Primus & Clutch, Portland
19.5 x 35
Edition of 400
4 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered
Sold Out – Thank You!
“Tonight we have an excellent screenprint by the notorious Chuck Sperry – Rock Art Illustration . Chuck draws, designs, and prints all of his posters using rich, oil based inks and layering for maximum texture and impact. Tonight we get to see his recurring Evil Masonic Zombie character, a scythe, an hourglass and the three wise kittens.” – Primus
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Primus will release 300 prints available at the merch booth during tonight’s show, with a small number signed by the band.
I will be making a very limited online release of this poster on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at a random time.
From Hi-Fructose – Volume 43
The paintings and sculptures of Okuda, A multi-page feature on the “War Toys” series of photographs by Brian McCarty Okuda, the architecture-inspired illustrations of Eric Wong, David Henry Nobody, Jr., an exhibitionist of the highest order in disguise, David Moreno who seems to draw lines of his house sculptures with wire instead of pencil, embroiderist Michelle Kingdom, the dynamic paintings of Hueman, the nature-infused sculptures of Kim Simonsson’s sculptures, plus multi-page reviews on new books from Junko Mizuno and Chuck Sperry. And a special 16- page sketchbook section on the art of Matt Gordon!
Jerry Garcia (Autumn), 2017
21 x 32
Edition of 500
9 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered
I will be making my artist copies available only through my art shows and live appearances through the end of 2017.
This poster was officially available through the Jerry Garcia Estate.
The third in a series of four screen-prints from renowned artist Chuck Sperry celebrating Jerry’s life and legacy. Each print is signed & numbered by the artist in an edition of 500.
“My third print in my portrait series, “Jerry Garcia (Autumn)”, seeks to capture the wisdom and compassion of the Grateful Dead’s lead guitarist. Jerry anchored the concert hall with his good nature, while a wild, free improvisation swirled through him and around him. I wove a psychedelic paisley pattern throughout the design rendered in nine colors, including bright hues, hand-blended metallics and translucent glazes. My aim is to portray the elder Jerry, the mature artist with a child-like wonder tempered by “A Touch of Grey.” In a decade that dealt many challenges, Jerry’s determined belief “I will get by, I will survive” inspired his greatest moments of clarity and energy.” – Chuck Sperry
Read More: Sperry’s beautiful new art book, “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” (2017)
I am very proud and grateful that my Conscious Alliance poster for The String Cheese Incident at Red Rocks was a major success in celebration of Conscious Alliance’s 15th Anniversary. We were able to collect an incredible outpouring of 5000 lbs in food donations through the distribution of my poster.
Conscious Alliance will be delivering this food, your loving heart-and-soul donations, to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Wednesday. Immediate relief will be given to a very deserving community – the great Oglala Sioux people – with all your help and I thank you!
Both Conscious Alliance and The String Cheese Incident were knocked out by the demand for my poster. Conscious Alliance has not seen anything like it in their 15 years of service. There were 100 people in line before Conscious Alliance opened, all three days, and posters sold out in 20 minutes three days in a row. It’s gratifying to harness beautiful, positive fan energy to make a difference in the world!
I want to thank each and every one of you who showed up early, brought food or donated to Conscious Alliance and received one of my intricate 7 color posters for the show. I put my faith, energy and dedication into this worthy project for Conscious Alliance, and we were able to make good things happen for their incredibly cool cause.
Thanks for your support!
Chuck Sperry
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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