 Concert Poster Artwork, New collecting hobby of mine |
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 Feb 26 2007, 11:35 PM
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 BRUTAL HONESTY  Group: Activist Posts: 3,790 Joined: 4-March 04 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 1,772  |
I dont know how many of you are doing this out there - but a couple of years ago when I saw Audioslave in Vegas they were selling this amazing piece of artwork for the concert. By the time i got to the front of the line they had sold out all of the posters - so i was totally bummed out. Anyway, i started searching the web for the artwork and had no luck until an aquaintance of mine found a copy of the poster on eBay and got it for me. On that poster it was signed by the artist and had his website. I thought it was so amazing that it was signed by the artist. Anyway, after getting that poster i got really into looking for cool artwork of shows that i have been to. As of yet i have only bought one poster from a show that i didnt go to - and that was because it was so cool.
Now i have found this subculture of artists who create 60's looking artwork (printmaking) for specific shows. When i went to the Vegoose music festival last year they had a special section of tents where a bunch of artists or art dealers were selling concert artwork - and i was lucky enough to meet the guy who did the artwork for the two nights that Tool was in LA - which i went to both nights of. They only make about 300 prints of each show - and the artists sign and number each one. Ive started framing all of the posters and they are slowly growing on my wall - so i thought i might share some of the posters i have with everyone here who is a fan of artwork. Here is some of the artwork i have collected:  The Audioslave in Vegas poster i was referring to above, which started me off. This was the first show of the Out of Exile tour, which was the first show that the band Audioslave played RATM or Soundgarden material (if my memory is correct).  The only poster i have from a show i didnt go to.  TOOL show in LA last fall (back to back nights)  This show was amazing.  My favorite so far. Im having difficulty finding all the shows that i have been to so far, but www.gigposters.com has some good info about who the artists are. I found my bright eyes poster through that site. Once i found out who did the Bright Eyes poster i found the artists website and emailed him to see if he had any left. The Artist - EMEK - responded and hooked me up for 50 bucks. If you can get the posters from the artists themselves its sooo much cheaper than buying it off of ebay. Plus the money goes to the artists and promotes their work. If i could find this poster anywhere i would buy it even though i didnt go to the show.  http://www.justinhampton.com http://www.emek.com http://www.jermainerogers.com http://www.michealmichaelmotorcycle.com This post has been edited by Holter: Feb 26 2007, 11:37 PM --------------------  HAVING DREAMS IS WHAT MAKES LIFE TOLERABLE "It is easy to be negative, and much harder to find that silver lining behind the clouds of modern society." - Billy Corgan "everyone there is so damn opinionated yet they won't even listen to whatever anyone else has to say" politics on the left OMG POWER CHORDS ARE TEH BAD EMO! HAHAHA |
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Feb 28 2007, 01:27 AM
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 Xanada Bound Group: Activist Posts: 1,691 Joined: 22-December 02 Member No.: 125 |
Wow, those posters are amazing. That's a very interesting collection.
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Feb 28 2007, 04:46 AM
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 Guerrilla Group: Activist Posts: 634 Joined: 1-February 07 From: Perth, Australia Member No.: 5,366 |
That tool poster is mad.
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Mar 4 2007, 11:43 PM
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 Activist Group: Activist Posts: 70 Joined: 1-February 07 From: Australia Member No.: 5,365 |
yes they're awsome well done with finding them
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Mar 5 2007, 12:10 AM
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Estou perdido... Group: Moderators Posts: 4,778 Joined: 30-November 02 From: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE... Member No.: 20 |
I really dig the Vegas Audioslave one man, very cool!
 I've got a band poster book with some other cool ones I should put up here, I reckon you'd like them... -------------------- "Do not be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life” - Bertolt Brecht
"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is." - Jean-Michel Basquiat |
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Apr 30 2007, 12:54 PM
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BRUTAL HONESTY Group: Activist Posts: 3,790 Joined: 4-March 04 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 1,772 |
amazing Coachella poster by EMEK.
This post has been edited by Holter: Apr 30 2007, 12:54 PM -------------------- HAVING DREAMS IS WHAT MAKES LIFE TOLERABLE"It is easy to be negative, and much harder to find that silver lining behind the clouds of modern society." - Billy Corgan "everyone there is so damn opinionated yet they won't even listen to whatever anyone else has to say" politics on the left OMG POWER CHORDS ARE TEH BAD EMO! HAHAHA |
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Apr 30 2007, 03:35 PM
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 Tonatiuh  Group: ZDLRNet Admin Posts: 1,541 Joined: 5-March 03 From: LA CA Member No.: 254 |
Holy shit, thats fuckin awesome man!
This is a pretty funny Primus concert poster 
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Apr 30 2007, 04:52 PM
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The Witch Group: Activist Posts: 1,724 Joined: 28-February 06 From: PENNSYLVANIA Member No.: 3,907 |
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May 14 2007, 02:55 AM
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Guerrilla Group: Activist Posts: 634 Joined: 1-February 07 From: Perth, Australia Member No.: 5,366 |
^ That Coachella poster is packed with mad detail. Love it!
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Activist Noam Chomsky argues that “Mumia's case is symbolic of something much broader...The US prison system is simply class and race war...Mumia and other prisoners are the kind of people that get assassinated by what's called 'social cleansing' in US client states like Colombia.” How Long? Not Long! Cause what you reap, is what what you sow! WAKE UP! |
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