- THEM CROOKED VULTURES (Chicago) ARTIST EDITION -Measuring approx. 30x20 inches, this piece (along with the Indy piece) was beautifully printed by the masterful hands of Steve Horvath and his crew at the mighty D & L Screenprinting. Sporting amazing pastel shades and a brilliant color fade, this poster glows. The imagery is a riff on the classic Zeppelin 'Swan Song' label icon. The original 'Swan Song' label image is not original at all, actually. William Rimmer was an obscure American painter, who created an image in 1870 entitled "Evening" or the "Fall of Day": it depicted the god Apollo (though some like to think of the being as Icarus, or a fallen angel). This picture was adopted by Led Zeppelin as the "Swan Song" logo and appears on many releases. Jermaine did his take on the Rimmer image, making the figure a tragically fallen, and very crooked, vulture. This piece is printed on white stock and is from a very limited edition of only 75 signed and numbered copies. $50
- THEM CROOKED VULTURES (Indianapolis) ARTIST EDITION -Here's a print sporting excellent advice from Uncle Jermaine for all those kiddies who so desperately want to see a TCV show. The design recalls some of Jermaine's earlier work of the 1990's, featuring posters filled with paragraphs of text...something not often found on the 'traditional' concert poster. Regardless of Jermaine's words to Josh Homme about this print ('Man, some of the poster people will HATE this one...), the print quickly sold out at the show. About this poster, Homme said, 'Absolutely supreme...like an after school special, it helps and educates...'. Measuring approx. 24x18 inches, this print sports brilliant colors and is printed on white stock. From a limited edition of only 75 signed and numbered pieces. $50 (PLUS - BLUE Indianapolis Variant : printed on blue slate stock and limited to only 30 s/n pieces. $75)
- THEM CROOKED VULTURES (Toronto) ARTIST EDITION -
This print measures approx. 23x16 inches and is printed on pale gray stock. Since this show was in Toronto, Jermaine decided to have the piece printed by Toronto 'natives', the brilliant artists of Merchguy.com. The imagery includes trademark symbols from each of the amazing bands whose members make up this supergroup: Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters, and the mighty Led Zeppelin. This print is from a very limited edition of only 75 pieces. $50 (PLUS - There will be a surprise Toronto variant, in very limited quantity. Look for it when these items go on sale.)
NOTE - ALL OF THESE PRINTS WILL BE RELEASED FOR SALE ON FRIDAY, MAY 21ST AT 1:00 PM PACIFIC TIME (4PM EASTERN). Just go to JermaineRogers.com at the time listed and look for the link to purchase these pieces. Limit of one of each title, per buyer (i.e.) if you'd like, you can buy one, two, or all of the prints, but you can only get one of each.
| - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (Toronto) FaceBook FOIL EDITION - No details yet: t's a surprise! Further info. released on day of sale. |
| - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (Indianapolis) FACEBOOK FOIL EDITION - This special foil-edition of the print measures approx. 24x18 inches and is printed on reflective foil stock. It is from an extremely limited edition of only 25 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. |
| - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (Chicago) FACEBOOK FOIL EDITION - This special foil-edition of the print measures approx. 30x20 inches and is printed on reflective foil stock. It is from an extremely limited edition of only 25 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. |
HOW TO GET THEM:
On Friday, May 21st, at approx. 12 NOON PACIFIC TIME (3:00PM EASTERN) go to the official Jermaine Rogers FaceBook Fan Page, here: http://www.facebook.com/JermaineRogersArt On the page will be posted the special instructions to snag the print immediately. First come, first served...so if you think you want this, be on your game. Of course, if you're not yet a member of Jermaine's official FaceBook page, go to the above address and join. Also, there wll be a few surprise 'special items' on the sale page this Friday. Check in, you'll see. LINK TO JERMAINE'S FACEBOOK PAGE
Wow... thanks for all the info, great help and a good read, can't wait to try and score these prints..
ReplyDeletelove 'em!
This art is very creative. I don't know Them Crooked Vultures yet, but this art reminds me of a series of works by a talented friend of mine who made large clay animals (including a very nice, sinister-looking vulture) for his bachelor thesis. His specialty was to include a handful of the animal's ashes in the glaze. The white-and-grey texture of the ashes in the glaze helped him create the effect of feathers around the vulture's neck. That was amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the posting!
Oh yes and I will check out Them Crooked Vultures for sure too.