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February 9, 2012 By squirt

The Black Keys, London 2012, “The Three Fates”

ATTENTION: Click for link to Poster Release – Sunday, February 12, 2012 at a random time.

Tonight is the first show of the SOLD OUT three night stand at Alexandra Palace in London. Chuck Sperry did a poster for each night, and he here’s what he had to say about the set: “I was inspired by The Black Keys song ‘Gold on the Ceiling’ which comes across to me as a song about fate and success.

The posters depict The Three Fates – Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos. Clotho spins the thread of life, Lachesis measures its length, and Atropos cuts the life thread at the end.

I printed the lifework in Eye-Fry Blue on the Fluorescent Red figures. The optical effect is very bizarre. There’s an illusion of depth in the figures that looks like they are floating on the paper.”

I will be making a very limited release of this poster (cut and uncut) on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at a random time.

The Black Keys London 2012
“Clotho” February 9, 2012
Edition of 260
10.5 x 24
four colors on pearl silver paper
Signed and Numbered
The Black Keys London 2012
“Lachesis” February 10, 2012
Edition of 260
10.5 x 24
four colors on pearl silver paper
Signed and Numbered
The Black Keys London 2012
“Atropos” February 11, 2012
Edition of 260
10.5 x 24
four colors on pearl silver paper
Signed and Numbered
I will be making a very limited release of this poster (cut and uncut) on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at a random time.

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Gold on the Ceiling, The Black Keys

August 14, 2011 By squirt

Sperry’s Black Keys Poster Release Makes News, San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle • SFGATE • August 14, 2011 • Photo: Sarah Rice

Filed Under: Press & Reviews Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Outside Lands, San Francisco Chronicle, The Black Keys

August 13, 2011 By squirt

The Black Keys at Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco

The Black Keys, Outside Lands, San Francisco

August 13, 2011

20 x 34

6 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 212

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Outside Lands, The Black Keys

July 6, 2011 By squirt

The Black Keys Iowa Poster Wins Award

Back to making posters after a long break painting my installation pieces for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Working on those big pieces was very rewarding. That said, I’m glad to be back, rockin’ and rollin’. I’m super happy to win Expressonbeans.com, Poster of the Week. Thanks everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Expresso Beans, Poster of the Week, The Black Keys

July 6, 2011 By squirt

The Black Keys, Council Bluffs, Iowa – July 5, 2011

The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

30 x 22

Edition of 212

6 colors on archival cream paper

Sold Out – Thank You!

For this poster I used a font which evokes the kind of font used in the chrome names of cars, a clear reference to the automobile manufacturing industry that supports Akron, Ohio where the band is from. I’m from Dayton, Ohio so it’s a source of pride there that we build cars and car parts. Akron is a big manufacturer of tires. The font is saying, yep, The Black Keys built in Akron. You find a custom designed wallpaper specifically designed for The Black Keys. It’s similar to the kind of Edwardian wallpaper you encounter all over the heartland of Ohio (and coincidentally here in SF which has a rich Victorian era heritage). Wallpaper was one of the first industrial uses of silkscreen, and that’s why I use it from time to time – customizing designs specifically for each poster. The woman wears a sunflower in her hair, an obvious reference to the sun. I felt that the flood ravaged areas surrounding Council Bluffs were tired of hearing about the negatives surrounding the flood. I wanted to bring them an image that would bring a positive sun-drenched feeling to them. I’m sure that a lot of people who rocked out at the show were there to put their worries behind them. Rocking out to The Black Keys and a positive image like this one might be good medicine.

 

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Cage the Elephant, Council Bluffs, Iowa, The Black Keys

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