Chuck Sperry

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Hank 3 at the Regency

Hank 3 at The Regency, August 24, 2012

Firehouse-Goldenvoice No. 159

22 x 33

Edition of 125

4 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

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Sold Out – Thank You!

Man oh man, Hank 3 rocked the house tonight. What a fun show! And what a cool mob at the gig. For this one, I busted out a San Francisco gold miner, gun in belt, axe on shoulder. It is based on a San Francisco paint company logo from the 1920’s. I felt Hank would relate, being an independent soul, and having fought for his claim – especially right now on the eve of releasing 6 debut independent records on his own label.

 

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TRPS Rock Art By The Bay at The Cannery, August 18

TRPS presents:

Rock Art By The Bay at The Cannery

Sat­ur­day August 18, 2012 from 10:00am — 6:00pm

The Rock Poster Soci­ety (TRPS) is pleased to announce the rock poster art event of the sum­mer! TRPS presents Rock Art By the Bay on Sat­ur­day August 18, 2012 at the Can­nery near San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. The show will run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admis­sion: FREE

I’ll be attending TRPS Rock Art By The Bay at The Cannery. It’s going to be a busy weekend.

Tonight, Thursday, August 16, 2012 I’ll be making a rare showing of my art pieces on wood panel at Varnish Fine Art Gallery at 16 Jessie Street, San Francisco. Pieces sold at Varnish benefit Visual Aid, so it is definitely for a really great cause. Come tonight, it’ll make a great pre-TRPS social event, and you can have a look at “Alpha,” “Omega,” “Cosmos,” and “Mind Spring,” and bring one home for a good cause!

I’ve got some news to share regarding some exclusive releases for the Rock Art by the Bay.

I’ll be making some never released artist proofs and very limited variants available on a one per person basis only to participants of the exposition on Saturday, August 18, 2012. There are some surprises here:

This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Rock Art by the Bay, August 18, 2012.

70th Birthday Celebration, Jerry Garcia
Giants vs. Mets with special guest Moonalice
Art by Chris Shaw. Print­ing by Chuck Sperry & Chris Shaw at Hangar 18, Oak­land.
Impres­sion: 19″ x 28.5″
Paper: 21″ x 31.75″
5 Color Screen­print, Cougar 80lb
Edi­tion of 100
Signed & Numbered

Widespread Panic Wood Tour

Wood Panel Edition

Artist Edition of 25

22 x 31

6 colors on 1/8″ wood panel

Signed and Numbered

WP 25th Anniversary Tour Poster

Mirror Foil Variant Edition of 20

22 x 33

7 colors on Mirror Foil

Signed and Numbered

WP 25th Anniversary Tour Poster

Sparkled Foil Variant Edition of 20

22 x 33

7 colors on Sparkled Foil

Signed and Numbered

Widespread Panic 25th Anniversary Fall Tour 2011

16 x 29

Artist Proof Edition

7 color silkscreen (metallics, glazes and translucent tinting colors)

Printed on archival cream paper

Signed / Artist Proof

The Black Keys, Oracle Arena, Oakland

May 4, 2012

19 x 33

Gold Dust Edition of 20

6 colors on gold dust paper

Signed and Numbered

This exclusive release is only available at TRPS Rock Art by the Bay, August 18, 2012.

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Pearl Jam Oslo, Norway, by Chuck Sperry & Chris Shaw

Pearl Jam, Oslo, Norway, 2012
Chuck Sperry VS. Chris Shaw
22 x 33
Artist Edition of 200
5 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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I teamed up with Chris Shaw to make Pearl Jam’s Oslo poster. Both Chris and I have made Pearl Jam posters in the mid-1990’s. So Oslo’s Pearl Jam poster is a mix of New School and Old School Rock Poster Art.

Since the theme of the PJ tour posters is VS, we immediately thought of a Ying-Yang form as a good way to communicate that idea.

Then we thought of that crazy “Norway Spiral” that filled the night sky over Norway a couple years back (because we both love unexplained and mysterious phenomena like that, even if it was probably a Russian rocket spinning out of control).

We gave it a psychedelic edge by making a Ying-Yang out of the form of the Norway Spiral, and creating two flying eyeballs, representing the opposing forces of Fire and Water. We wanted this poster to have a touch of skater punk, Psychedelia, and to just be iconic and bad-ass.

The small, subtle, silver spirals in the background, not only mirrors the Ying-Yang of the central image, but is inspired by Rosemalling, which is a Norwegian folk-art of decorative painting. This form of decoration originated in the rural valleys of Norway during the Baroque and Rococo Period in the mid 18th Century. It was a folk response to the intricate designs the wealthy folks in Norway were importing. The forms are usually simple and based on “C” and “S” forms. That seemed appropriate since Chris Shaw and Chuck Sperry are both “CS” names.

 

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Patti Smith at the Paradiso Amsterdam

 

Patti Smith at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, July 7, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 77

20.5 x 29.5

5 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 125

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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Patti Smith at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, July 7, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 77

20.5 x 29.5

5 colors on natural textured paper

Natural Textured Edition of 25

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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Patti Smith at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, July 7, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 77

20.5 x 29.5

5 colors on silver metallic paper

Silver Metallic Edition of 13

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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I’ll be making a very limited release of this poster and two variant editions on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at 10 am PST.

When JC Hall asked me to do a poster for Patti Smith, I jumped at the commission. I made this portrait of her, using a gold metallic base of patternization and layered colors over. The gold peeks through the final deep brown line art, and blues and reds were tinted with a semi-transluscent yellow.

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