The Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl

March 22, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 6 Comments

The Art of Moonalice

An Exhibit of Rock Posters Created for the band Moonalice.

Moonalice is a band that commissions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s formation in 2007, Moonalice has produced a unique series of over 450 original gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

Moonalice posters feature artwork from many of the legendary poster artists of the psychedelic 60’s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moonalice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best – make art! Unencumbered by standard constraints, Moonalice posters are as diverse as the artists who create them.

On Sunday, April 8, 2012, Moonalice proudly presents a concert and poster show at the Brooklyn Bowl. The full series of Moonalice posters will be on display and available for purchase at this first ever East Coast event. Many Moonalice poster artists will be attending the event in-person. The poster show opens at noon, Moonalice’s concert will follow the poster show in the evening.

Moonalice.com

SUNDAY – APRIL 8, 2012

The Art of Moonalice Brooklyn Poster Show 2012 - Dave Hunter (Back)

Artists in attendance:

David Singer • Stanley Mouse • Wes Wilson
Chris Shaw • Alexandra Fischer • Lee Conklin
Dave Hunter • Carolyn Ferris • Dennis Larkins
Wendy Wright • Chuck Sperry • Ron Donovan
Dennis Loren • John Seabury • John Mavroudis
Lauren Yurkovich • Darrin Brenner

Also featuring posters by:
Gary Houston • Claude Shade • Grace Slick
George and Patricia Sargent

BROOKLYN BOWL
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn New York

Doors open at Noon!

Join the event on Facebook!

M452 › 4/8/12 The Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY poster by Dave Hunter — M452 poster by Dave Hunter

M453 › 4/8/12 The 2nd Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY poster by Alexandra Fischer — M453 poster by Alexandra Fischer

M454 › 4/8/12 The Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY silkscreen poster by Chuck Sperry — M454 poster by Chuck Sperry

M455 › 4/8/12 The Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY poster by Carolyn Ferris — M455 poster by Carolyn Ferris

Announcing the Moonalice Art Show at Brooklyn Bowl, New York April 8th

March 2, 2012 By Moonalice Posters Leave a Comment

Moonalice Brooklyn Bowl Art Show - April 8, 2102 graphic by Nick Cernak

featuring:

The Moonalice Poster Series • Original Art • Screenprinted Rock Posters

Moonalice will be hosting an Art Show at Brooklyn Bowl on April 8th, 2012. This band is committed to the notion that music, art, & laughing are good for the human spirit. Come hang out with artists & the band while looking at some of the finest rock artwork on the third rock from the sun!

Art Show starts at 3:00pm

The Moonalice poster series includes art by: Chris Shaw • David Singer • Chuck Sperry • Ron Donovan • Wendy Wright • Dave Hunter • Wes Wilson • Stanley Mouse • Alexandra Fischer • Dennis Loren • Lee Conklin • Lauren Yurkovich • John Mavroudis • John Seabury • Carolyn Ferris • Dennis Larkins • Darrin Brenner

Full Details including Poster Artists in Attendance to be Announced Soon!

The Brooklyn Bowl is centered around a 16-lane bowling alley, 600-capacity performance venue with live music 7 nights a week, and food by Blue Ribbon, Brooklyn Bowl stakes out expansive new territory, literally and conceptually, in the 23,000-square foot former Hecla Iron Works (1882), one block from the burgeoning waterfront.

American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art by Merle Becker

March 1, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 1 Comment

Beginning as a marketing tool, the rock poster quickly became a powerful form of self expression for young artists and illustrators. Director Merle Becker examines the history of the movement, inviting the artists to tell their stories of this self-made art movement. American Artifact starts in the 1960s, and moves towards a moment when the posters became collectibles, featuring testimonials by top artists, fans, and musicians.

This super cool movie features many Moonalice poster artists including: Stanley Mouse, Wes Wilson, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Chris Shaw, Alexandra Fischer, & John Seabury.

Moonalice poster artists who have done movie posters for the film (pictured below) include Dennis Loren, Stanley Mouse, Chuck Sperry, & Chris Shaw.

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The double DVD features the movie, deleted scenes, director’s commentary, & close to two hours of extras (including Moonalice Posters!)

More information about this movie available at AmericanArtifactMovie.com

The Roots Firehouse Kustom Rockart Poster Show on March 8th

February 23, 2012 By Moonalice Posters Leave a Comment

“The Roots” Firehouse Poster Show

Thursday, March 8, 2012 – 6pm until late.

There will be an art show at the original Firehouse (1648 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA) on March 8 at 6:00pm. For those unfamiliar, the Firehouse is a landmark building built in 1917 where artists Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan designed and silkscreened rock posters from 1997-2001. They came to love this building and was a great source of inspiration. This spot was also a crucial jump-start to the establishment of The Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company.

Many of the silkscreened Moonalice posters have been printed by The Firehouse, a few are pictured below, including a collaboration with Chris Shaw for the Moonalice 420 Tribal Pow-Wow poster at Slim’s in 2010.

Rare and formerly unavailable posters & prints to be exhibited at this special event!
More information at ChuckSperry.net

Directions

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Moonalice Legend Book Vol 3 Hardback

January 18, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 1 Comment

The Moonalice Legend: Posters and Words, Vol 3

This beautiful hardbound coffee table book has 256 full-color pages is 9″ x 12″ x 1″ in size & weighs nearly 4 pounds.

At a time when everyone feels entitled to their own interpretation of history the Moonalice tribe turned pro. Like many people we prefer our facts to those of others. And we like our Moonalice legend. Where history books tell you facts the Moonalice legend goes beyond fact. In this volume you will learn about the Moonalice tribal space program and an exceptionally dangerous bird called the Jihadi Whino Puffin. Discover how the early Moonalice hemp trade gave rose to catalog shopping and how Santa Barbara delivered threats to tribal children on April 20. Be amazed at how a book like this one can interweave G. Gordon Liddy with Eggplant Day. The Donner Party and Ashkenaz Moonalice’s Ph.D. dissertation demonstrating that it’s always 4:20 somewhere. The Moonalice legend gives you a front row seat for bits of history they don’t even know about in college.

It also included the best poster art of San Francisco, created for a band committed to the notion that music, art and laughing are good for the human spirit.

The Legend continues…

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