Author Archives: Art

modernize!

by Art Chantry : PART 1 – “LET’S MODERNIZE THE SUCKER!!!” that’s a gold-standard battle cry inside marketing cirles. the easiest way to make your mark on a new client is to simply change their ‘look’ – not even by … Continue reading

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time to be terrified

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) 1965 was one of those pivot years for pop/rock-n-roll/boomer culture. beatlemania was in full swing, garage bands were erupting all over america, motown was dragging black pop to the top of the charts, los angeles was … Continue reading

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jini

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) this is Jini Dellaccio, a self-portrait taken back in the (i think) early 1960’s. this woman is probably among the best and the greatest rock photographers of all time. she ranks up there with annie … Continue reading

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bubble-a-tors and cultural heir-i-tage

by Art Chantry: celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seattle work’s fair – and also celebrating the sensitive way that seattle preserves it’s cultural heritage…. if any of you remember the infamous “ball and chain” that was attached to the … Continue reading

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glimmers of perfection

by Art Chantry: after much heated consultation and debate among noted experts, i have decided that this is the single greatest cover of rolling stone magazine ever made. issue 191/july 17, 1975/glimmer twins. …nothing so great except it’s perfect in … Continue reading

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big ideas for the collective desire

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) when advertising and marketing began, it was a really simple proposition and contrivance. basically, you placed a sales item out there (a sign, a newspaper ad, a magazine ad, a billboard, etc.) that stated what … Continue reading

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where they end up: mugging for the free world

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i’m always fascinated by where old punks end up. for instance, a lot of folks already know that gillian anderson (of the x-files) was an old butthole surfers fangirl who followed the band around. but, not … Continue reading

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old hippie acid pixels: matrix of slang

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i’ve always been fascinated by the deep psychic connections between the early computer graphics era and the psychedelic underground. there was something about the way computers worked that allowed acid heads to gravitate DIRECTLY into … Continue reading

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pushing their hubris everywhere

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i guess this is an exercise in whining. so bear with me. over my entire career ive done and AWFUL LOT of work for small arts groups and non-profits and community organizations. i guess you … Continue reading

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ragged story and glory

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) this is a tour poster/advert from the october 5th, 1978, issue of Rolling Stone magazine. it is an odd advert becasue neil young was in one of his many transitions between his various disguises in … Continue reading

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