Chuck Sperry

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“Summer of Love Sunday, Open House” Art Print Reveal

I’m very happy to reveal two new art prints exclusively available at my “Summer of Love Sunday, Open House.”

There are variants of each galore, but I’ll leave those as a surprise when you get to the show!

Erato, 2017
21 x 31.5
Edition of 100
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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All You Need Is Love, 2017
20 x 26.5
Edition of 200
4 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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Summer of Love Sunday
Sunday, June 4, 2017
11 am to 4 pm
Hangar 18
1428 34th Street (at Hollis)
Oakland, CA

I’m very happy to announce, my Fourth Annual Open House at Hangar 18 Studio Gallery on Sunday, June 4 from 11 am to 4 pm.

Let’s get together for a celebration! This is a great opportunity to visit the print studio that gave birth to some of your favorite posters for your favorite bands.

I’ll be making a Jerry Garcia art show of my art prints made especially for the Jerry Garcia Estate. Also an exclusive showing of my art prints on oak panel, with some special prints, rarities, and surprises available!

Dead & Company will be playing Shoreline in The Bay Area the same weekend. David Welker has a solo show at Spoke Art Gallery on Saturday.

Come celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love with a cool poster art show at my studio.

We will be giving people random numbers at the door at 10:00 am, so overnight camping is not encouraged!

 

I will have the brand, new book, “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” on sale as well.

Chuck Sperry’s new book “Helikon” gathers together his masterfully screen printed wood panel series of contemporary-classical muses: work inspired by the spirit of the modern rock poster, graffiti, and the utopian ethos of 1960’s psychedelia.

“Helikon” presents 36 sumptuously photographed Sperrys paired with the prose or poem — from Homer to Nick Cave — that inspired each. Over a  dozen photos by Shaun Roberts give the reader an intimate portrait of the artist at work.

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“Summer of Love Sunday, Open House” Chuck Sperry’s Hangar 18 Studio

Summer of Love Sunday

Sunday, June 4, 2017

11 am to 4 pm

Hangar 18

1428 34th Street (at Hollis)

Oakland, CA

I’m very happy to announce, my Fourth Annual Open House at Hangar 18 Studio Gallery on Sunday, June 4 from 11 am to 4 pm.

Let’s get together for a celebration! This is a great opportunity to visit the print studio that gave birth to some of your favorite posters for your favorite bands.

I’ll be making a Jerry Garcia art show of my art prints made especially for the Jerry Garcia Estate. Also an exclusive showing of my art prints on oak panel, with some special prints, rarities, and surprises available!

Dead & Company will be playing Shoreline in The Bay Area the same weekend. Come celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love with a cool poster art show.

We will be giving people random numbers at the door at 10:00 am, so overnight camping is not encouraged!

I will have the brand, new book, “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” on sale as well.

Chuck Sperry’s new book “Helikon” gathers together his masterfully screen printed wood panel series of contemporary-classical muses: work inspired by the spirit of the modern rock poster, graffiti, and the utopian ethos of 1960’s psychedelia.

“Helikon” presents 36 sumptuously photographed Sperrys paired with the prose or poem — from Homer to Nick Cave — that inspired each. Over a  dozen photos by Shaun Roberts give the reader an intimate portrait of the artist at work.

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“Have a Heart for Students” Art Auction

I’ve donated a set of my Jerry Garcia Art Prints to California State University Monterey Bay “Have a Heart for Students” Art Auction

Ends February 17th at 9:00pm EST

On Saturday, February 18, 2017, CSUMB will celebrate the 19th Annual Have a Heart for Students Dinner & Auction, CSU Monterey Bay’s largest student fundraiser. Your support in this ever growing and important event has allowed us to make education possible for countless students!

Jerry Garcia “Orpheus” auction link

Jerry Garcia “Captain Trips” auction link

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Jerry Garcia “Orpheus” Art Print

Jerry Garcia (Summer), 2017
21 x 32
Edition of 500
9 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

This poster was officially available through the Jerry Garcia Estate.

I will be making my artist copies available only through my art shows and live appearances through the end of 2017.

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In the second print of my portrait series, “Jerry Garcia (Summer)”, I hope to capture the vitality, good humor, and optimism of the Grateful Dead’s lead guitarist and principal vocalist, the one who 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 vital Jerry, an “Orpheus” who could charm savage nature with music, a “Dark Star” who journeyed from the Haight-Ashbury to the Pyramids of Egypt.

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Jerry Garcia Art Print

JERRY WEB

Jerry Garcia (Spring), 2016
21 x 32
Edition of 500
8 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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This poster was officially available through the Jerry Garcia Estate in celebration of Jerry Garcia’s Birthday 2016.

I will be making my artist copies available only through my art shows and live appearances through the end of 2016.

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My aim is to capture the young Jerry Garcia in the springtime of his life and in the full bloom of his youthful idealism gazing into his own future replete with possibilities. I wove a psychedelic paisley pattern throughout the design rendered in eight colors, including bright hues, hand-blended metallics and translucent glazes. My hope is to portray the young Jerry, who while participating in the Haight-Ashbury’s utopian experiment, helped to transform the world through optimism and good humor, light and music.

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