Art of Rebellion
The second installment of Art of Rebellion visited NYC October 17th after a successful run in Santa Monica earlier in 2009. The show featured renowned gig poster artists showing painted Iron 883 tanks and signature poster art along with photography by Adam Wright and Steven Stone. Attendees could pick up a poster or splurge on a tank-either way, a chunk of the proceeds went to the CUE Art Foundation.
Meet the Artists
Art Chantry
Renowned graphic designer who is synonymous with Seattle's subculture poster and album cover design that many have come to admire and often imitate. He's done work for Nirvana, Hole and The Sonics to name a few.
Brian Ewing
A self-confessed art/music nerd, Brian connected with the John Hughes films of his youth that featured bad metal, punk and 80's pop music. Brian is a working artist/designer who has created posters for Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins, and more.
Derek Hess
Derek is a stone lithographer turned silkscreen artist and well-known illustrator who's created posters for Nine Inch Nails, The Cows, Pantera and more. He was commissioned to provide art for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and its exhibit "Three Decades of Heavy Metal."
Dirty Donny
"Dirty" Donny Gillies had an early fascination with cartoons, comic books and model kits. Eventually, this lead to Donny creating silk-screened posters and CD covers for Electric Frankenstein, The Hellacopters and Japan's The 5.6.7.8's.
Frank Kozik
Credited with reviving the "lost" art of the concert poster, Frank started with black and white flyers for friends' bands and grew as an artist whose work was both graphically compelling and culturally gripping. Frank has produced work for Pearl Jam, and more.
Harpoon
Harpoon is a SoCal poster artist and fervent Harley rider known in the growing movement of younger riders who embrace the retro end of motorcycling. He's also a premium painter of motorcycle fenders and tanks done in a traditional, period-correct fashion.
John Van Hamersveld
John is responsible for recognizable pop art images of the 60s and 70s, like the Rolling Stones' "tongue logo"; his rendering of Jimi Hendrix with the mien of a classical composer; and the cover of the Rolling Stones' quintessential Exile on Main St. album.
Lindsey Kuhn
Starting out making flyers for the punk shows, Lindsey moved into silk-screening posters for the likes of Frank Kozik and Robert Crumb. He then began to print his own work-the Green Jell-O/Tool New Years show was his first poster.
Tara McPherson
Tara is a painter, poster artist and illustrator. Creating art about people and their odd ways, Tara's characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimmer of hard-earned wisdom. Her recent designs include posters for Air, The Strokes, and Modest Mouse.
The Pizz
Known as "The Lord of Lowbrow," The Pizz lets his art speak for itself while staying true to his underground roots. His influences: Mad Comics, Zap Comics, loads of cartoons, but especially Tex Avery, choppers, bobbers, black light posters, The Cramps and The Stooges.
Meet the Photographers
Adam Wright
Son of Swiss immigrants. Publisher of Road Course and Hauler photo mags. Loves women and motorcycles.
Steven Stone
Freelance photographer and owner of blacklistVISUAL photography. Enjoys making rad images, and then spending his money on more motorcycles.
