Björn Hurri
Björn Hurri
Björn Hurri is an award-winning concept artist and art director, originally from Sweden, now living in Latvia. He has been an art teacher since 2008 and taught a highly popular character design class at CG Master Academy. Björn also participates in numerous workshops and events world wide, sharing his vast knowledge and experience with an eager audience.
And in addition, he has cultivated a community under the banner of 30min Warmup, where he teaches his techniques and approach to his ever growing fan base.
Abominations
Björn Hurri’s Abominations features 224 pages of… abominations! We can pretend these creatures are merely designs, sketches, ideas and illustrations, but the truth is, they are nightmares on paper!
Abominations is printed in Europe on Munken Arctic Paper 150g in order to have the most beautiful colours and best contrasts to present Björn Hurri’s work at its very best.
Thanks to the very successful crowdfunding campaign, Abominations has 24 bonus pages giving us a thrilling 248 pages of pure fantastic creation!
With its hard cover, hot stamped, debossed title and sturdy satin ribbon marker, Abominations is a must-have!
This art book has been co-published with our partner Spiridon Giannakis.
Oro, a surprising art book
Welcome to the new book by Björn Hurri named ORO. His first book called Abominations was a great success, and so Björn decided to take us deeper into his mind. This volume is actually two books in the body of one and comes in two different editions.
Its particularity: Each of the two sides and covers acts as a gateway to the realms of the light or the realms of the dark. You can just turn the book and explore Björn’s universe of ORO.
“I think that the age-old classic symbol of balance, the yin and yang, good against evil, light on the opposite side of darkness, and so on has a lot of meaning in storytelling and also in life. It is something that is fundamental in how we navigate and survive in the world. Abominations already touched on that subject and were blurring the line of where a character can settle on that spectrum. With this book, ORO, I wanted to explore that notion in a character or monsters. Will an inherently good character have an evil side to it? Is a character that is pure of heart a weakness in a world of brutality or is a ruthless destroyer actually a creator of something positive? Oro is a place of violence, greed, love, hate, heroism, and betrayal but most of all the chaotic balance and nature of the duality of that what lies underneath the surface.”
CLANS
Following Abominations and ORO, this is the third chapter in the artist’s dark fantasy series. Be warned, however, that CLANS goes even further into the darkness than the previous volumes. Here, you’ll discover a mysterious world where The Dark waits to devour all. Let yourself be amazed!
In this art book, the focus is on the six great clans of Oro – a captivating world full of kingdoms, beasts and magic. Each clan has its own story, which you’ll discover through dedicated chapters and stunning images. In short, CLANS will take you to nebulous lands, to the heart of Oro’s fractured soul… an addictive journey from which you may never wish to return.
CLANS is co-published by Caurette and Spiridon Giannakis. It is a 210 x 210 mm book with 248 pages of content. It is printed on 150 gsm Arctic Volume paper.
