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John Howe is a Actor and Conceptual Design Canadien born on 21 august 1957 at Vancouver (Canada)

John Howe

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Nationality Canada
Birth 21 august 1957 (67 years) at Vancouver (Canada)

John Franklin Howe, né le 21 août 1957 à Vancouver, est un illustrateur canadien célèbre pour son travail sur l'univers du Seigneur des anneaux.

Biography

John Howe est né à Vancouver au Canada et a passé son enfance dans une ferme à Keremeos (Colombie-Britannique) avec ses parents et son frère. Il s'installe ensuite en Europe et vit depuis 1987 à Neuchâtel en Suisse. John Howe et son épouse Fataneh, également illustratrice, ont un fils prénommé Dana.

C’est en 1977, lorsqu’il avait vingt ans, qu’il a gagné la France et plus précisément Strasbourg. Formé à l'École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg, il affectionne le monde du fantastique et du Moyen Âge. Les années passées à Strasbourg lui ont permis de se construire un bagage d’images. C’est en explorant les musées, les livres, l’architecture et les sculptures exceptionnelles de la ville, et plus particulièrement sa cathédrale, qu’il s’est mis à la recherche d’un « réalisme fantastique » qui tienne ensemble, qui possède sa cohérence interne et qui suggère une réalité vraie, même hors de toute correspondance immédiate avec notre environnement quotidien. En 1994, il est accueilli en résidence d'auteur/illustrateur jeunesse à Troyes, ville qui l'inspire particulièrement grâce à son architecture médiévale.

On retrouve ses thèmes favoris dans les ouvrages qu'il a illustrés : La Guerre du feu de J.-H. Rosny aîné pour Gallimard en 1982, Cathédrale pour les éditions La Nuée bleue en 1994, Les Chevaliers pour Bayard en 1995, Le mystère de Greenwood de Malika Ferdjoukh pour Bayard en 1996, Dragons pour Casterman en 1997, Bilbo le Hobbit de John Ronald Reuel Tolkien pour Casterman en 1999 et les albums de Claude Clément chez Casterman (La Ville abandonnée, L'Homme qui allumait les étoiles)…

Peter Jackson entend parler de son travail : avec Alan Lee, il est chargé de la direction artistique du Seigneur des Anneaux, et également de celle du Hobbit.

Parmi les expositions organisées autour de ses œuvres, on mentionnera « Sur les terres de Tolkien » (catalogue publié chez l'Atalante) « Le Seigneur des Anneaux : de l'imaginaire à l'image », Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, 14 décembre 2003-15 février 2004 (120 dessins d'Alan Lee et John Howe), «Alphabrick », Maison d'Ailleurs, Yverdon-les-Bains, 16 novembre 2014-31 mai 2015 (20 croquis, 20 tableaux et 20 croquis numériques). Il a également été artiste en résidence à Sainte Ursanne en 2007.

En novembre 2014, il participe au documentaire À la recherche du Hobbit diffusé sur Arte, en tant qu’illustrateur et guide, à travers des interviews et des voyages.



En 2017, il organise une exposition constituée de dessins et aquarelles inédits à Paris au sein de la Galerie Arludik.

Best films

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
(Conceptual Design)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
(Conceptual Design)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
(Conceptual Design)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
(Conceptual Design)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
(Conceptual Design)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
(Conceptual Design)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Howe (7 films)

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Actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2h58
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Middle-earth films
Actors Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett
Roles Ring King of Men (uncredited)
Rating84% 4.2253154.2253154.2253154.2253154.225315
In the Second Age of Middle Earth, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom to conquer all. An alliance of men and elves battle Sauron’s forces in Mordor, where Isildur kills Sauron by chopping off the hand wearing the One Ring. Sauron's spirit survives within the ring and corrupts Isildur so that he keeps it instead of destroying it. This decision leads to Isildur's being killed by Orcs, and the ring is lost in the river Anduin for 2500 years. It comes into the possession of Sméagol who is consumed by its power and becomes Gollum. After 500 years the ring abandons him, to be discovered by a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins.

Art

Mortal Engines, 2h8
Directed by Christian Rivers
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Steampunk films
Actors Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar, Stephen Lang, Patrick Malahide, Colin Salmon
Roles Concept Artist
Rating61% 3.051553.051553.051553.051553.05155
Dans un monde post-apocalyptique ravagé après un holocauste nucléaire, de gigantesques villes mobiles errent et tentent de prendre le pouvoir sur d'autres villes mobiles plus petites ou moins armées. Le récit suit ainsi le trajet de la ville de Londres, hégémonique et sans pitié.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 2h24
Directed by Andy Serkis, Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Middle-earth films, Films about dragons, Children's films
Actors Dean O'Gorman, Lee Pace, Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom
Roles Conceptual Design
Rating73% 3.6990753.6990753.6990753.6990753.699075
Bilbo and the Dwarves watch from the Lonely Mountain as the dragon Smaug sets Laketown ablaze, and its people flee. Bard the Bowman breaks out of prison, and eventually kills Smaug with the black arrow brought to him by his son Bain. Smaug's falling body crushes the fleeing Master of Laketown, who was escaping Laketown on a boat laden with the town's gold. Bard reluctantly becomes the new leader of the Laketown people as they seek refuge in the ruins of Dale, while Legolas travels to investigate Mount Gundabad with Tauriel. Thorin, now struck with "dragon sickness" over the vast treasure in the mountain, searches obsessively for the Arkenstone, which Bilbo had previously found but kept hidden. Thorin, hearing that people have come to Dale, orders the entrance of the Lonely Mountain sealed off.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2h41
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Middle-earth films, Films about dragons, Children's films
Actors Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Lee Pace
Roles Conceptual Design
Rating77% 3.8979653.8979653.8979653.8979653.897965
Thorin and his company are being pursued by Azog and his Orc party following the events of the previous film. They are ushered along by Gandalf to the nearby home of Beorn, a skin-changer who can take the form of the bear. That night, Azog is summoned to Dol Guldur by the Necromancer, who commands him to marshal his forces for war. Azog then delegates the hunt for Thorin to his son Bolg. The following day, Beorn escorts the company to the borders of Mirkwood, where Gandalf discovers Black Speech imprinted on an old ruin. This coincides with a telepathic message from Galadriel urging him to investigate the tombs of the Nazgûl. He warns the company to remain on the path and leaves them. Upon entering the forest they lose their way and are ensnared by giant spiders. Bilbo then sets about freeing the dwarves with the help of his recently acquired invisibility ring. He subsequently drops the Ring and first begins to understand its dark influence after he brutally kills a centipede-like creature to retrieve it.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2h49
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Middle-earth films, Films about dragons, Children's films
Actors Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott
Roles Conceptual Design
Rating77% 3.8954853.8954853.8954853.8954853.895485
Approaching his 111th birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins begins writing down the full story of his adventure 60 years earlier for the benefit of his nephew Frodo. This connects The Hobbit with The Lord of the Rings movie 10 years earlier which had a similar scene. Long before Bilbo's involvement, the Dwarf king Thrór brings an era of prosperity for his kin under the Lonely Mountain, far to the East, until the arrival of the dragon Smaug. Destroying the nearby town of Dale, Smaug drives the Dwarves out of their mountain and takes their hoard of gold. Thrór's grandson Thorin sees King Thranduil and his Wood-elves on a nearby hillside, and is dismayed when they take their leave rather than aid his people, resulting in Thorin's everlasting hatred of Elves.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 3h21
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about spiders, Middle-earth films
Actors Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett
Roles Conceptual Design
Rating85% 4.2604154.2604154.2604154.2604154.260415
Gandalf leads Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and King Théoden to Isengard where they reunite with Merry and Pippin, who helped the Ents destroy Saruman’s forces. With Saruman himself defeated, Gandalf retrieves Saruman’s palantír which is viewed by a curious Pippin, allowing Sauron to attack the Hobbit’s mind. Gandalf deduces Sauron will attack Gondor’s capital Minas Tirith, riding there with Pippin. They meet Lord Denethor, steward of Gondor, and Boromir’s father. Pippin declares his service to Denethor after Boromir died protecting him.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2h59
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Middle-earth films, Mise en scène d'une plante
Actors Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett
Roles Conceptual Design
Rating84% 4.214354.214354.214354.214354.21435
Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee continue their journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring by throwing it into Mount Doom. They are attacked in the night by Gollum, former owner of the Ring, but they capture him. Sympathising with Gollum for their shared burden, Frodo asks Gollum to lead them safely to Mordor, despite Sam’s objections. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli pursue the Uruk-hai who kidnapped their friends Merry and Pippin. The Uruk-hai are slaughtered by the Rohirrim army of Rohan, but the two Hobbits escape into Fangorn Forest where they meet the Ent Treebeard. Aragorn’s group later meet the Rohirrim who have been banished by their king Théoden, who is manipulated by Saruman’s servant Grima Wormtongue. Tracking the Hobbits in Fangorn, Aragorn’s group encounter a resurrected Gandalf who perished in Moria, but was revived to help save Middle Earth.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2h58
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Middle-earth films
Actors Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett
Roles Conceptual Design
Rating84% 4.2253154.2253154.2253154.2253154.225315
In the Second Age of Middle Earth, the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom to conquer all. An alliance of men and elves battle Sauron’s forces in Mordor, where Isildur kills Sauron by chopping off the hand wearing the One Ring. Sauron's spirit survives within the ring and corrupts Isildur so that he keeps it instead of destroying it. This decision leads to Isildur's being killed by Orcs, and the ring is lost in the river Anduin for 2500 years. It comes into the possession of Sméagol who is consumed by its power and becomes Gollum. After 500 years the ring abandons him, to be discovered by a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins.