KAWS Ups And Downs Portfolio

KAWS is set to drop his latest product in the very near future, I was lucky enough to get on the pre-sale list for the ten piece portfolio but had to pass as it was too rich for my blood. Still the pieces should please the die hards out there and if you got the cash and are a fan you can try your luck when a very limited amount of them are publicly made available through kawsone.com in the very near future (although if you have the cash for these you probably have already made arrangments.)

Details below…

The portfolio commemorates the opening of KAWS's exhibition UPS AND DOWNS, on view at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas, through February 9, 2014. 

Portfolio specifics:

KAWS

UPS AND DOWNS

2013

Silk screen print on Saunders Waterford 410gm High White paper

Dimensions: Each image/sheet: 35 x 23 inches/88.9 x 58.4 cm.

A total of 10 prints, plus a cover sheet, in a lipped clamshell portfolio box, measuring 25.5 x 36.75 x 1.6875 inches, hinged on the 36.75" side, covered with Cialux 1581 (unframed)

Edition of 100 + 20APs

Signed and numbered "KAWS.. 13" on each of the ten prints

Retail price: $24,000, plus all applicable taxes and crating and shipping costs, to be estimated separately.

The portfolios are scheduled to ship in November. 

Go Buy These: Swoon Prints

The first lady of street art, Swoon, has launched a new website where she is selling a number of editioned prints. These aren’t your average prints by any means, they lie someplace in-between an editioned print and an original, many of them on unique canvas’ with hand done flourishes. Check em’ out HERE.

Go Buy These: "New Neck Face Prints"

Of course graffiti artist Neck Face opened his latest ghoul filled show on Friday the 13th of last week, the artist  always keeps it fun having previously had show openings on the very appropriate Halloween as well.  "Simply the Worst, Nasty Neck Face" was held at  New Image Art in West Hollywood and in conjunction with the opening  Poster Child Prints has  two limited edition prints available for purchase. Check out the details below and follow the links to purchase.

“Not One Fuck Will Be Givin”

16 x 20 Edition of 100

6-colorhand pulled silkscreen print on Coventry rag 100% cotton archival paper.

This 6 color hand-pulled silkscreen print , "Not One Fuck Will Be Givin" by artist Neck Face is embossed with the PCP seal, signed and numbered by the artist and exclusive to Poster Child Prints. Certificate of Authenticity included. This print was made to fit a standard frame size, so you won't have the expense of custom framing. *Shipping and tax calculated during checkout. Purchase HERE for $175.00

“Bad Luck, No Luck” 

16 x 20 Edition of 100 

5 color hand pulled silkscreen print on Coventry rag, 100% cotton archival paper.

This 5 color hand-pulled silkscreen print, "Bad Luck, No Luck" by artist Neck Face is embossed with the PCP seal, signed and numbered by the artist and exclusive to Poster Child Prints. Certificate of Authenticity included. This print was made to fit a standard frame size, so you won't have the expense of custom framing. *Shipping and tax calculated during checkout. Purchase HERE for $175.00

Go Buy This: WK Interact - "Struggle 1"

One of my all time favorite street artists, WK Interact, has released a new limited edition print with Jonathan Levine Gallery, details are as follows….

Struggle 1, 2012

2c screen print on 320 gsm acid free Stonehenge paper

Paper size: 21.5 x 37 inches

S/N Edition of 25

$175.00

Please note this print must be flat-packed for safe shipping; a handling fee will be included in the shipping cost.

Click HERE to purchase.

Video: Kevin Tong Discussing His Poster Work

Kevin Tong, an illustrator who has designed posters for artists including At The Drive-In, The Black Keys, Beck, and Bon Iver was interviewed by Fuse tv about his process and experiences in the gig art world. Kevin address’s some interesting points about his work and the inspiration behind it as I have often thought to myself that it has very little to do with the artists he represents in his prints. Don’t know if he has convinced me per say but he has some cool work and has steadily been rising in the scene since first making an entrance some years back.

Shepard Fairey – “Ebony Magazine – Trayvon Martin”

Shepard created this artwork a few months ago for a commission by Ebony Magazine. Although he was  not able to show the artwork until the issue hit newsstands this week. “I have followed Trayvon’s case closely and I think any compassionate human being can relate to Trayvon as a brother or son and would want to see a thorough investigation into the killing of an unarmed person. In my portrait I wanted to emphasize Trayvon’s humanity as well as the public outcry for a just investigation into his death.

-Shepard”

Video: Shepard Fairey – “Harmony & Discord” At Pace Prints

Shepard Fairey is getting ready for his next show opening in New York on May 5th.  Held at Pace Prints, the new body of work entitled "Harmony & Discord" will mark the first time the artist is using both handmade paper, and metal relief plates. The show will also see the artist’s largest screen prints to date and some new embossing techniques which  take advantage of the superior printmaking facilities and equipment at Pace. While I don’t necessarily love this body of work, the techniques being shared with us in the video below are always both fascinating and educational to watch.

Onomatopoeia celebrates 1000 Posts with a Giveaway!

Onomatopoeia reached 1000 posts! I can hardly believe this little experiment has made it this far, and we did it just under our 1 year anniversary which hit’s in June.  Myself and the other collaborators would like to give thanks to our loyal readers so we set up a friendly competition. We have two signed and numbered metallic inked screen prints of Mr. Lif, the  Coup and Blue Scholars, at the Independent in San Francisco. These were designed by myself and Scraped Knee and could be yours. All you have to do is introduce us to something we might not know and will enjoy. Maybe it’s an artist or a band, maybe it’s a recipe for your secret peanut butter and bacon sandwich, maybe it’s a standup comedian that deserves our attention  or maybe it’s your own raw talent that we need to know about and you draw us something or record a tune. The choice is yours really. We ask you to leave your suggestions in the comments section of this post or email us at onomatopoeiaone@gmail.com, we will review them and our favorite two will each get one print. We will announce the winners on our one year anniversary June 3^rd. Thanks for all the support and we look forward to another year of sights, sounds, smells and laughs. 

Go Buy These: Kostas Seremetis Screen Print Collection

Contemporary artist Kostas Seremetis has released a new collection of extremely limited edition screen prints. In this series, Seremetis has paired some of cinema’s greatest icons with a respective comic book alter-ego. Each 11 x 16 inch print is limited to only 25 pieces, and can be purchased directly from the Kostas Seremetis online shop. Kostas rarely releases screen prints so if you are a fan of his work in any capacity this is your chance to add his unique brand of humor to your collection.

Shepard Fairey - "Occupy Hope" Print

Looks like Shepard Fairey has re-appropriated his famous Obama Hope desing from the 2008 presidential campaign for the Occupy Wall Street movement, Shepard shared his thoughts on the piece below….

"This image represents my support for the Occupy movement, a grassroots movement spawned to stand up against corruption, imbalance of power, and failure of our democracy to represent and help average Americans. On the other hand, as flawed as the system is, I see Obama as a potential ally of the Occupy movement if the energy of the movement is perceived as constructive, not destructive. I still see Obama as the closest thing to “a man on the inside” that we have presently. Obviously, just voting is not enough. We need to use all of our tools to help us achieve our goals and ideals. However, I think idealism and realism need to exist hand in hand. Change is not about one election, one rally, one leader, it is about a constant dedication to progress and a constant push in the right direction. Let’s be the people doing the right thing as outsiders and simultaneously push the insiders to do the right thing for the people. I’m still trying to work out copyright issues I may face with this image, but feel free to share it and stay tuned…"
-Shepard Fairey

Go Buy This: Black Sails Design/Heart Studio – “Jelly Skull Print”

My good buddy and former roommate Nicola Tinti has been moonlighting as a designer on the side of his regular gig, writing, recording and touring with the Gold Kids.  Apparently Nico felt he had too much time on his hands that could only be remedied by more projects but we are glad the man uses said time to develop things we all love. Check out his latest screen print for Black Sails Design / Heart Studios … The "Jelly Skull " prints are limited to 40 copies only, as screen prints they're all slightly different from each other  with every single sheet having  been hand  cut and numbered with gold ink and printed on wood paper 1.5 mm. Size is 40 x 60 cm.  A very limited amount of these are still available so make sure you purchase one while you still can.

Studio Visit with Spike Press

 

The folks at Coudal Partners created a nice little video visiting the studio of John Solimine, ... aka. Spike Press in Chicago. I have admired his work for a while and am happy to see a bit of his creative process and work space.

Click the image below to check out the short film on Coudal's site...

Black Keys Gig Poster

Been sitting on this one for a while now, couldn’t release the details until after the show. Onomatopoeia’s very own Scraped Knee has just released his poster for The Black Keys at the "Ottawa Bluesfest” - Ottawa, ON. The print details are  18' x 24'... 4-color screen, edition of 130. The print will go on sale tonight midnight and the store will close on Tues. July 12th... until... Aug 12th.  Any order placed after will be sent in late August. 

Poster Documentary In The Works

Producer Johanna Goldstein and director Scout Shannon have been on the road filming an upcoming documentary about the poster world, and they’d like a little bit of help. The footage is looking awesome, check out the promo reel below. You can donate at a bunch of different levels with some very enticing gifts in return.  help them out at IndieGogo.com.


INDIEGOGO PROMO FINAL from Johanna Goldstein on Vimeo.