Author Archives: Art

the decorators: artistic purity?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) yesterday i wrote an essay about the shep fairey thing. as ususal, there were opinions tossed around all over the place. that subject is ripe for opinions – all of them lame except my own … Continue reading →

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who was

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): this is an ad taken from the inside front cover of the rocket, may, 1980 (issue #11). this ad convinced me that the rocket was the coolest graphic magazine i’d ever encountered in real life … Continue reading →

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a space oddity

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry: everybody loves david bowie. he’s the ultimate statesman of the weirdo brigade. he’s a guy who has been there, done it, got the tshirt, and cashed in. he has more indie cred than anybody earth – so … Continue reading →

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swag overkill : bad blotter acid

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i had an uncle that collected political campaign buttons. and when i say ‘collect’, i mean COLLECT! this guy had his entire basement lined with cloth and then proceeded to cover the entire room – … Continue reading →

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real disney

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) dorothy stimson bullit was the daughter of northwest lumber and real-estate magnate c.d.stimson and the widow of kentucky politico (and FDR pal), a. scott bullit. in the mid 1940′s, the newly single heiress/tycoon looked around … Continue reading →

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luck is the residue of design

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) a curious old label. makes you wonder what the hell gramma and grampa were up to back in them olden daze of yore… this is also a perfect example of that old american industrial graphic style … Continue reading →

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dust jackets and under cover

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) one of the things i love about digging in bins of old crappy discarded books is finding treasure. specifically entire GENRES of treasure that i’ve never noticed before. when you’re presented with a ton of … Continue reading →

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stereo fidelity with real aplomb

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) ever notice how technology becomes locked into ‘decades’ in our memories? it’s completely artificial, of course. nothing fits cleanly into the contrivances of time that we impose on our shared experience. it’s only a convenient … Continue reading →

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