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Shepard Fairey X Neil Young = Americana
The video (preview of future prints?)
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nice! i just so happened to see all those canvases today.... they were knockouts... let me tell you! (plus a batch of others.... maybe in future vidoes?) ec
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That Lonesome canvas with the tree is SICK!!!
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What a production!
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there's a few nice gems in there!
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Really would like to see all of those as prints!
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I would just like to see high quality images outside of that video. I really can't watch that again
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i can honestly say the images are fantastic.... the ones i saw were canvases, and some had partial stencils laid on top of them... it really gave them some serious depth....
ec.... happy thursday folks!
ec.... happy thursday folks!
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so did they let you buy the whole exhibition?easycraig wrote:i can honestly say the images are fantastic.... the ones i saw were canvases, and some had partial stencils laid on top of them... it really gave them some serious depth....
ec.... happy thursday folks!
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just happened to be in the right place at the right time... to see them.... - i am guessing they are way out of my price range, unless canvas prices are coming down... (as i have not been able to afford a canvas for several years now ) -and that is ok.... - i am happy to see new work that is really moving forward in terms of execution, or in terms of adding yet another element (the stencil) into the actual piece. ( I guess the more I think about it, it sort of has been done (with stencil pieces....) but some of the stencils were used just for boarders (and different elements ) on the canvases I saw.
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The video needs to be edited down to about a fifth its current length to accommodate my short attention span, but it looks like there are probably some awesome prints coming our way.
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Posted on Obey Giant last night.
SHEPARD FAIREY X NEIL YOUNG X AMERICANA PROJECT
AMERICANA
Shepard Fairey & Neil Young
JUNE 28 – JULY 14, 2012
Perry Rubenstein Gallery (LA) presents a special project by Shepard Fairey and Neil Young on the occasion of the release of Young’s new album with Crazy Horse, “Americana,” which features reinterpreted classic, American, folk songs. Fairey has created eleven new paintings, each one inspired by the songs, such as Oh Susannah, This Land Is Your Land and Clementine. In addition, Neil Young has created a short film narrative to accompany the Music and Art, you can see the video at NEILYOUNG.com. The new Shepard Fairey paintings will be on view to the public at Perry Rubenstein Gallery in Los Angeles from June 28 – July 14, 2012 as part of the gallery’s inaugural program. Shepard also plans to release a print edition set of the new Americana paintings, more info and release date on the prints to come shortly, so STAY TUNED!
The “Americana” project developed as a result of Shepard Fairey’s relationship with Neil Young and his long-time manager Elliot Roberts. Fairey created a portrait of Young for the artist’s May Day show in 2010, based on his view of the musician as a social commentator philosophically aligned with people like Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Joe Strummer. Young and Roberts then asked Fairey to design the art, CD and DVD packaging for the 25th anniversary of Young’s Bridge School charity. Fairey states, “Neil really liked the art and I was thrilled he asked me to collaborate by making paintings inspired by the songs on his “Americana” album. I’m a huge fan of Neil’s music in general, but when I heard the album I realized how much the subject matter of several songs reflected the aspirations and tragedies of those pursuing the American dream tied into issues relevant to the 99% movement which I have been supporting.”
Fairey says he listened to the music and lyrics to come up with concepts for visual representations of the songs. Then for each song, Fairey presented Young with ideas about a visual image that would best capture the meaning and/or protagonist/s in each song. The artist enjoyed hearing how Neil interpreted aspects of the songs that moved him the most musically and lyrically. Fairey states, “I showed Neil sketches, and then we discussed the ideas and refined them. He was very open to my ideas and encouraged me to go with what inspired me the most. Latitude for interpretation is something that Neil utilizes and seems to value as an important way for the listener/viewer to personalize their interaction with art and music. I also was excited about this project because the concept of re-interpreting pre-existing songs filtered through Neil’s unique sensibility parallels what I have often tried to do as a visual artist by building upon iconic images that are an accessible part of the cultural dialogue.”
Each of the new Fairey paintings resonate powerful messages presented in the songs, some depicting a hopeful outlook on the pursuit of a better tomorrow, while others reflect the hardships that come in trying to achieve that dream. One painting related to Clementine, which captures the words of a mourning lover whose “darling,” the daughter of a California Gold Rush miner, drowned. Here she is represented by the levitating body of a young woman draped in white, with the text “And Gone.” Another painting is related to the 1848 minstrel song Oh Susannah that features a dungaree-wearing banjo player with the text “DON’T YOU CRY FOR ME.” Other works feature a wanted poster (Travel On); an iconic image of Queen Elizabeth embroidering an American flag (God Save the Queen); and, a lonely tree, stripped bare of its leaves, in a desolate landscape (Tom Dula).
For Young and Crazy Horse’s rendition of the famous 1940 Woody Guthrie song known to every school-aged child in America, This Land Is Your Land, written in response to Irving Berlin’s God Bless America, Fairey has depicted the hopeful face of a youth, set against a dramatic Western Landscape. Three rows of sharp, barbed wire cross the boy’s path with the text “NO TRESSPASSING / THIS LAND IS MY LAND.” The text is derived from a variant verse Guthrie added as a social commentary during a 1944 recording session. Fairey’s paintings are mixed media on canvas, including techniques such as stenciling, collage, and screen-printing. All of the paintings measure closely to the 30 x 44 inch dimension, which is one of Fairey’s standard choices of size. “Americana” is Neil Young with Crazy Horse’s first album together in nine years and is being released on June 5 on Reprise Records.
Perry Rubenstein Gallery
1215 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
T (310) 395-1001 / F (310) 395-1019
http://www.perryrubenstein.com
SHEPARD FAIREY X NEIL YOUNG X AMERICANA PROJECT
AMERICANA
Shepard Fairey & Neil Young
JUNE 28 – JULY 14, 2012
Perry Rubenstein Gallery (LA) presents a special project by Shepard Fairey and Neil Young on the occasion of the release of Young’s new album with Crazy Horse, “Americana,” which features reinterpreted classic, American, folk songs. Fairey has created eleven new paintings, each one inspired by the songs, such as Oh Susannah, This Land Is Your Land and Clementine. In addition, Neil Young has created a short film narrative to accompany the Music and Art, you can see the video at NEILYOUNG.com. The new Shepard Fairey paintings will be on view to the public at Perry Rubenstein Gallery in Los Angeles from June 28 – July 14, 2012 as part of the gallery’s inaugural program. Shepard also plans to release a print edition set of the new Americana paintings, more info and release date on the prints to come shortly, so STAY TUNED!
The “Americana” project developed as a result of Shepard Fairey’s relationship with Neil Young and his long-time manager Elliot Roberts. Fairey created a portrait of Young for the artist’s May Day show in 2010, based on his view of the musician as a social commentator philosophically aligned with people like Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Joe Strummer. Young and Roberts then asked Fairey to design the art, CD and DVD packaging for the 25th anniversary of Young’s Bridge School charity. Fairey states, “Neil really liked the art and I was thrilled he asked me to collaborate by making paintings inspired by the songs on his “Americana” album. I’m a huge fan of Neil’s music in general, but when I heard the album I realized how much the subject matter of several songs reflected the aspirations and tragedies of those pursuing the American dream tied into issues relevant to the 99% movement which I have been supporting.”
Fairey says he listened to the music and lyrics to come up with concepts for visual representations of the songs. Then for each song, Fairey presented Young with ideas about a visual image that would best capture the meaning and/or protagonist/s in each song. The artist enjoyed hearing how Neil interpreted aspects of the songs that moved him the most musically and lyrically. Fairey states, “I showed Neil sketches, and then we discussed the ideas and refined them. He was very open to my ideas and encouraged me to go with what inspired me the most. Latitude for interpretation is something that Neil utilizes and seems to value as an important way for the listener/viewer to personalize their interaction with art and music. I also was excited about this project because the concept of re-interpreting pre-existing songs filtered through Neil’s unique sensibility parallels what I have often tried to do as a visual artist by building upon iconic images that are an accessible part of the cultural dialogue.”
Each of the new Fairey paintings resonate powerful messages presented in the songs, some depicting a hopeful outlook on the pursuit of a better tomorrow, while others reflect the hardships that come in trying to achieve that dream. One painting related to Clementine, which captures the words of a mourning lover whose “darling,” the daughter of a California Gold Rush miner, drowned. Here she is represented by the levitating body of a young woman draped in white, with the text “And Gone.” Another painting is related to the 1848 minstrel song Oh Susannah that features a dungaree-wearing banjo player with the text “DON’T YOU CRY FOR ME.” Other works feature a wanted poster (Travel On); an iconic image of Queen Elizabeth embroidering an American flag (God Save the Queen); and, a lonely tree, stripped bare of its leaves, in a desolate landscape (Tom Dula).
For Young and Crazy Horse’s rendition of the famous 1940 Woody Guthrie song known to every school-aged child in America, This Land Is Your Land, written in response to Irving Berlin’s God Bless America, Fairey has depicted the hopeful face of a youth, set against a dramatic Western Landscape. Three rows of sharp, barbed wire cross the boy’s path with the text “NO TRESSPASSING / THIS LAND IS MY LAND.” The text is derived from a variant verse Guthrie added as a social commentary during a 1944 recording session. Fairey’s paintings are mixed media on canvas, including techniques such as stenciling, collage, and screen-printing. All of the paintings measure closely to the 30 x 44 inch dimension, which is one of Fairey’s standard choices of size. “Americana” is Neil Young with Crazy Horse’s first album together in nine years and is being released on June 5 on Reprise Records.
Perry Rubenstein Gallery
1215 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
T (310) 395-1001 / F (310) 395-1019
http://www.perryrubenstein.com
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No photos up here yet? Surely there must be some floating around the internets from last night...
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I saw a couple on the Arrested Motion instagram, but yeah, someone post some photos!
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For his new album with Crazy Horse, Americana, Neil Young asked artist Shepard Fairey to create paintings to represent EACH of the record's 11 songs.
I cant wait to see these!!
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... z1wxSHhBCd
I cant wait to see these!!
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... z1wxSHhBCd
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trkr2007 wrote:so will someone let us know if this print is going to drop i need to get a haircut.....
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I hope those turn into prints!
The uncle sam with chinese soldier uniform is awesome.
The uncle sam with chinese soldier uniform is awesome.
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They will be released as a print series.1fasttruck wrote:I hope those turn into prints!
The uncle sam with chinese soldier uniform is awesome.
ObeyGiant.com wrote:Shepard also plans to release a print edition set of the new Americana paintings, more info and release date on the prints to come shortly, so STAY TUNED
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I'm hoping they release them one at a time and not as some $2000 set....
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exactly!!!!halopigg wrote:I'm hoping they release them one at a time and not as some $2000 set....
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I like this series a lot. Looks fresh.
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im surprised no pics are posted yet....
searching through that long video is a pain.
searching through that long video is a pain.
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Abrogate wrote:im surprised no pics are posted yet....
destroyeric wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/0 ... l?ref=arts
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awesome! ty. I checked that link on my phone and the slideshow didnt show up.Gigantico wrote:Abrogate wrote:im surprised no pics are posted yet....destroyeric wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/0 ... l?ref=arts
Many of these are looking SWEET.
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