Steve Winwood at the Warfield, November 10, 2012
Firehouse-Goldenvoice No. 169
19.5 X 29.5
Edition of 100
5 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered
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By squirt
By squirt
Garbage at the Warfield, October 1, 2012
Firehouse-Goldenvoice No. 165
15 x 22.5
Edition of 125
3 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered
SOLD OUT – Thank You!
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A portion of my proceeds from this release have been donated to the American Red Cross.
Shpongle presents The Masquerade at the Warfield, October 5, 2012
Firehouse-Goldenvoice No. 166
16.75 x 22.5
Edition of 125
3 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered
SOLD OUT – Thank You!
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A portion of my proceeds from this release have been donated to the American Red Cross.
Shpongle / Garbage Uncut Variant
35 x 23
Edition of 20
3 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered
SOLD OUT – Thank You!
A portion of my proceeds from this release have been donated to the American Red Cross.
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Here are the final two designs I worked on last month – while working on my presentation for Trimarchi, the largest design conference of it’s kind in the Spanish speaking world. Steeped in the amazing psychedelic poster art of Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Wes Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin – and having the original Mouse/Kelley 13th Floor Elevator poster framed and hanging on my drawing studio wall for twenty years – I made this as a very tongue-in-cheek parody of that poster. I liked that Gary Grimshaw (making a poster for the Grande Ballroom) and Mouse/Kelley (making a poster for the Avalon Ballroom) had coincidentally drawn from the same source photo in Life magazine. I felt it would be interesting to draw the syllogism into my own re-contextualization of the same source in the 21st Century. I altered the source image into a portrait of Shirley Manson, lead singer of Garbage. I invented a parody of the Family Dog logo with one of my masonic zombie shriners which says: “The Snot-nose Kid Pays Homage to Mouse • Kelley.”
Photo source: “Art of the Dead” soon to be published book by Phil Cushway
As an illustration of why this release demands a benefit to the American Red Cross and hurricane Sandy relief, here is a photo of Stanley Mouse and I calmly texting friends and family as we are being evacuated from our hotel in Manhattan which was directly under the infamous damaged construction crane many of you, no doubt, saw on CNN.
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Jane’s Addiction at the Warfield, October 18, 2012
Firehouse-Goldenvoice No. 167
20 x 25
Edition of 125
3 colors on red linen textured paper
Signed and Numbered
Sold Out – Thank You!
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I’ll be making a very limited release of this poster on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at a random time. A portion of my proceeds from this release will be donated to the American Red Cross.
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My Jane’s Addiction poster is a result of working on my two hour, powerpoint illustrated, presentation for Latin-America’s biggest design conference, Trimarchi in Mar del Plata, Argentina, which I delivered on October 13, 2012. There, I presented my work and offered detailed reference to my influences in the work of San Francisco artists, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Lee Conklin, Bonnie MacLean and Gary Grimshaw. I also made explicit reference to Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, Alfred Roller, Koloman Moser and the Vienna Secession. I was given access to include in my presentation a myriad of high resolution images of these artists’ work through Phil Cushway, who is in the process of compiling “The Art of the Dead,” which he will be debuting later this year or early next. Phil was very generous in allowing me to preview these images to the largest Spanish speaking design conference in the world, which are reserved for his book, but did so, as he said, because my guidance and sharing with him of my understanding of the roots of the San Francisco poster tradition were crucial to the main theme and thrust of his forthcoming book.
Looking at all that amazing poster art work resulted in my Jane’s Addiction poster, a depiction of the Golden Goose, in three colors. It draws equally from all these traditions and pushes them into the 21st Century. I achieved a vibrant Eye-Fry by printing a thick layer of light blue directly onto the red paper it visually reacts with (instead of using a red ink against blue ink as I have in the past). The gold and silver overlays and react in surprising ways with the textured blue ink and on the red linen textured paper. I’m very happy with the result!
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Well, I’m back from hurricane Sandy, and back from Argentina too. It’s been a long strange trip! My book, designed in Argentina by Porco Magazine and published by Last Gasp for American release, is also starting to arrive in the warehouse; I’m having the American edition sent bit by bit to economize on weight restrictions. So it will all arrive relatively soon, and be ready for release soon too. I’m super stoked by the result! Here’s a preview of Last Gasp’s catalog / release information to be announced:
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I’ll be making a full report on my trip to Argentina next week, and also I’ll post about my experiences in New York during the devastating hurricane.
I’m saddened by the loss of life, and the destruction left by hurricane Sandy. That said, I was also deeply inspired by the strength and resilience of New Yorkers and all of those on the Eastcoast in the face of such a huge disaster! Having gone through the hurricane myself, I felt proud to be walking shoulder to shoulder with such amazing people through the thick of this monster storm. New Yorkers met nature’s fury with humor, intelligence and resolve. If Super-storm Sandy was a precursor of climate change and an example of the wrath we should come to expect from our rising seas, then the response exemplified by the inhabitants of New York City should be remembered as the correct way to respond with humanity and strength.
I have two more posters coming from the Firehouse Goldenvoice series – for shows that occurred at the Warfield while I was away. I’ll be revealing those later this next week. A portion of my proceeds from all three releases will be donated to the American Red Cross.
Chuck Sperry lives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where he’s made his particular style of rock poster designs for over 20 years. He operates Hangar 18, a silkscreen print studio, located in Oakland. Learn More…
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