{"id":20831,"date":"2025-12-17T21:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20831"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:21:36","slug":"tolkien-illustrator-john-howe-opens-studio-where-visitors-can-watch-him-as-he-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20831","title":{"rendered":"Tolkien illustrator John Howe opens studio where visitors can watch him as he works"},"content":{"rendered":"


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John Howe, the illustrator who brought J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s universe to life, is now inviting the world into his mind\u2019s eye by setting up his studio in a medieval prison turned museum in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

The 68-year-old is famed for his interpretation of Tolkien\u2019s literary work, which ultimately saw him serve as a concept artist on filmmaker Peter Jackson\u2019s movie trilogies The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and The Hobbit<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A lover of mythology and legends, the internationally acclaimed illustrator has also worked on video games and a television series.<\/p>\n

The heroic or mysterious figures he draws, such as Gandalf, Treebeard, Saruman or Legolas, often emerge from darkness, bluish shadows, golden glimmers or greenish hues.<\/p>\n

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Howe draws at La Tour du Fantastique in Neuch\u00e2tel. Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In the future, when he is not working on a film, he will be found at his studio in La Tour du Fantastique (\u201cThe Tower of Fantasy\u201d), which opens this week in Neuch\u00e2tel in northwest Switzerland, the lakeside city he now calls home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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