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NeoWave: Abstract landscapes and giant monuments inspired by science fiction

Inspired by the rich visual culture of science fiction, NeoWaves is a personal art series by Canadian designer James White.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the artist

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the artist

The artworks explore the style and form of abstract monuments within science fiction landscapes, capturing a sense of futurist adventure as well as a wonderfully nostalgic echo to the '80s. We love the use of deep galactic colours, reminiscent of great science fiction films and book covers of decades past.

Think of the neo-noir movies like Blade Runner or the design classic book covers of Dune by the legend that is Frank Herbert or of Neuromancer by the awesome William Gibson – and you get the idea.

Within this old-school and painfully cool style, the artist also explores music and pop-culture. Check out White's Instagram feed for more visually inspiring sci-fi artworks.

A vast desert landscape with undulating sand dunes in magenta and gold beneath a triangular monument, with a glowing white sun and three silhouetted figures standing on the pink sand, set against a vibrant purple and blue starry sky
Two figures stand beneath towering purple geometric monuments against a starlit sky with a glowing moon and gradient horizon in warm and cool tones
Surreal desert landscape with geometric monuments casting long shadows, a glowing sun on the horizon, and tiny figures standing on golden sand dunes beneath a starlit sky
Two figures walk along a glowing path toward towering pyramidal monuments beneath a vibrant magenta sky with a golden sun on the horizon
Two towering white monoliths with striped patterns rise from an orange desert landscape beneath a gradient sky of deep purple, blue and yellow, with spherical planets and two small figures standing below
Two figures stand on golden sand dunes beneath a glowing sun, facing a towering dark monolith emitting cyan horizontal light beams against a magenta and purple starlit sky
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