The Rock Poster Society

Rockin’ at the Rollarena

Nick — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:11:54 +0000

Ben Marks recently wrote Rockin’ at the Rollarena, Pre-Summer of Love for Collectors Weekly. Take a wonderful trip to the East Bay during the 60’s with Bill Quarry and his most famous music venue Rollarena. This story features lots or great gig posters including the two pictured about by artist Don Ryder.

The full article can be read by clicking the following link:
Rockin’ at the Rollarena, Pre-Summer of Love on Collectors Weekly

MIND SPRING — Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, Ron Donovan Fine Art Show

Nick — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:41:55 +0000

Mind Spring
Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, Ron Donovan

New paintings, installations, and limited silkscreen editions

Artist Reception: January 14, 2012, 4pm to 7pm
show on view from January 14th – February 18th.

Lending rock and alternative music a form of visual expression in sync with their urban environments, Chuck Sperry, Chris Shaw, and Ron Donovan embrace, alter, re-assign meaning and re-contextualize images until they become the medium-the subject emerging, used purposely–irreverently or reverently–to transform ephemeral events and experiences into a lexicon of shared cultural visual memory.

“Donovan, Shaw and Sperry have made their living creating expressive contemporary prints and posters for both the collector and the general public whose capacity for images is not just at its maximum, but teetering on overload. Dedication to their craft has rewarded them with a mastery of color theory, composition and print design that creates a language that can be seen, perhaps almost heard, amidst a visually competitive, urban environment. Never known for following the consensus of any art establishment, these three have a strict loyalty to their craft, and have become leading innovators of the rock poster art form. Their suspicion and disdain for mainstream American politics often characterizes their approach to making art. With a sincere dedication to a broad public audience, they reflect a social consciousness and draw much from the immediate urban environment.” – Renee de Cossio, curator SFMOMA

Press Release

Directions

Varnish Fine Art
16 Jesse Street, #C 120, San Francisco
phone: (415) 433‑4400

EMEK featured in Typography Book

Nick — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:58 +0000

We are super stoked to see a sketch EMEK did for our poster make it into the book Typography Sketchbooks by Steven Heller and Talarico Lita. From the books description: Typography is an obsession for most designers. It’s at the heart of all visual communication and is one of the purest forms of design, one that can always be improved and refined. Typography Sketchbooks gets into the minds of designers who create typefaces, word images and logos through their private sketchbooks. The result of these wide-ranging typographic musings provide fascinating insights into the expressive quality of letters and words. Aimed at all those who use type, whether by hand or on-screen, this pleasing compendium stresses the importance of good typography at a time when reading habits are changing and celebrates a craft that has endured for centuries.

The TRPS 10th Anniversary Festival of Rock Posters poster EMEK designed for us is pictured below. The glow in the dark silkscreen embossed poster is sold out, but you can get this art on a high quality T-Shirt if you become a TRPS member. Makes for a great Holiday gift!

The poster is also in Emek’s book EMEK: The Thinking Man’s Poster Artist: Collected Works of Aaarght! If you purchase the book from his website, it will come with a Signed & Doodled Foil Handbill!

Pictures from the Moonalice Poster Show

Nick — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:33:47 +0000

The band Moonalice, known for giving out a free poster at every show, hosted the Moonalice Poster & Art show in Fairfax, California on November 4 & 5, 2011. Artists in attendance signing posters over the weekend included:

The band’s perfomance can be watched for free at Moonalice.com

Photos courtesy of: Ron Schaeffer. Additional pictures available on Facebook

The Art of Moonalice Poster Show at Fairfax Pavilion — November 4 & 5

Nick — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:47:03 +0000

The Art of Moonalice Poster Show

featuring The Moonalice Poster Series & Artwork by:
Chris Shaw • David Singer • Chuck Sperry • Ron Donovan • Wendy Wright • Dave Hunter • Wes Wilson • Stanley Mouse • Alexandra Fischer • Dennis Loren • Lee Conklin • Lauren Yurkovich • John Mavroudis • John Seabury • Carolyn Ferris • Dennis Larkins • Claude Shade • Darrin Brenner

FREE!

Friday, November 4, 2011 • 6pm — 9pm

with an acoustic perfomance by
The Rowan Bros.

Saturday November 5, 2011 • Noon — 9pm

with an acoustic performance by
Moonalice

The Poster show ends up at 19 Broadway on Saturday for a performance by Moonalice.

Some (not all) artists will be present as well as Refreshments