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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | Re: Art Chantry Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 On view June 29 - August 31, |
| Date | Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:54:52 -0400 (EDT) |
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Thanks, Beth! I'm heading to NYC for a weekend at the end of August and
now I have an actual reason. :)
A
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 Beth2459@aol.com wrote:
> 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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