In about 1990 a friend in high school had a Tye Dyed shirt with the Rick Griffin Jimi Hendrix Flying Eyeball on it. That image really struck something in me. At the time I had no idea that the image came from a concert poster from 1968. This was a few years before the internet. I finally found the same shirt for sale in a Head Shop in Florida while on vacation and bought one. I wore it until it fell apart. After the shirt was gone but not forgotten around 2001 I did a search on the internet and found out about the poster and Rick Griffin and many other artists from the era. This is when my love for concert poster art started. It's an expensive yet rewarding habit to have. I haven't bought much lately but plan on acquiring some new additions to my collection soon. I really enjoyed this documentary and want to thank the makers and the artists who were involved in it.
We all made our own posters in the SF punk scene of 77-81. I think one of the best was by the Mutants who took a fish, strapped it to a roller skate, took a picture of it and used that for one of their posters.
Wow! I really enjoyed this. As a skateboarding rock-and-punk enthusiast teen growing up in Northeast Ohio, I saw a lot of Derek Hess posters when visiting different music shops, so I have been a big fan of his for quite a long time. Then I found the art of Coop, and became a fan of his -- then many of the other rock poster artists after that. I was also an artist, but not much of an illustrator. As much as I wanted to get into doing some of my own rock posters, the closest I got was sketching out some fake concert bills. I still do art, but still haven't done hardly any illustration. I would love to be hired for a poster or "album" art if someone was just looking for abstract or geometric abstraction art. For now, I will just continue to admire those that create rock posters!
Pete Beards' Unsung Heroes of Illustration channel has a great Rick Griffen mini-documentary. Griffen's work was heavily influenced by his LSD use. Beard also does one on Rock posters.
There is one poster artist from San Francisco in the 70's that has been forgotten. He and his daughter burned to death in their van in the mid 70s. He went by the name Buffalo.
Does anyone know the name of the documentary about a bar in Nevada in the 60's that talks about psychodelia rock art and the beginning of rock art posters? There is a band in that movie that dresses in western clothes and were the house band there maybe? I need to own that movie but forget the name of it.
The flying eyeball did not originate with Griffin, Von Dutch used it in the counter culture before him, he might have not create it, but Griffin was inspired by Von Dutch to use it
Wonderful. Thank you
Awesome thank you!
Thanks
Well done. I wish Wes Wilson was alive to be interviewed for this. He lived a few minutes from me until he passed in 2020.
In about 1990 a friend in high school had a Tye Dyed shirt with the Rick Griffin Jimi Hendrix Flying Eyeball on it. That image really struck something in me. At the time I had no idea that the image came from a concert poster from 1968. This was a few years before the internet. I finally found the same shirt for sale in a Head Shop in Florida while on vacation and bought one. I wore it until it fell apart. After the shirt was gone but not forgotten around 2001 I did a search on the internet and found out about the poster and Rick Griffin and many other artists from the era. This is when my love for concert poster art started. It's an expensive yet rewarding habit to have. I haven't bought much lately but plan on acquiring some new additions to my collection soon. I really enjoyed this documentary and want to thank the makers and the artists who were involved in it.
We all made our own posters in the SF punk scene of 77-81. I think one of the best was by the Mutants who took a fish, strapped it to a roller skate, took a picture of it and used that for one of their posters.
Thanks! Great history lesson from the sources and not a book.
Hands down one of the best videos about art.
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The Psychedelic Era is by far my favorite.
Wow! I really enjoyed this. As a skateboarding rock-and-punk enthusiast teen growing up in Northeast Ohio, I saw a lot of Derek Hess posters when visiting different music shops, so I have been a big fan of his for quite a long time. Then I found the art of Coop, and became a fan of his -- then many of the other rock poster artists after that. I was also an artist, but not much of an illustrator. As much as I wanted to get into doing some of my own rock posters, the closest I got was sketching out some fake concert bills. I still do art, but still haven't done hardly any illustration. I would love to be hired for a poster or "album" art if someone was just looking for abstract or geometric abstraction art. For now, I will just continue to admire those that create rock posters!
Interesting. Into abstract as well...as well horror , crime , etc ...posters art are dope
Great job on this documentary. Love the great interviews and, of course, all the amazing artists and their art. 🤘🏻
Wish I still had all my Kozik posters. Still got some. That Kyuss/Melvins one is an all time fave. Great stuff.
Dang! this was so inispiring! Big up to Merle for donig this.
Amazing, thanks for making this!
Pete Beards' Unsung Heroes of Illustration channel has a great Rick Griffen mini-documentary. Griffen's work was heavily influenced by his LSD use. Beard also does one on Rock posters.
Lol' Letter Set right out of my Jr. High print shop class, smell the ink! total awesomeness.
Thank you for uploading 🙏
Coolest thing I've seen on YT in a hot minute.
This was beautiful crazy american art. Love!
Wow! You had me at the Robert Williams intro!
inspiring documentry. thanks
Absolutely wonderful! I've always been a fan of this art form. Thank you for introducing me to all these amazing artists. Well done!
Excellent stuff here, I love this !
Love this thx
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for this!
This is sooo good! Thank you!
Just what i needed!!
That was excellent, great job, well documentaryed
I had a lot of black light posters. They were really cool.
Great! Art is everywhere
amazing ❤
Well done, wish you had included Steven Cerio. His King Crimson poster is an absolute masterpiece.
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Excellent documentary. Great job
Thanks insightful and new information
This was very inspiring!
This movie is beautiful, it felt very joyful. QQ: What is the name of the effect that imitates movement in Victor Moscoso's posters?
There is one poster artist from San Francisco in the 70's that has been forgotten. He and his daughter burned to death in their van in the mid 70s. He went by the name Buffalo.
Does anyone know the name of the documentary about a bar in Nevada in the 60's that talks about psychodelia rock art and the beginning of rock art posters? There is a band in that movie that dresses in western clothes and were the house band there maybe? I need to own that movie but forget the name of it.
This is one of the few cases when vertical video would make more sense.
Professional screen printer... lol, me too bud. It's a life.
The flying eyeball did not originate with Griffin, Von Dutch used it in the counter culture before him, he might have not create it, but Griffin was inspired by Von Dutch to use it
What year is this documentary from?
song name
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it was an accident once, the second time s a design...- Victor Moscoso
How old is this? JR looks like a baby
Yeah, he does. Makes sense though, considering this was released in 2009
Barely qualifies as art.
Seen most of these bands...only poster I still own is KYUSS...the only one I need.
Adventure Time and Kyuss!...livin the dream