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Big Boi… Free Press Summer fest Houston 2011
After a long wait.. the Big Boi poster is now finally for sale in the store. This was for the Free Press Summer fest show in Houston back in April.
I have a limited run of only 20 as not that many ended up being printed in the end, which is a shame. I think mainly because they were nervous that hip-hop prints never sell. I like how it came out. Once it gets down to about 8 prints or so… the price will be going up.
Now I gotta do an Andre 3000 print to even it out. Fitting its release as I only have a few days left in the ATL!!!!
Beyond: Stolen Flames, Forbidden Fruit & Telephone Booths – 826 Valencia
A couple months ago I worked with the folks at 826 Valencia to help do the book cover design and some internal illustrations for this years Young Authors’ Book Project, “Beyond: Stolen Flames, Forbidden Fruit and Telephone Booths“. The book was layed out and designed by Jody Worthington… who also supplied the pics above. Thanks.
The concept of the literature and for the cover was the merging of ancient mythology with modern times. What makes a “myth” or a “hero” nowadays is no longer as epic as it once was. It seems people are finding mythical storylines in their day-to-day lives. You don’t have to fight a dragon to be a hero.
With the first round of designs I experimented with the idea of mirroring ancient imagery with that of modern times. I wanted to choose items that seem to have become of great importance to people now… technology, commuting, etc. In the end it didn’t feel powerful enough and kinda cheesy.
I am a big fan of masks, espcecially Pacific Northwest Indian & African masks. We thought the mask was a good route to go as it could represent anyone and has an ancient lore feel to it. With that, below are 2 examples in which I mishmashed a bunch of mythilogical and modern imagery.
The final artwork was simplified from the designs above and the mask was emphasized. Some foil-stamping was used for highlights,.. and TADAAA!!!!!!
Phish, VZW Amphitheatre print… 2011
Phish came and went this week down heeeeyyyaaa’ in Atlanta. I got commissioned by the promoter to do a special print for the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre gig in Alpharetta, GA (June 14-15, 2011). The poster was designed as a 4-color screenprint (200 prints) but was halted last second and changed to a lithograph as the more copies were needed. It is a pretty big one at 20′ x 30′ and is on sale now, just check out the Posters
Shame.. would have loved to see this one as a screenprint. Hmmmm… the work has already been done, so maybe as an artprint down the line.
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