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| From | Beth2459@aol.com |
| Subject | Art Chantry Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 On view June 29 - August 31, 2003 |
| Date | Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:45:42 EDT |
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don't know if there are many/any on the list that would be into seeing this
exhibit but I know I am!
http://www.ps1.org/cut/press/chantry.html
clipped from the moma website:
Originally from Tacoma, Washington, Chantry moved to Seattle in the late
1970s and became a singular force in the city's subculture, designing album covers
and posters for the underground music and theater industry. He served as art
director for The Rocket, Seattle's free monthly tabloid and a breeding ground
for talented contributors such as Matt Groening of The Simpsons and cartoonist
Lynda Barry. His design work for independent record labels, commercial
clients and political and community events, always on a low budget and with a quick
turnaround, remains influential and much imitated today.
His posters juxtapose large type, often fractured or distressed and lifted
from vintage sources, with startling pictures appropriated from clip art,
exploitation magazines, and hot-rod culture. Recycling this material to produce work
that is simultaneously chaotic and clear, Chantry reminds the viewer that
much of what we see in advertising and packaging is born of vernacular culture.
Translating the ragged physicality and irreverent humor of punk music into
visual form, Chantry, whose methods often mirror his punk aesthetics, avoids using
the computer as a design tool and is known for being choosy about the
corporate clients for whom he is willing to work.
pop art rules!
;-)
beth
http://www.groupiegear.com
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