Anyone perusing a new psychedelic-era artwork exhibit in New York is bound to pause along the way and think, “Wait, isn’t that a Grateful Dead album cover?”
And they would be partly correct. About 30 years ago, artist, curator and art collector Jacaeber Kastor was checking out a gallery auction and came across the nearly century-old ink drawing that served as the basis of the Dead’s logo and album art. He snapped it up, and now that piece (titled “A Skeleton Amid Roses”) can be seen publicly, for the...
And they would be partly correct. About 30 years ago, artist, curator and art collector Jacaeber Kastor was checking out a gallery auction and came across the nearly century-old ink drawing that served as the basis of the Dead’s logo and album art. He snapped it up, and now that piece (titled “A Skeleton Amid Roses”) can be seen publicly, for the...
- 3/4/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Wes Wilson, the influential poster artist whose work adorned concert prints by some of the 1960s’ most popular rock bands, died January 24th at the age of 82, the New York Times reports. His son, Jason, confirmed that Wilson died at his Leanne, Missouri home, though the cause of death was not announced.
Based in San Francisco, Wilson’s work stood out and helped define the style that is associated with posters from the Sixties era — utilizing bold colors, unique images and swirling typography that looked to be melting and could be difficult to read.
Based in San Francisco, Wilson’s work stood out and helped define the style that is associated with posters from the Sixties era — utilizing bold colors, unique images and swirling typography that looked to be melting and could be difficult to read.
- 1/31/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
In the "American Artifact: The Rise Of American Rock Poster Art" DVD, releasing March 27, director Merle Becker interviews rock poster artists from different eras to discover that America is in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", with thousands of artists creating silk screened rock poster art.
Becker's film includes interviews with over 30 artists, taking the viewer on a journey through different decades and incarnations of this art form with Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, Emek, Coop, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw and Chris Shaw.
Becker's credits include "CBS Tony Awards", "Beavis & Butt-Head", Comedy Central...
Becker's film includes interviews with over 30 artists, taking the viewer on a journey through different decades and incarnations of this art form with Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, Emek, Coop, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw and Chris Shaw.
Becker's credits include "CBS Tony Awards", "Beavis & Butt-Head", Comedy Central...
- 2/16/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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