Chuck Sperry

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U.S. Release Information for Chuck Sperry’s Nick Cave Deck

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Regular Deck
Artist Edition of 40
Signed and Numbered by artist Chuck Sperry

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Cruiser Deck
Artist Edition of 10
Signed and Numbered by artist Chuck Sperry

Sold Out – Thank You!

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I will be making a very limited online release of (Chuck Sperry signed and numbered) artist editions of my Nick Cave Deck Monday, February 16, 2015 at a random time.

Only for US customers!

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From Fast Times: “True legend of Australian music, Nick Cave has teamed up with Fast Times to produce an exciting and rad collection! After discussing lyrics and a theme, It was agreed Nature Boy best suited the Melbourne Skate Scene and vibe of Fast Times. The Lyrics are taken from ‘Nature Boy’ A track from’s Nick’s ‘Abattoir Blues’ Album which also is featured in the accompanying Fast Times Skate clip.”

“Chuck Sperry is the artist behind this project and has done many of Nick Cave’s tour posters. Hailing from San Francisco, he has worked alongside many other music greats to create some truly unique and iconic pieces of art. The board features a full wrap graphic that uses a metallic glitter (inspired by old school motorbike helmets) to highlight the intricate detail of Chuck’s artwork. It runs throughout the board and gives the board a unique texture and feel. It also features lyrics chosen by ourselves and Nick to reflect the theme of the graphic.”

“We are stoked to have worked with Chuck on this limited edition collection!”  — Fast Times

*OEM Screen Art Template

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Chuck Sperry’s “Maia” Art Print Release at LA Art Show

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“Maia”
Edition of 150
23 x 32
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Paper prints: edition of 150
Paper variant prints (wave foil, silver, gold opal) : edition of 15 each
Wood panel variant: edition of 30
Available this weekend at the LA Art Show at the Spoke Art booth, #1131.

I am excited to announce my latest fine art screen print to be released exclusively through Spoke Art in the Littletopia section of the LA Art Show. Entitled “Maia,” this new piece in my ongoing Muses series, is inspired by the mother of Hermes, inventor of the lyre.

Leaf through the catalog below for more information on the LA Art Show:

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“Muses” Chuck Sperry Solo Show & Retrospective at Spoke Art / Hashimoto Contemporary in SF

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Opening night reception: Saturday, November 29th 2014 / 6pm-10pm
Shows run through December 20th 2014

Spoke Art
816 Sutter Street

Hashimoto Contemporary
804 Sutter Street

I am excited to announce my upcoming solo show and retrospective opening at the end of this month!

Spoke Art (816 Sutter Street): I will be presenting a body of work including new prints, as well as fine art wood variants of some of my most coveted gig posters. Hashimoto Contemporary (804 Sutter Street): will be hosting a retrospective of ultra rarities pulled from my archives. I’m combing the absolute depths of my flat files to pull some gems, all prints in the retrospective will be offered custom framed and fully archival. I have been working with Spoke Art since 2010 and I couldn’t be more excited for this long awaited debut solo show with Spoke Art.

Stay tuned for more soon!

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“Mimi de Montmartre” by Sperry in “Le Chat Noir” at Modern Eden Gallery

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“Mimi de Montmartre”
18 x 24
Edition of 25
9 colors on oak panel (framed)
Signed and Numbered
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A limited number of this edition of oak panels will be available through Modern Eden Gallery from October 18 until November 1, 2014.
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“Le Chat Noir”
Modern Eden Gallery
801 Greenwich Street, San Francisco
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Opening Reception: Saturday October 18, 2014 6-9 pm
Exhibition Dates: October 18 – November 1, 2014
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Featuring: Ransom & Mitchell, Lacey Bryant, Carly Janine Mazur, Leilani Bustamante, Laura Buss, Chuck Sperry, Ania Tomicka, Amandalynn, Leon Loucheur, Justin Hopkins, Sheri DeBow, Jessica L.L Dalva, Megan Buccere, Caitlin Hackett, Carolyn Weber, Kurtis Rykovich, Mandy Tsung, Robert Bowen, Erica Calardo, Simona Candini, Lucy Yu, Syd Bee, Marc Le Rest, Brianna Angelakis, Jaclyn Alderete, Christina Mrozik & Zoe Keller.
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Modern Eden Gallery asked me to be in their group show, “Le Chat Noir,” in tribute to the fin de siècle Paris night club, known by the famous black cat poster art of Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen. Le Chat Noir, which was situated in Paris’ Montmartre district, was the forerunner of all night club entertainment, and by corollary the forerunner of most night-life and rock concert entertainment. This form of popular, public musical expression found it’s beginning in the 19th Century club Le Chat Noir. Of particular importance to me and my work, is that Le Chat Noir’s events were often commemorated with the world’s first posters by the very first poster artists. It’s history is also the history of poster art.
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There is a very subtle Japanese flavor to this piece (the figure wears a simple kimono, there is a distinct flattening and simplification of line and form, the use of pattern, and graphic black silhouette of the hair, hat, flowers and feather) which reflects the influence of the much older traditions of Japanese printing, poster art and aesthetics in the fin de siècle poster artists of France, current at the time of Le Chat Noir.
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My piece “Mimi de Montmartre” reflects my connection to contemporary Paris night life, pays tribute to the roots of the world’s night club scene, while paying tribute to the roots of the poster medium.
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I was introduced to the rock’n’roll night club scene in Paris through the friends of Born Bad Records, where I had my one of first Paris shows in 2005, on my poster tour promoting the new book “The Art of Modern Rock.” Born Bad is at the heart of the Parisian rock’n’roll underground. I was introduced to Born Bad by expatriate artist Sunny Buick (formerly from San Francisco). I have participated in numerous shows in a myriad of Paris night clubs (and galleries), year after year, since my introduction to this really great group of friends and rockers.
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Mimi de Montmartre is a well-known, rock’n’roll burlesque dancer who performs onstage with many of the best underground Paris rock acts today. I felt it would be cool to re-imagine my friend Mimi as a 19th Century entertainer, as if she were on a poster for Le Chat Noir. After all, she is Mimi de Montmartre, I couldn’t think of Le Chat Noir, the most famous Montmartre institution, without thinking of her.
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I printed this very limited edition of 25 pieces on white oak panel, in seven conventional colors, and two custom mixed interference colors (violet and green) which I mixed into a clear base from dry pigment powder. Overlayed on the dark black of her hair and hat silhouette, the interference colors have a very subtle opalescent sheen which refracts light against the light absorbing medium of a black (or light absorbing) ground.
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The background pattern for my art piece is inspired by the wooden Chat Noir effigy which stood above the door of the famous club. I encountered the actual wooden cat head effigy last summer at the Musée de Montmartre in Paris (you may have seen photos from my visit to the museum last summer, if you follow my instagram), and it made it’s way into this piece as a background pattern.
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