Looks like the Alamo Drafthouse is starting up with the Rolling Roadshow posters again, starting with this one by Jay Ryan for “Pretty In Pink”. Damn, Jay is an interesting illustrator. This screenprint for an Austin, TX screening of the movie is 20″ x 26″, signed/numbered, and only $30. Visit Mondotees.com.
For this week’s first Ten Questions, I’m talking with Mike Davis of Burlesque Design. Mike’s stuff is awesome, you should own it.
Age: Too old for school.
Location: Minneapolis MN
Years Doing Posters: I’ve been doing graphic design professionally since 1999. My first screenprinted poster was done in 2002. My first poster with Burlesque was in 2003.
Favorite Poster / Art Print You’ve Done: Alphabet poster or the Diplo New Years Eve poster.
All-time Favorite Poster / Art Print that Someone Else Did:
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Music Currently In Rotation: I just downloaded Moody Blues “Your Wildest Dreams”
Other things I listened to recently:
Ed Banger Records’ Ed Rec Vol 3
Cuizinier from TTC “Lettre F” ft. Pase Rock and Spank Rock
Fugazi “End Hits”
Ding Dong “Bad Man Forward, Bad Man Pull Up”
Last Print, Poster, or Toy Bought: I bought the Friends With You plush hamburger thing for my 1 year-old niece. Last toy I bought for myself was a French Dunny.
Art Hanging On Your Walls:
At home:
Steven Harrington’s double peacock dayglo print
Barry Miles’ self-titled LP designed by Milton Glaser
Delicious Design League’s gorgeous Flatstock 12 poster
Little Friends of Printmaking print with a bunch of dudes and dogs beating each other up
This painting by George R. Thompson IV
At work:
Wes Wilson’s Byrds 1967 FIllmore poster
Parra original doodle (thanks Aye Jay!)
Steven Harrington’s Une Royaume print
This awesome New Orleans poster from 1983 I found at my grandparents’ house a few years ago
A bunch of Burlesque test prints and crap I designed
Upcoming Stuff: DO IT TO IT! and a project with Kidrobot I can’t talk about.
Words of Wisdom: Take that baby, that baby ain’t mine.
To see more of Mike’s work, visit BurlesqueDesign.com and Twelecarpileup.com.
Leia Bell has been releasing some really good art prints, and this one may be the best. As if the image itself weren’t cool enough, Leia borrowed the title “This Monkey’s Gone To Heaven” from a Pixies song, making it even better. It’s a 12.5″ x 18″ screenprint, has an edition of 100, and is $18 as of now. Visit LeiaBell.com.
The Faded Line just released these impressive new batik wall hangings by Emek, and they look beyond cool. Each one is hand painted and completely unique. They are absolutely huge at 68″ x 45″, have an edition of 100, and are $100. There is a whole bunch more information about the process on the product page. Also, as a special thank you for OMGPosters readers, you can click this link to receive free shipping. Visit TheFadedLine.com.
Well, it’s my birthday, so I’ll probably be taking most of the day off, but I wanted to drop another interview with another great artist, Chicago’s own Dan Grzeca.
Age: 39
Location: North Side of Chicago
Years Doing Posters: Designed my first one in 1992 (Tar’s Final show). Started making a lot more in 1994 ish.
Favorite Poster / Art Print You’ve Done: Favorite Poster probably is the “Insane Buck” poster I made for the Shipping News in 2004. It was a watershed for me in that it was the first time I used scratchboard , so it opened up a lot of new possibilities for me and made me think about texture a lot more in my screenprinting. My favorite Art Print so far is probably “Conquistador”, I’m happy with the tactile feel of the print and the directness of the image. That one has also sold very well, which is always nice.
All-time Favorite Poster / Art Print that Someone Else Did: I can’t do just one “All-time” because I’m a Libra, therefore indecisive. But I’m going to say for Dead Artists: “revolutionaries” by Max Beckmann and “Bulls in Vallauris-1954″ by Pablo Picasso. Actually all the posters Picasso did for Bullfights and exhibitions in Vallauris are incredible. AND they were used as posters to promote the events… For current artists- I really love the last few Dave Kinsey prints and Diana Sudyka’s etchings. Poster-wise does it get better than Burwell or Horkey? I don’t think so.
Music Currently In Rotation: Attack and Release- The Black Keys, Don Giovanni-Mozart, Smile and Rainbow by Boris/Michio Kurahawa, Unhistories - Singer, Chairs Missing and 154-Wire, Moa Anbessa- The Ex and Getatchew Mekuria, Relics- Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, Live in San Francisco- Thelonious Monk, Angels nad Demons at Play- Sun Ra, Rescue EP- Explosions in the Sky, Bumper Crop-Volcano Suns , Ethiopiques 14-18.
Last Print, Poster, or Toy Bought: I bought the last Little Friends Of Printmaking letterpress print that Tiny Showcase published.
Art Hanging On Your Walls: 6 etchings and a painting by Diana Sudyka , Tony Fitpatrick etchings, Nick Butcher Paintings, Jeff Tady prints, John Parot painting- Our Daughter Ella by far has the best art room in the house. She has a Jay Ryan lithograph, Nick Butcher painting, Jesse LeDoux painting, Bryce Mcloud and Diana Sudyka prints. I have a ton more stuff in storage waiting on our basement to be refinished. Not enough wall space.
Upcoming Stuff: 4 Black Keys posters, Shipping News, Okkervil River and Ladyhawk posters. A shirt design for Threadless Select. I’m finishing about 6 new art prints in the next 3 weeks that I’m very excited about as well. I’m working on the scratchboard for this new one called “The Last American Bear” It is huge and ridiculous.
Words of Wisdom: Be patient about the right things. Use your energy wisely and with great intensity. All that sugar REALLY is bad for you.
To see more of Dan’s work, visit his Etsy shop.
Man, Drew got this one done super early. This is for the 2008 Flatstock Poster Convention in Germany later this year. There’s really not much info to report about the poster yet, I just thought it was amazing, so I posted it. I’ll keep you updated on availability.
When not busy creating amazing concert posters, Aesthetic Apparatus are constantly adding to their DoomDrips series of art prints. These new additions to the series are all awesome, and very reasonable ($20 each). Head over to AestheticApparatus.com.
Mike Giant just recently dropped these brand new art prints, and I’m loving them. Both “Bicycle” and “Flying Skull” are 18″ x 24″ screenprints, are limited to 50, and are $70 each. Visit MikeGiant.com.
Hope you guys aren’t sick of reading interviews yet. This time I’ve asked Guy Burwell to answer the ten questions. He rules. Enjoy.
Age: Mmmmm 42 like
Location: Currently Portland, Oregon.
Years Doing Posters: Hard to say. I think some of my earliest pieces in proper poster and flyer making have dates from 1988 or so, so about 20 years, now. But there were others before I could get into bars and such, so perhaps twenty two or twenty three years.
Favorite Poster / Art Print You’ve Done: It changes with each week that goes by, and we all would say either our latest or perhaps that we can’t choose a favorite, BUT if I had to pick a few, I would say that I like the Black Keys with Jay Reatard, for it’s adventurous feeling at the time, for me, and my Teenage Fanclub print for how fun it was at the time. I always like my first Neko Case print though as with any print there is that one thing that drives me bananas with each glance. Mudhoney was a grand success and the Mono print, as my first self-pulled screen print, satisfies, though I wish I knew then what I know now.
All-time Favorite Poster / Art Print that Someone Else Did: I have a Coyne print I have had for years and years before I started with making prints. I don’t collect prints but I love the work of plenty of others. I like European sensibilities though I don’t think I can attempt to possess those sensibilities myself. The art prints I like are mostly from cartoonists or illustrators. I love the hand work of illustrators and designers of the 50’s. I like a lot of things but I don’t claim them for possessions, I keep their impulses and impressions in my head to linger.
Music Currently In Rotation: The Pernice Brothers and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The Reigning Sound, Anders Parker, MMJ, The Flashing LIghts. Misfits. That kind of thing.
Last Print, Poster, or Toy Bought: Mmmmm the oversized “Pink Pearl” print from Jordan Crane struck me as fun so I bought one of those. And several Keegan Onefoot original paintings.
Art Hanging On Your Walls: The above print, Keegan Onefoot originals that I commissioned, a Bibby painting, a lot of my own prints to agonize over, a great many small pieces from Bwana Spoons and other locals. A Gunsho original that I don’t have a frame for, and some other odds and ends, mostly small pieces and things that I commissioned from people.
Upcoming Stuff: Shibbit, I have several official tour prints and other pieces that bands have asked for for specific dates and shows. I have plans for more personal materials and hope to take a break from posters for a few weeks and add to my Jazz and Shoe series’ and start on two special sorts of projects and take a trip and give my brain a big fat break. Okay?
Words of Wisdom: Everyone should try to relax. Not that I can do it, but everyone should try.
To see more of Guy’s work, visit GuyBurwell.com.
Arkitip just keeps cranking out the awesome Evan Hecox prints, including this one, Mire Dentro. This is a 16″ x 20″ screenprint, has an edition of 200, and is $125. Visit Arkitip.com.
