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From concert posters, psychedelic posters and handbills, graffitti,
outrageous cartoons of urban life and political satire, portraits
of rock stars and legends
--histories of poster art that is never ending.
It has been totally amazing to me that there aren't more Art Books
from the 60s-although,
I suspect that most of the great artists from this period will eventually
publish their work before they depart us..
....like so many of the artists of the past.
LionHeart
June 2007
Off The Wall
by Amelie Gastaut, Jean-Pierre Criqui
In the mid-1960s,
San Francisco rock, or psychedelic rock, emerged in Haight-Ashbury,
fueled by the use of hallucinogenic drugs like LSD.
Groups and musicians such as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane,
Big Brother and the Holding Company, Santana, and others rose to prominence
and in turn influenced musical groups around the United States
and in other parts of the world, from the Velvet Underground
to Sly and the Family Stone to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
The posters announcing the concerts that were held at places such
as the
fabled Fillmore and the Avalon Ballroom matched the revolutionary
music
with their brilliant, swirling colors and hallucinogenic imagery.
Created by some of the most inventive graphic designers of the era,
including the "Big Five" of psychedelic
poster design—
Wes Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, and Stanley
"Mouse" Miller—
these groundbreaking posters reflect a singular moment in the history
of American culture.
This book features more than one hundred of the most striking and
unconventional posters from this memorable period,
stunningly printed in five colors to best reproduce the
rich hues and dizzying patterns of the originals.
The accompanying text covers the history of psychedelic rock music,
explains the influences of Art Nouveau, Op Art, and other art movements
on the poster design,
and discusses the contributions of dozens of artists to the medium.
120 color illustrations.
(Amazon Revuiew)
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'Hippie
Beads' by Robert Van Santen-1967
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The
Twentieth Century Artistic Movements
"The
twentieth century's most radical literary and artistic movements0
have tended to overturn one another in rapid succession.
The revolution took various names as it proceeded:
Cubist, Futurist, Suprematist, Constructivist,
Synchromist, Modernist,
Dadaist, Surrealist, Abstract Expressionist, Existentialist, Situationist,
Beat, Psychedelic, Pop, Op, New Wave,
and _______________(fill in the blank with the name of tomorrow's
movement).
Modern artists challenged tradition, disregarded previously accepted
ideals of morality and beauty,
dissolved distinctions and categories, and refuted reason at every
turn.
Art in the twentieth century has been
a defiant exhibition of wisdom."
"Twentieth-century
art has often made a direct statement against the materialism and
militarism of the times.
Artistic protests ranged from Picasso's contorted, suffering images
in Guernica
to Jimi Hendrix's screaming guitar version of the U.S. national anthem
to the two female performance artists, one American and one Vietnamese,
who tied themselves together with a twelve-foot rope for an entire
year.
This century has seen especially murderous acts or orchestrated in
the name of the greater glory of humanity,
and many artists have gone to the barricades, trying to get our attention
in order to expose the deceit
of the governments and profiteers and to offer alternatives to the
barbarity.
"These
artists have stood naked before us, revealing their own nightmares,
which share the common terrors of the spirit of darkness."
Excerpts From--CrazyWisdom
by Wes Nisker.
Sex, Rock
& Optical Illusions
by Victor Moscoso
Psychedelic Chic:
Artistic Fashions of the Late 1960s & Early 1970s
by Roseann Ettinger
Psychedelic
Decadence:
Sex, Drugs, Low-Art in Sixties & Seventies Britain
by Martin Jones
Flashing
on the Sixties
Photographs by Lisa Law
Want to know
what it was like? Dig this!
"A collection of photos from the Sixties including the Haight
scene, Be-In, Diggers,
Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Dylan, Janis & Big Brother & the
Holding Company,
The Velvet Underground, the Byrds, the Beatles, Kingston Trio, PP&M,
Timothy Leary, communes, anti-Vietnam marches, alternative life styles,
etc.,
together with commentary and reminiscences from Law, Allen Ginsberg,
Wavy Gravy, David Crosby, Paul Krassner, Taj Mahal, Peter Coyote,
and many others.
Includes many excellent photographs (incl. some colour)
Signed on the title-page by the photographer..
Introduction by Ram Dass
(Click the Cover to Purchase from 60s &
Further)
The
White Rabbit and Other Delights:
East Totem West : A Hippie Company, 1967-1969
by Alan Bisbort
Summer
of Love : Psychedelic Art, Social Crisis and Counterculture in the
1960s
by Christoph Grunenberg (Editor), Jonathan Harris (Editor)
Native Funk
& Flash; An Emerging Folk Art
by Alexandra Jacopetti.
This is one of the best books to come out of
the 70s.
.my sister gave me a copy in the 70s and I still have it--it's awesome--
featuring embroidered clothing, intricate psychedelic quilts, even
a decorated toilet that looks indeed like a throne--
far out!,,and much much more..if you can get a copy of this you will
gift yourself with some "pure art" from the 60s & 70s..
Highly Recommended-LionHeart-
Live
at the Fillmore East: A Photographic Memoir
by Amalie R. Rothschild, Ruth Ellen Gruber
High
Art: A History of the Psychedelic Poster
by Ted Owen, Denise Dickson
Rhino's
Psychedelic Trip
by Alan Bisbort, Parke Puterbaugh
The
Art of the Fillmore, 1966-1971
by Gayle Lemke, Jacaeber Kastor
Psychedelic Posters: 2008 Wall Calendar (Calendar)
by Universe Publishing and The New York Museum Of Modern Art
Freehand:
The Art of Stanley Mouse
by Stanley Mouse
This book reflects on Stanley's artwork both in the rock and roll
arena
as well as work he has performed in other areas.
Some of his best unknown works are present here, and if you like Stanley's
work,
then this book is for you! A definitive catalog of greatness!
Rick
Griffin
by Rick Griffin
Psychedelic strangness brewed deep within the boiling pot called the
human skull.
Vivid, colorfull, other worldly. Deeply profound.
A religious expieriance in art form. Cryptic and occultic.
Art work the likes we will never see again. Praise Jah. Praise Griffin.
Paul Krassner's Psychedelic Trips for the Mind
by Paul Krassner
Grateful
Dead: The Illustrated Trip
by Robert Hunter, Stephen Peters, Chuck Wills, Dennis McNally
Between
the Dark and Light:
The Grateful Dead Photography of Jay Blakesberg
by Jay Blakesberg, Blair Jackson, Phil Lesh
Dead
Days: A Grateful Dead Illustrated History
by Herb Greene, Acid Test Productions
Surf,
Skate & Rock Art of Jim Phillips
by Jim Phillips
See
Jim Philips posters and work at Rock
Poster Review 1.
(*Vw Bug At Top of this page by Jim*)
Desperate
Measures
by Frank Kozik
Man's
Ruin: The Posters & Art of Frank Koznik
by Frank Kozik
An
Ode to Joy: Posters, Prints and Other Work of Frank Kozik
by Frank Kozik
Andy
Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1987
by Andy Warhol, Frayda Feldman, Jorg Schellmann, Claudia Defendi
Andy
Warhol 365 Takes: The Andy Warhol Museum Collection
by Staff of Andy Warhol Museum
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'A
Family Tree' by John Lennon-1969
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The
Art and Music of John Lennon
(Hardcover)
by Peter Doggett
VideoHound's
Groovy Movies:
Far-out Films of the Psychedelic Era
by Irv Slifkin
Art
Of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion
by Paul Grushkin, Dennis King
The
Art of Rock Posters from Presley to Punk
by Paul Grushkin
The
Art of Peter Max
by Charles A. Riley II, Peter Max
Complete
Crumb:
Mr Sixties (Complete Crumb Comics Vol 4)
by R. Crumb
The R. Crumb
Coffee Table Art Book
by R. Crumb
Odds
& Ends
by R. Crumb
The
Complete Crumb Comics, Volume 15
by Robert Crumb
Complete
Crumb Comics: The Early Years of Bitter Struggle
(Complete Crumb Comics, 1)
by R. Crumb
Gotta
Have 'Em: Portraits of Women
by R. Crumb, Arne Svenson
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