Darin Shock of State of Shock Studios did this great print showing Eddie Murphy's most popular chrachters from 1980-1984 when he was on Saturday Night Live. This print was done for the recent Gallery1988 show Is This Thing On which was SNL themed.
It's entitled "1980-1984" and is a tribute to the genius that is Eddie
Murphy. It's an 18x24", s/n edition of 50, 5 color screen print
Darin talks about the creation of the print :
I've said for years that Eddie Murphy and Will Ferrell are the two greatest cast members of all time. Two entirely different styles and generations, it's impossible to compare the two but to me, they definitely stand out above the rest. Being that I've already done a few things related to Ferrell (see Step Brothers poster and Anchorman sculpture), I thought I'd take this opportunity to pay homage to the one and only Eddie Murphy.
Eddie's 5 year stint on SNL provided some of the greatest sketches in sketch comedy history. Buckwheat's record promo, Velvet Jones' book, going undercover as a white guy...three decades later this stuff still stands up! I find myself so fascinated with his body of work on the show that I had no choice but to do a sort of retrospective of several classic skits. Simply put, his genius is unparalleled. Though I surely didn't understand it all, I loved watching him on SNL as a little kid and I certainly appreciate it even more now. It's safe to say while working on this design I giggled the entire time while playing "Wookin Pa Nub" on repeat in my head.
Buy it at Gallery1988
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