As of late I've been doing some work for BusinessWeek. Here's a recent one about marketing towards Hispanic consumers.
-Barry
www.barrybruner.com
-Barry
www.barrybruner.com
Monday, April 20, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Screen Printed Show Posters, will the fame go to their little heads?
Since the late 1990's (remember when?) we've watched the return and rise of the screen printed show poster in a big way. By the mid-2000's (or mid-oughts) design outfits were popping up left and right who were able to make it by doing almost exclusively screen printed show posters. Show posters tend to be wildly unlimiting for the artist and designers creating them, so of course this produced tons of amazing examples of art from the last decade or so that also happen to be show posters. Its become a movement of sorts, spawning things like websites dedicated to only show posters, see Gigposters as well as their very own convention called Flatstock.
All this and outfits like Aesthetic Apparatus and the Bird Machine definitely played a role in exciting and inspiring us enough to kick off Team Eight in the first place.
Well these posters have come a long way and its not unlike witnessing one of your favorite bands finally make it big. I don't know who watches music videos anymore, compared to a live show or listening to an album, they can't help but seem a little cheesy, forced and awkward. Maybe we're all too busy enjoying the screen printed art instead. Either way the Thermals have a new video up, you can see it here: Thermals on Pitchfork. Its one of those bands-in-a-box videos, but plastering the walls are tons of amazing screen printed show posters! Talk about hitting the big time, they practically steal the show (the posters I mean). I can spot examples by tons of my favorite artists from the previously mentioned Aesthetic Apparatus to our good friend El Jefe (thanks for pointing this video out by way).
I guess we can expect to see posters going into rehab, shaving their heads, or trying to adopt babies soon. Or whatever it is you do when you're famous now a days.
Here's a probably illegal screen capture from the video. (don't kill us pitchfork):
All this and outfits like Aesthetic Apparatus and the Bird Machine definitely played a role in exciting and inspiring us enough to kick off Team Eight in the first place.
Well these posters have come a long way and its not unlike witnessing one of your favorite bands finally make it big. I don't know who watches music videos anymore, compared to a live show or listening to an album, they can't help but seem a little cheesy, forced and awkward. Maybe we're all too busy enjoying the screen printed art instead. Either way the Thermals have a new video up, you can see it here: Thermals on Pitchfork. Its one of those bands-in-a-box videos, but plastering the walls are tons of amazing screen printed show posters! Talk about hitting the big time, they practically steal the show (the posters I mean). I can spot examples by tons of my favorite artists from the previously mentioned Aesthetic Apparatus to our good friend El Jefe (thanks for pointing this video out by way).
I guess we can expect to see posters going into rehab, shaving their heads, or trying to adopt babies soon. Or whatever it is you do when you're famous now a days.
Here's a probably illegal screen capture from the video. (don't kill us pitchfork):
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Repressed IV: MAY DAY
An art exhibition on worker's rights
At Gallery5
200 W. Marshall ST
Richmond, VA 23220
804 644 0005
www.gallery5arts.org
Exhibition opens:
May 1st 7-11pm
Up through:
May 29th
My VCU Imaging II students will have screen printed and stenciled posters at the opening. A taste of their work can be found here
More info about the exhibition can be found here
There is also a May Day Parade in conjunction with the exhibition. Come recognize the past and present struggles of workers around the world.
Parade info:
Friday May 1st, 2009
Join us to recognize the past & present
struggles of workers all around the world.
Meet: 7:00PM Clay Abner Park
On the corner of Clay & Brook Rd. in Jackson Ward
March: 7:30PM On the First Friday Art Walk
More info about the parade can also be found here
At Gallery5
200 W. Marshall ST
Richmond, VA 23220
804 644 0005
www.gallery5arts.org
Exhibition opens:
May 1st 7-11pm
Up through:
May 29th
My VCU Imaging II students will have screen printed and stenciled posters at the opening. A taste of their work can be found here
More info about the exhibition can be found here
There is also a May Day Parade in conjunction with the exhibition. Come recognize the past and present struggles of workers around the world.
Parade info:
Friday May 1st, 2009
Join us to recognize the past & present
struggles of workers all around the world.
Meet: 7:00PM Clay Abner Park
On the corner of Clay & Brook Rd. in Jackson Ward
March: 7:30PM On the First Friday Art Walk
More info about the parade can also be found here
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Singles
A few weekends ago I got a call from Rebecca Sugar to see if I could help ink some scenes for her latest animation. Delighted to take a stab at this mammoth of a project I rushed over for a full day of work. I was really honored to be able to see so many different parts of the film in progress most of which I hadn't seen at all.
Rebecca has been putting an insane amount of work into this short and is currently putting the finishing touches on it. She should be finished with in the month so look out for some clips soon!
Rebecca has been putting an insane amount of work into this short and is currently putting the finishing touches on it. She should be finished with in the month so look out for some clips soon!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Show Posters - An update from Loose Limbs
Whew! Its been a busy first quarter of the year for Loose Limbs Press - Richmond's silk screened show poster factory.
Here's a few that Brandon and myself have cranked out in the last few months. Watch out cuz soon you'll wake up to see your favorite Team Eight artists being smuggled over to do some posters with Loose Limbs.
Here's a few that Brandon and myself have cranked out in the last few months. Watch out cuz soon you'll wake up to see your favorite Team Eight artists being smuggled over to do some posters with Loose Limbs.
- Spencer Hansen
Monday, April 6, 2009
Due Process at Gallery 5
It was a busy weekend! Thanks everyone who came out Friday night to Gallery 5 and gave screen printing a try. And I do mean everyone. We brought over 300 sheets of paper for folks to print on and we ran out by the end of the night. We didn't even have any samples left over. So thanks and I hope you all learned a little bit about what a silk screen is.
For those of you who didn't make it out, here's a recap. Kevin Orlosky of Art on Wheels curated the show Due Process which opened last friday night at Gallery 5. He asked us create an original piece for the show as well as conduct a screen printing demonstration for the crowds that inevitably pour in on a First Friday on the Artwalk. Here's our print, "Cross-Corporate Synergetics" by Matt Deans, Spencer Hansen, James Callahan, Rawn Gandy, and Kelly Alder, displayed alongside the transparencies, a few of the layers, and the actual squeegee and screen we used:
For the demonstration we thought we'd keep it simple. We took a character from each artists' section of the print and enlarged them and threw each on a screen. Passersby were invited to choose one of the five characters to lay down over the first silver layer that had already been swiped. It was a hit. People got real excited to pull that squeegee and then lift the screen and see the results right there on the paper. Pure magic! We're definitely planning to incorporate demonstrations like this wherever possible.
Our setup at Gallery 5:
Professor Rawn instructs an eager participant:
The eager participant registers his paper:
The Magic happens!
Here are the prints all those lucky participants printed themselves and took home to hang over their fireplaces:
artist Matt Deans:
artist Spencer Hansen:
artist Jim Callahan:
artist Kelly Alder:
artist Rawn Gandy:
Special thanks to Rawn Gandy and Barf Callahan for manning the tables and offering their expertise to all those inquisitive and adventurous minds.
For those of you who didn't make it out, here's a recap. Kevin Orlosky of Art on Wheels curated the show Due Process which opened last friday night at Gallery 5. He asked us create an original piece for the show as well as conduct a screen printing demonstration for the crowds that inevitably pour in on a First Friday on the Artwalk. Here's our print, "Cross-Corporate Synergetics" by Matt Deans, Spencer Hansen, James Callahan, Rawn Gandy, and Kelly Alder, displayed alongside the transparencies, a few of the layers, and the actual squeegee and screen we used:
For the demonstration we thought we'd keep it simple. We took a character from each artists' section of the print and enlarged them and threw each on a screen. Passersby were invited to choose one of the five characters to lay down over the first silver layer that had already been swiped. It was a hit. People got real excited to pull that squeegee and then lift the screen and see the results right there on the paper. Pure magic! We're definitely planning to incorporate demonstrations like this wherever possible.
Our setup at Gallery 5:
Professor Rawn instructs an eager participant:
The eager participant registers his paper:
The Magic happens!
Here are the prints all those lucky participants printed themselves and took home to hang over their fireplaces:
artist Matt Deans:
artist Spencer Hansen:
artist Jim Callahan:
artist Kelly Alder:
artist Rawn Gandy:
Special thanks to Rawn Gandy and Barf Callahan for manning the tables and offering their expertise to all those inquisitive and adventurous minds.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Noah Scalin - Camino Real Show Poster
Noah designed this poster a little while back for a theatre up in NY. I love the classic color scheme, reminiscent of the WPA. He let me screen this one. 12.5 x 19, five colors, including the gold heart. Thanks Noah! Keep em coming! See more of his poster work at Another Limited Rebellion.
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