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January 18, 2013 By squirt

Edwardian Ball Poster 2013

EDWARDIAN-BALL-POSTER

Edwardian Ball at The Regency, SF / Fonda Theater, LA – January 18 & 19, 2013 / February 23, 2013

31 x 20.5

Edition of 125

3 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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It’s January in San Francisco. The chill is starting to let go; the days get a little longer … and here comes the annual Edwardian Ball to entertain and amaze San Francisco’s creative nightlife, and jumpstart the year. This Edwardian dress-up party is clearly one of the very best events of it’s kind, and I’m very happy to make cool Edwardian Ball art for organizer Justin Katz every year. It’s always fun to try and top the preceding year’s effort – to do something really unusual and well-made, beautiful and over-the-top. This year, decked out for street attack aka “Squirt” I made this graffiti-style, billboard-sized wall piece for the event (measuring in at 8 feet by 5 feet), which is proudly hanging on the facade of the Regency Ballroom all weekend, facing San Francisco’s busiest thoroughfare, Van Ness. So you really can not get better placement, and sorry people, that’s a one of a kind. Here’s Edwardian Ball’s head-honcho, Justin Katz, digging my street piece right after installation:

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Sperry aka Squirt:

EDWARDIAN-BILLBOARD

Filed Under: Art Prints, Events, Rock Posters Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Edwardian Ball, Regency

January 1, 2013 By squirt

Lawrence of Arabia Variant Edition

LAWRENCE-OF-ARABIA-MOVIE-POSTER

 

LAWRENCE-CORNER

Lawrence of Arabia

Canvas Textured Variant Edition

22 x 33

Edition of 25

8 colors on tan canvas textured paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Castro Theatre, David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia, Spoke Art

December 28, 2012 By squirt

“Lawrence of Arabia” For Spoke Art at The Castro Theatre

LAWRENCE-OF-ARABIA-WEB

Lawrence of Arabia – a film by David Lean

22 x 33

Edition of 200

8 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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I’ll be making a very limited release of a variant edition of this poster on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013 at a random time.

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I was honored to receive the commission from Spoke Art to create this limited edition art print in celebration of the 50th Anniversary Restoration Screening one of my all time favorite movies, “Lawrence of Arabia,” at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre. I really dug into this design and created custom Arabian patterns and intricate motifs to embellish the enigmatic, legendary personality of T.E. Lawrence as portrayed so intensely and memorably by Peter O’Toole in David Lean’s masterpiece of film art, “Lawrence of Arabia.”

I reflect the historical period of Lawrence with this poster, through the style associated with Moorish Revival which returned to fashion in the 1920’s and (lightly) through an Egyptian mode that influenced Art Deco. These stylistic currents were part of the lexicon of art, architecture and design that surrounded the beginnings of cinematic history. Not only were these exotic themes present in the posters of the period, they were also expressed in the architecture of the movie palaces constructed at the time (even in the Castro Theatre itself). So I felt that this treatment was not only relevant, it was necessary, and would harmonize with my exploration of poster history in my art.

As a short note of interest, I made my “Lawrence of Arabia” poster in an oversized dimension of 22 x 33 inches. My intention is to make a nice male counterpoint to the Widespread Panic Season’s series.

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Castro Theatre, David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia, Spoke Art

September 5, 2012 By squirt

Vertigo • Variant Edition Release

Vertigo – a film by Alfred Hitchcock

18 x 24

Gold Edition of 25

4 colors on metallic gold paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Vertigo – a film by Alfred Hitchcock

18 x 24

Bronze Edition of 25

4 colors on metallic bronze paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Castro Theatre, Spoke Art, Vertigo

August 31, 2012 By squirt

Vertigo Film Poster Release

Vertigo – a film by Alfred Hitchcock

18 x 24

Edition of 200

4 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

Available at Spoke Art right now!

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Castro Theatre, Spoke Art, Vertigo

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