Derek Riggs
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Derek Riggs is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's mascot, Eddie. He is also well known for working with the heavy metal band Gamma Ray and the all female tribute band The Iron Maidens who he designed and created their self titled debut album cover (of the female version of Eddie called Edwina), and fashioned after Eddie and the hotel heiress Paris Hilton. He titled the piece LA Maneater).
His claim to fame is indeed of Eddie, Iron Maiden's mascot. Quite by accident, the original character "electric Matthew" was a painting Riggs did in symbolization of the rebellious punk movement of the early 1980s in the United Kingdom. Iron Maiden's management came across the painting, and realised they had something. Asking for a new version with some added hair on the figure, they acquired their first cover for the Iron Maiden album, released in 1980. His final artwork for Iron Maiden was the concept of the cover of their Brave New World album in 2000, after which he gave up designing for Maiden. He also worked with Stratovarius for their album 'Infinite', and did the cover for Artension's 2004 album Future World.
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- Official website
- 'The Riggs Logo' - Information on his work for Iron Maiden
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