Nominated, Artist (2009)
[19]
Nominated, Artist (2010)
[20]
Spectrum Award
Winner , Advertising Category, Silver Award (1997)
[21]
Winner , Comics Category, Gold Award (2004)
[22]
Winner , Book Category, Silver Award (2008),
[23]
A Thea Award for his work on the Paramount theme park Super Saturator in 2001.
World Fantasy Award
Nominated, Artist 2008
[24]
Nominated, Artist 2009
[25]
The Grand Master Award from Ballistic Media's Expose 4
Four Master Awards and nine Excellence Expose Awards from Ballistic Media,
As a director for the animated special "Madeline," he won the Humanitas Award, the A.C.T Award and the Parent's Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.[
citation needed ]
References
^
"Martinière, Stephan" . Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 12 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024 .
^
Gobelins.fr
Archived 2010-10-07 at the
Wayback Machine . Accessed October 5, 2010.
^
a
b
c See
Resume
Archived 2013-01-11 at
archive.today . Accessed October 5, 2010.
^ Chalk, Andy (October 17, 2013).
"Myst Studio Brings Obduction To Kickstarter" .
The Escapist . Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^
"2005 British Science Fiction Association Awards" .
Locus . 2005. Archived from
the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2006 British Science Fiction Association Awards" .
Locus . 2006. Archived from
the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2009 BSFA Award Winners" .
Locus . April 5, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2006 Chesley Awards" .
Locus . 2006. Archived from
the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2007 Chesley Awards" .
Locus . 2007. Archived from
the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2006 Hugo Awards" .
Locus . 2006. Archived from
the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2007 Hugo Awards" .
Locus . 2007. Archived from
the original on July 30, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2008 Hugo Awards" .
Locus . 2008. Archived from
the original on July 30, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^ Wilson, Melissa.
"2008 Hugo Award Winners" . Firefox News. Archived from
the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010 .
^
"Hugo Award Winners from the 2000s" . AwardWeb. Retrieved 18 June 2010 .
^ Willet, Ed (13 August 2008). "Selling science through fiction",
Leader-Post , p. B1.
^
"2006 Locus Awards" .
Locus . June 17, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2007 Locus Awards" .
Locus . June 16, 2007. Archived from
the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2008 Locus Awards" .
Locus . 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2009 Locus Awards" .
Locus . June 27, 2009. Archived from
the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2010 Locus Awards Finalists" .
Locus . April 19, 2010. Archived from
the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"1997 Spectrum Awards" .
Locus . 1996. Archived from
the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2004 Spectrum Awards" .
Locus . 2004. Archived from
the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2008 Spectrum Awards" .
Locus . 2008. Archived from
the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2008 World Fantasy Awards" .
Locus . 2008. Archived from
the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
^
"2009 World Fantasy Awards" .
Locus . 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2010 .
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