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High Volume: Rock Art From The Chuck Sperry Archive and The Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series

August 26, 2011 By Nick Leave a Comment

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An auburn-haired songstress holds a fawn. Shocking magenta hair falls to the shoulders of a blue nude strapped with artillery. A 1950s-model cop car rests peacefully at the bottom of the sea, washed in blues and purples revealing a silent white angel. Each outstanding print on display represents a prominent rock band. Each was created by Chuck Sperry.

In early 2011, Chuck Sperry, San Francisco artist and co-owner of Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company, made an unprecedented donation to the Library’s Art, Music and Recreation Department of over one hundred limited edition, hand-printed rock art posters. Officially entitled, The Chuck Sperry Archive, this collection comprehensively documents the Goldenvoice Music Series (at the Regency and Warfield Theaters) from 2008 to present, as well as selected Firehouse productivity related to the cultural-life of San Francisco.

This collection is exciting in both use of color and variety of content. Each silkscreen print is comprised of up to sixteen colors, applied as individual layers. The pieces reference styles ranging from Japanese nishiki-e, Austrian Expressionism, 1960s psychedelia, to the provocative punk poster tradition of Sperry’s youth.  Musicians such as Neko Case, Danzig, Bad Religion, Nick Cave, Soundgarden and The Black Keys are represented, as are a talented group of Bay Area graphic artists (Ron Donovan, Alex Fischer, Gregg Gordon, John Howard, Dave Hunter, Alan Hynes, Scott Johnson, Dennis Loren, Chris Shaw, Frank Zio, & Zoltron) who contributed to the Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster series under the art direction of Chuck Sperry.

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High Volume Opening Reception

Thursday, October 20th from 6-7 pm
Latino/Hispanic Room A & B

High Volume will be on display at the San Francisco Public Library
October 7th, 2011 – January 6th, 2012 on the 4th floor.

[googlemap address=”Main Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, California 94102″]

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alan Hynes, Alexandra Fischer, Chris Shaw, Chuck Sperry, Dave Hunter, Dennis Loren, Frank Zio, Gregg Gordon, Ron Donovan, Scott Johnson, Zoltron

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Posted @withregram • @billyperkinsart Very Limited Artist Edition copies of my poster for The Used and Pierce The Veil's sold out Austin show are in my web store now! I only have a few.
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Posted @withregram • @billyperkinsart Very Limited Artist Edition copies of my poster for The Used and Pierce The Veil's sold out Austin show are in my web store now! I only have a few.
Link to my store is in my bio, go have a look! #artistsoninstagram #procreate #illustratorsoninstagram #theused #piercetheveil #hebcenteratcedarpark #reboprints #gigposter
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