Chuck Sperry

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The Black Keys, Greenville, South Carolina, December 13, 2014

TBK-GREENVILLE-WEB

The Black Keys, Greenville, NC
20 x 34
Edition of 330
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered
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BLACK-KEYS-GVL-GOLD
The Black Keys, Greenville, NC
20 x 34
Gold Edition of 25
7 colors on gold metallic paper
Signed and Numbered
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BLACK-KEYS-GVL-WAVE
The Black Keys, Greenville, NC
20 x 34
Wave Foil Edition of 25
7 colors on wave foil
Signed and Numbered
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The Black Keys Oakland Poster

THE BLACK KEYS WEB FINAL

The Black Keys Oakland 2014
20 x 34
Edition of 225
7 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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TBK-BLUE-OPAL
The Black Keys Oakland 2014
20 x 34
Blue Opal Edition of 25
7 colors on blue opal metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

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TBK-GREEN-METAL
The Black Keys Oakland 2014
20 x 34
Dark Green Metallic Edition of 15
7 colors on dark green metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

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The Black Keys Philadelphia Poster

TBK-PHILLY-REG

The Black Keys Philadelphia 2014
30 x 22
Edition of 280
6 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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TBK-PHILLY-OPAL-GOLD

The Black Keys Philadelphia 2014
30 x 22
Gold Opal Edition of 15
6 colors on gold opal metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

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TBK-PHILLY-GREEN-FOIL

The Black Keys Philadelphia 2014
30 x 22
Green Mirror Foil Edition of 15
6 colors on green mirror foil
Signed and Numbered

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About the design:

When I heard The Black Key’s new album “Turn Blue” I was struck by the heavy acid rock intro.
My poster for Philadelphia mashes a retro psychedelic vibe with contemporary graffiti background.
Realized in heavy metallic gold and blue metallic silver, this poster just glows.

Here’s a detail of this poster (made as a companion to my The Black Keys, Council Bluffs, Iowa poster 2011)

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The Black Keys • Beale Street Music Festival • Memphis

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The Black Keys
Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis
30 x 23
Edition of 125
5 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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THE-BLACK-KEYS-VARIANT
The Black Keys
Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis
30 x 23
Vintage Variant Edition of 25
5 colors on acid-free textured paper
Signed and Numbered
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The Black Keys asked for a bluesy poster that captured the authentic roots of Beale Street, Memphis. My poster: a moment from the illustrious history of Beale Street, the roots of blues and rock and roll, with the texture and warm colors of an approaching May night as the shadows lengthen along the front of the pool hall on Beale.

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The Black Keys, Oracle Arena, Oakland

I’ve updated this post with images below of the actual poster. The digital image which was previously in this post is at the bottom of this post (should you like to reference it).

FYI – I sometimes post a digital image before I have a chance to photograph the actual poster. This digital image is used to create the poster and is used to show the band what I will make – before I make it. When possible, I like to show the actual photograph, like the one just below, so people can actually see what the poster looks like. Enough said. The show was awesome last night!

 

The Black Keys, Oracle Arena, Oakland

May 4, 2012

19 x 33

6 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 315

Signed and Numbered

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The Black Keys, Oracle Arena, Oakland

May 4, 2012

19 x 33

Parchment Edition of 20

6 colors on parchment paper

Signed and Numbered

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“They wanna get my
Gold on the Ceiling
I aint blind
It’s just a matter of time
Before you steal it
It’s alright
Aint no guard in my house.”
I’ve been playing Gold On The Ceiling – and it’s become a sort of theme song.
With the Firehouse’s innovation of the use of Gold and Silver metallic inks, which we started using almost 18 years ago,
the gold on the ceiling lyrics have a special place in my heart. The Black Keys are written across the gold ceiling in my poster.
I also created a custom Black Keys wallpaper and dress pattern which works throughout the design:
digital image of The Black Keys, Oakland poster:

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