Design came from the idea that the man himself is invincible, inspirational, a creative hedonistic force of nature. No burn out, on fire, a always looking to that glowing horizon. Post pop depression was a chance to ponder all that, is he real, or an outerworld machine?The nature of collaborations with others also (This poster is also a collab with mega talented hand lettering designer Dan Johnson) Iggy's collaborations here, the fire in creative collusion, the burn of ideas. Plus chairs, he collects antique chairs. I feel so incredibly honoured to have been asked to do it.
Iggy Pop wandered out into the desert of southern California... and under the influence of the light of the moon he was able to hear the music of the joshua trees. Intoxicated by the light of the Lady de la Luna, she cast her spell and led him into the mysterious sounds of the desert.Posters will be on sale at 8 AM Pacific on Tuesday the 19th at http://artillerydesign.com/
Iggy Pop is one of my all time favorites, so I was beyond excited when i was invited to create a poster for The Post Pop Depression Tour in my home town of San Francisco. I love this album. I love this band.Edition of #/290
I tried so many different approaches to the design, but I felt like in order to do the print justice, it had to be a portrait of Iggy, or at least somehow reference his long hair, wiry muscles, punk rock attitude.
The image that kept appearing in my mind was a mesmerizing and iconic photo taken by the insanely talented German photographer, Olaf Heine.
So on a whim, I reached out to Olaf, sort of intimidated by his daunting portfolio and many published books, but Olaf was enthusiastic and responsive & totally interested in working with me on the project. We went back and forth on various photos he had taken of Iggy over the years and ended up agreeing on the original photograph and then based the illustration and design on that very striking image.
'I have to say, it was an ultimate honor to be among a handful of artists asked to create artwork for the master that is Iggy. I could get all verbose here and drop all sorts of honorific titles and such, but it really wouldn't be enough. Iggy IS rock and roll...and everything it entails. Godfather of punk. Fearless performer. Influence and muse. Partner and collaborator with David Bowie. Penman and performer of one of myThis 6-color screen print measures 24x24 inches and is printed on rich Stardream
top-10-favorite rock-and-roll songs of all time ('Death Trip')...I could go on.
And just think: all of this, plus J. Ho, Dean, and Matt onstage. If you are out in the wasteland and this monster is coming through your town, do yourself a favor: pay the fare, go inside, and let Iggy do whatever he wants to do to you.' - jr
