Chuck Sperry

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Psyck Italia Tour 2012

Psyck Italia

9 x 31

3 colors on acid-free, textured paper

Edition of 125

Signed and Numbered

This poster will be available on my tour – I’ll make an online release when I return home June 15.

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(I’m leaving on an Italian tour – I’m shipping Black Keys posters before I go – of course!)

In 2006 I was offered by Centro Sociale Leoncavallo, 1000 square meters build a print studio. I worked with printmaker Marcelo de la Hoz. I lived in Leoncavallo, built the studio, found ink, paper and supplies, made great friends with the kind people of Leoncavallo – and started making rock posters. I lived in Italy for a year. It was a super cool time!

After six years, the print studio I left to Leoncavallo, has been populated by a new and energetic group of artists who have joined Marcelo to make great art at Leoncavallo! The print studio is alive and well, so that’s a great cause for celebration. I’ve been invited to join in a celebration of the art being produced at Leoncavallo, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – May 25, 26, 27 – this coming weekend.

Since I was making the trip to Italy, it seemed a great opportunity to see old friends and do some fun stuff. After Milan I’ll go with my friend Giampo Copparoni to Torino for an art show together, with Guitar Wolf and Bob Log III playing. From there to Pisa, to make a show at the banks of the Arno River, for opening night of Cafe Leningrad’s Argini e Margini spot – a beautiful outdoor venue – complete with beach and bar / restaurant. My great friend Dome La Meurte will DJ.

Next to a poster show in Santa Croce sull’Arno with Italian Poster Rock Art expo – IPRA – with many many of Italy’s best and brightest rock poster artists in attendance.

I’ll follow this with a visit to Genoa, to the Taxi Driver Record store, for an expo and printmaking workshop – events in Genoa will last for three days. And to add to the awesomeness, Kepi Ghoulie of the Groovie Ghoulies is going to join me in Genoa for an art show and acoustic rock set. Kepi is an old friend from Sacramento, and it’s a huge surprise to have the opportunity to run around with him in Italy.

I’ll go to La Spezia next, together with Kepi and Sara Twinn and Massimo Perasso of Ghandi’s Gunn to enjoy an art show together with Kepi Ghoulie at the Club Shake run by Peawee’s front man Hervé Peroncini.

Here’s a breakdown of the schedule:

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May 25-26-27 • “Evolution Goes On,”

Centro Sociale Leoncavallo, via Watteau 7, Milano

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May 29 • Guitar Wolf • Bob Log III • Poster Expo by Chuck Sperry

United Club, corso Vigevano 33, Torino

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June 1 • 6 pm • Argini e Margini 2012 Opening Party •

Chuck Sperry Rock Art Show • Dome DJ Set • BroadCash

Argini e Margini, Lungarno Galilei, Pisa

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June 2-3 • 4 pm to 10 pm • Italian Poster Rock Art Expo 2012 •

Santa Croce sull’Arno, Pisa

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June 5-6-7 • Chuck Sperry Postermaking Workshop & Expo •

Taxi Driver Record Shop, Genoa

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June 8 • Kepi Ghoulie and Chuck Sperry Art Show •

Club Shake, La Spezia

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“Alpha” & “Omega” Art Prints

“Alpha” 2012

23 x 35

6 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 50

Signed and Numbered

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“Alpha” 2012

Silver Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on silver metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

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“Alpha” 2012

Bronze Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on bronze metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

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“Alpha” 2012

Gold Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on gold metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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“Alpha” 2012

Birch Panel Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on birch wood panel

Edition of 15

Signed and Numbered

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“Omega” 2012

23 x 35

6 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 50

Signed and Numbered

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“Omega” 2012

Silver Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on silver metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

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“Omega” 2012

Bronze Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on bronze metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

________________

“Omega” 2012

Gold Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on gold metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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“Omega” 2012

Birch Panel Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on birch wood panel

Edition of 15

Signed and Numbered

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My “Alpha” & “Omega” art prints, variant editions and birch panels will be released on Friday, May 18, at 4:20 pm by Varnish Fine Art at San Francisco’s coolest art festival – ArtPad at the Phoenix Hotel.

Varnish & I will be making a very limited online release here on my site on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at a random time.

Here’s a large image of the two prints side-by-side:

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From May 17 to May 20, over 10,000 art enthusiasts and collectors will return to the iconic Phoenix Hotel for the second edition of ArtPadSF, San Francisco’s only hotel-based art fair. Referred to by art community insiders as “a touch of Art Basel Miami in San Francisco,” ArtPadSF is an unparalleled crossroads for the creative and marketplace for groundbreaking contemporary art.

Meet the Varnish Fine Art crew in Room 30 at the Phoenix Hotel for ArtPadSF 2012

Featured Artists:

Jennybird Alcantara
Mike Davis
Jessica Joslin
Chris Mars
Ransom & Mitchell
Isabel Samaras
Chuck Sperry

Here’s a preview of all the fantastic art Varnish Fine Art will be laying on the public this coming weekend – click here for more details

 

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The Art of Moonalice Show & Poster Release

The Art of Moonalice – M454

Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York

April 8, 2012 – Doors 4:20 pm

Edition of 50

20 x 33

6 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

This poster will be released at The Art of Moonalice Show at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, New York. I’ve reserved a portion to be released online on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at a random time.

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The Art of Moonalice

I’ll be attending an exhibit of Rock Posters cre­ated for the band Moonalice.

Moon­al­ice is a band that com­mis­sions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s for­ma­tion in 2007, Moon­al­ice has pro­duced a unique series of over 450 orig­i­nal gig posters with art­work from over 20 artists.

Moon­al­ice posters fea­ture art­work from many of the leg­endary poster artists of the psy­che­delic 60’s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moon­al­ice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best — make art! Unen­cum­bered by stan­dard con­straints, Moon­al­ice posters are as diverse as the artists who cre­ate them.

On Sun­day, April 8, 2012, Moon­al­ice proudly presents a con­cert and poster show at the Brook­lyn Bowl. The full series of Moon­al­ice posters will be on dis­play and avail­able for pur­chase at this first ever East Coast event. Many Moon­al­ice poster artists will be attend­ing the event in-person. The poster show opens at 4:20 pm, Moonalice’s con­cert will fol­low the poster show in the evening.

SUNDAY — APRIL 8, 2012
Poster Show opens at 4:20pm with an Evening Per­for­mance by Moonalice

Artists in atten­dance:
David Singer • Stan­ley Mouse • Wes Wil­son
Chris Shaw • Alexan­dra Fis­cher • Chuck Sperry
Dave Hunter • Car­olyn Fer­ris • Den­nis Larkins
Wendy Wright • Lee Con­klin • Ron Dono­van
Den­nis Loren • John Seabury • John Mavroudis
Lau­ren Yurkovich • Dar­rin Brenner

Also fea­tur­ing posters by:
Gary Hous­ton • Claude Shade • Grace Slick
George and Patri­cia Sargent

BROOKLYN BOWL

61 Wythe Avenue

Brook­lyn New York

 

 

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“The Roots” Poster

“The Roots” – art & rock show – Firehouse, Jacknife, Chase Marshall and Jorge Gamboa

Bands: Burnt House and Hogwind

Edition of 125

22 x 31

5 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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I had the great pleasure to meet Teresa Nittolo, who is the present-day owner of The Original Firehouse, the root of the Firehouse in The Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company. I am happy to announce that I am having an art show at The Original Firehouse, the very place where Ron Donovan and I got our artistic start. This is a very rare opportunity to visit the place where The Firehouse began – a return to The Roots.

“The Roots” Art Show

Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company, Jacknife Posters (UK), Jorge Gamboa (paintings), Chase Marshall (handmade lamps and art)

Bands have been added! We’ll rock out to Burnt House and Hogwind

The Original Firehouse, 1648 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco

Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6pm until late.

I will be exhibiting rare and formerly unavailable posters and prints for this very special evening!

Teresa Nittolo plans to continue this artistic tradition, as quoted in The Bold Italic (February 17, 2012), she “plans to make Firehouse a multifaceted space that would include a café with outdoor seating, a small but well-curated library, a market-like area of rotating local vendors and artisans, a massive event space upstairs, and a rooftop garden. They are staring down the home stretch and they need their community’s support to get them across the finish line. Their dream is big and has come with even bigger challenges, but it’s wholly committed to bringing people together to create an inspiring story and space.”

Unfortunately, Firehouse 8 has gone into foreclosure (THEY ONLY HAVE UNTIL MARCH 8th) and Teresa and Gavin need help to hold onto it and bring their big dreams into reality. Angel investors take note. If this building goes into foreclosure, it will most certainly never be an art space again. Teresa is so very close! She needs your help! Help keep the Firehouse 8 Project alive and heading towards success!! Donate funds to the IndieGoGo campaign, or if you can offer your services or support in any other way please email Teresa at [email protected].

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“It’s Only Rock & Roll” Chuck Sperry and Jacknife Posters at Mr. Musichead, Los Angeles

“It’s Only Rock & Roll” Art Show

Chuck Sperry & Jacknife Posters (UK)

Mr. Musichead, 7511 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA – (323) 876-0042

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 7pm until 10pm.

I will be exhibiting rare and formerly unavailable posters and prints for this very special evening!

My good friends Chris Hopewell and John Finch of Jacknife Posters from Bristol, England, are coming to the United States for a visit. We’re having a special party at The Original Firehouse in San Francisco on Thursday, March 8th, and then we’ll be turning the wheel south to Los Angeles for a rare one-night appearance on Saturday, March 10th at Mr. Musichead on West Sunset Boulevard. We’re on our way to Austin, Texas for Flatstock 33 at the SXSW Music Festival. Chris Hopewell recently completed a movie as co-director with Crispin Mills, called “A Fantastic Fear of Everything.” starring Simon Pegg. So we’re having a special party in Los Angeles to celebrate – please come and join us.

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