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Archives for November 2018

November 28, 2018 By squirt

Chuck Sperry x Spoke Art at Context / Art Basel Miami

Miami Art Basel Countdown! I’m excited to exhibit a featured installation at Spoke Art Gallery, and can not wait to see you all in art mecca Miami! 

Swing by Context Art Miami and visit Spoke Art booth #C102. And make sure to visit sister gallery Hashimoto Contemporary at booth #C115!

For this year’s Art Basel week, Spoke Art will be exhibiting new and recent works by Dan Lam, Scott Scheidly, Chuck Sperry, and Scott Listfield.  

On Saturday December 8, a print release and a book signing with your’s truly! I’ll be there!

I’ll be revealing my new print, new panel and surprises soon! Stay tuned!

CONTEXT is located at One Herald Plaza in Downtown Miami.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Art Basel, Chthoneon The Art of Chuck Sperry, Chuck Sperry, Context Art Fair, Dan Lam, Hashimoto Contemporary, Scott Listfield, Scott Scheidly, Spoke Art

November 14, 2018 By squirt

Chuck Sperry x Spoke Art at Designer Con 2018

The Oracle
21 x 31.5
Edition of 150
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Variant editions of Gold, Silver, Black, Holo Sparkle Foil, Holo Lava Foil

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Spoke Art is heading South to Anaheim this week for DesignerCon 2018! It’s our first time at D-Con and we wanted to do it right, so we are bringing all new exclusives, breaking open the archives and we’ll have a fantastic array of art you won’t want to miss!!

Here’s a first look at our DesignerCon 2018 exclusive from artist Chuck Sperry. Join us at booth 2613 all weekend to get yours before they’re gone.

Sperry poster release will be Saturday, November 17th at Noon at DesignerCon at Spoke Art booth 2613!

Filed Under: Art Prints, Events Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, DesignerCon, Spoke Art, The Oracle

November 11, 2018 By squirt

The Decemberists Paradiso Amsterdam Poster

The Decemberists, Paradiso Amsterdam
18 x 35
Edition of 125
4 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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The Decemberists, Paradiso Amsterdam
18 x 35
Silver Edition of 25
4 colors on silver metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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The Decemberists, Paradiso Amsterdam
18 x 35
Gold Edition of 20
4 colors on gold metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Back to making rock posters with a passion! It was a lot of fun to get back in the saddle and produce this rock poster for The Decemberists at the Paradiso Amsterdam for Ideal Posters! Stoked with the result!

I’ll be making a very limited online release of this poster and it’s variants on Monday, November 19, 2018 at a random time.

I want to welcome a lot of newcomers to my site! I’ll quickly explain how my releases on my website are conducted. The Decemberists poster and it’s variants will be available, right here, in this post on Monday, November 19, 2018 at a random time. A paypal “Buy Now” button will appear under each poster (above) at a random time, and I will announce the price of each poster at the same time. Good luck to everyone, and as always, I am very appreciative of your support!

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Amsterdam, Chuck Sperry, Paradiso, The Decemberists

November 11, 2018 By squirt

Special Black Friday Sperry Book Release!

I will be making Gold and Silver Editions of “Chthoneon” available for purchase on Black Friday, November 23, 2018 at a random time.

One time, Special Black Friday offer – Buy the Gold Edition of “Chthoneon” —- receive a free signed copy of the Argentine Edition of “High Volume”!

Or – Buy the Silver Edition of “Chthoneon” —- receive a signed copy of the Argentine Edition of “High Volume” for $20!

US Orders Only

I was able to import the last rare Argentine Editions of “High Volume” out of Argentina, with the help of book designer artist Andres Agosin. Same great rock poster book – with an alternate cover – only released in Argentina!

Published by Hangar 18
Foreward by Josef Zimmerman, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Curator of Contemporary Art
Hardback Second Edition of 1500 / “Silver Edition”
Silver embossed cover
9 x 12 inches / 136 pages
75 color illustrations
Printed and bound in the United States

Silver Edition “Chthoneon” books are shrink-wrapped, and unsigned.
(I will only sign silver edition “Chthoneon” books at events – in person – no exceptions).

Silver Edition of “Chthoneon” + signed Argentine Edition of High Volume – $75 Including Shipping

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Published by Hangar 18
Foreward by Josef Zimmerman, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Curator of Contemporary Art
Hardback First Edition of 500 / “Gold Edition”
Gold embossed cover, signed and numbered
9 x 12 inches / 136 pages
75 color illustrations
Printed and bound in the United States

Gold Edition of “Chthoneon” + signed Argentine Edition of High Volume – $100 Including Shipping

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Read More about “High Volume” here!

“Chthoneon, The Art of Chuck Sperry” delves boldly into Sperry’s artistic imagination, inspiration and reasoning, continuing where it’s companion book “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” left off. “Chthoneon” collects 22 gorgeously photographed new Sperry screen printed art works paired with the prose or poem — from Aristophanes to Margaret Atwood — that inspired each.

Indeed, dozens of Sperry’s newest art pieces are presented across 136 pages, including an up-to-date collection of his masterfully screen printed wood panel series of contemporary-classical muses — work inspired by the spirit of the modern rock poster, graffiti, and the utopian ethos of 1960’s psychedelia;  his ground-breaking large format handwoven wool tapestries — with a moving photographic journal (by Shaun Roberts) of his visit to Guadalajara to meet the tapestry-makers;  his political posters created for official distribution at the Women’s March and March For Science — wildly successful fund-raisers for Planned Parenthood and science education programs. “Chthoneon” is overflowing with evocative and inspiring new work from one of America’s most popular, outspoken and important contemporary artists.

The reader is offered fresh insight with an extensive interview of Sperry by Spoke Art Gallery curator Dasha Matsuura — first published in Juxtapoz — beautifully illustrated with dozens of Shaun Roberts photos to create an intimate portrait of the artist at work.

Chuck Sperry’s newest book “Chthoneon” celebrates the divine feminine and the regenerative power of nature, gathering together work shown in his first museum solo exhibition “All Access” at Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Foreward by museum Curator of Contemporary Art, Josef Zimmerman:  “Chuck Sperry sees into a world that is unknown to most.”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chthoneon, Chthoneon The Art of Chuck Sperry, Chuck Sperry, High Volume, Muses

November 3, 2018 By squirt

“All Access” Sperry’s Solo Museum Exhibition On View Until December 9. Go See It!

“All Access: Exploring Humanism in the Art of Chuck Sperry” a solo museum exhibition of my work is on view at The Fort Wayne Museum of Art until December 9. I urge you to go and have a look!

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is located at the intersection of Main Street and Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday, 12 to 5 pm. 

Photos: Shaun Roberts

My exhibition features 3 large scale tapestries I designed, 31 screenprints on oak panel, 18 original ink and pencil drawings, and ephemeral color progressives which illuminate my unique printing process.  

“Chuck Sperry came to pre-eminence in the rock poster genre in the late-90’s, and has largely defined the genre in each decade since with his distinctive style and masterful printing technique.” — FWMoA 

Below are exhibition related links: an extensive interview in Juxtapoz, overview, and press notices of Sperry’s “All Access.” 

Exhibition Details from Fort Wayne Museum of Art

Insight from Fort Wayne Museum of Art

The Rock Poster Society Article by Ben Marks

Hi-Fructose Notice

Juxtapoz Interview

Opening Night Photos courtesy of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, photographed by Jason Swisher 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: All Access, All Access Exploring Humanism in the Art of Chuck Sperry, Chuck Sperry, Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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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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