Who are some good artists?

JOEJOEJOE wrote:

Frank Kozik is sort of the godfather of modern-day concert posters.

His work is very colorful and demented (cute bunnies shooting herion, etc.)

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I have a Kozik Smokin' Bunny hanging over my fireplace.
I also have some Patrick Nagel serigraphs I bought in the 80s (when he was still alive).
My favorite poster is a Queens of The Stone Age skeleton guitar from the Grove at Anaheim by EMEK (my favorite poster artist).
I also have an EMEK T.S.O.L. old school skateboard hanging on my wall... along with a Kozik Smokin' Bunny deck (it glows in the dark) and a Pearl Jam skate deck (the black one with the face and the 'DogTown' cross) up on the walls... outfitted with Indy 139s and Spitfire 50s.

Shepard Fairey is really cool too if you can find any of his work...He was the Obey Giant dude

hoopinman wrote:

speaking of Mark Rothko

this is across the street from my house

http://www.menil.org/rothko.html

This really rather beautiful piece of music was inspired by, and intended to be played in that chapel.

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/morton_feldman/rothko_chapel__why_patterns___uc_berkeley_chamber_chorus__brett__director_/

Shepard Fairey

i recently happened upon the artist edwin ushiro (http://www.mrushiro.com), pretty awesome stuff with great stories behind each piece. there are links on his page to gallery nucleus in seattle that has a couple of his prints for sale. pretty reasonable...about $30/print.

i always find a lot of cool artists in the magazine hi fructose.