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August 23, 2013 By squirt

Opening Night: Chuck Sperry Retrospective at The Peoples Art of Portland

The Chuck Sperry Retrospective at The Peoples Art of Portland offered a mind-blowing overview of Sperry’s career with more than 250 framed rock posters, the release of Sperry’s art print “Psyche” and the exhibition of his large format screen prints on wood panel. Portland’s vibrant, cutting edge art scene showed up in force to welcome Sperry, and to view his extensive show. Attendees were introduced also to the art of special guest from Argentina, Alan Berry Rhys. Photos below – taken by Danielle Kirby – are from the August 17 opening and feature artists Emek, Gary Houston, Justin Hampton (Hampton photo credit to Mike Suchocki), and exhibition producers Jason Brown and Chris Haberman. The film just below, made by Danielle Kirby and produced by The Peoples Art of Portland, gives some insight and context to Chuck Sperry’s creative process and the great occasion of creating a retrospective of his work in Portland.

The show runs until September 15, 2013 – Facebook Event listing HERE

The Art of The Chuck Sperry Retrospective is available for purchase online HERE

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Filed Under: Events

August 16, 2013 By squirt

“Psyche” – Release information

The Peoples Art of Portland will be releasing this art print at my opening this coming Saturday, August 17, 2013. 

Online release will be Sunday, August 18, 2013 at a random time HERE.

PSYCHE-REGULAR

Psyche, 2013
21 x 32
Regular Edition of 50
6 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered

PSYCHE-BRONZE

Psyche, 2013
21 x 32
Bronze Edition of 10
6 colors on bronze metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

PSYCHE-SILVER

Psyche, 2013
21 x 32
Silver Edition of 10
6 colors on silver metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

PSYCHE-GOLD

Psyche, 2013
21 x 32
Gold Edition of 10
6 colors on gold metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

The Peoples Art of Portland will be releasing this art print at my opening this coming Saturday, August 17, 2013. Online release will be Sunday, August 18, 2013 at a random time HERE.

Filed Under: Art Prints

August 13, 2013 By squirt

“Psyche” – Art Print Release at The Peoples Art of Portland

PSYCHE-WEB

Psyche, 2013
21 x 32
Edition of 50
6 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered

The Peoples Art of Portland will be releasing this art print at my opening this coming Saturday, August 17, 2013.

“Chuck Sperry Retrospective” will collect nearly 300 gigposters, art prints, political posters, and many rare variants. Opens August 17th. I will be at the opening .

Facebook event listing: https://www.facebook.com/events/495570223868018/

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Filed Under: Art Prints

August 7, 2013 By squirt

Chuck Sperry Retrospective • The Peoples Art of Portland

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Peoples Art of Portland Gallery
700 SW Fifth (3rd floor) People’s is Suite 4005
Settlement Galleries
Pioneer Square Mall, downtown Portland
open Thurs-Sun 12-6pm
www.peoplesartofportland.com

Here’s a preview of some of the pieces that will be in the show – Photoset on Facebook

Please join us! Link to Facebook event listing HERE

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Alan Berry Rhys, Chuck Sperry, Retrospective, The Peoples Art of Portland

August 6, 2013 By squirt

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at the Hollywood Bowl

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

20 x 30

Edition of 500

4 colors on black linen paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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ESMZ-BRONZE

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles

20 x 30

Bronze Metallic Edition of 20

4 colors on bronze metallic paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Facebook event listing for my Hangar 18 Gallery show with Alan Berry Rhys here: https://www.facebook.com/events/163424883845404/

Website announcement of Hangar 18 Gallery show with Alan Berry Rhys here

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I just got back from hand delivering the posters for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ homecoming show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The beauty of hand delivery, is that I got to see the show. I took visiting Argentine artist Alan Berry Rhys and his girlfriend Emilia Carranza with me to the show. We had a blast and what an excellent show!

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Sun Ra Arkestra opened and also came out on stage with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros for an amazing encore with no less than 25 people on stage (at least). I created my poster with an intricate and elegant arrangement of flowers, printing a very heavy metallic silver on black linen paper, and delicately tinting the silver with translucent colors. The details are very fine and the registration was exceptionally difficult, but the result made me very happy! I wanted to express the ensemble nature of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (and Sun Ra Arkestra – for that matter) where there is no compositional center but all the intricate parts naturally combine to make art that is beautiful – like a bouquet of luminous flowers. It’s an expression of the idea of participatory democracy, a political notion and a musical theory, evident in the musical structure of Edward Sharpe and the Magentic Zeros and Sun Ra Arkestra. But then again, it’s only rock and roll and I like it!

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Hollywood Bowl, Sun Ra Arkestra

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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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Online Release with EQL
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