Tag Archives: genesis p. orridge

hefner: the conundrum sketch

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: this is hugh hefner’s original sketch for the layout of the cover of the first issue of playboy magazine. most graphic design starts with a sketch. i’ve seen original sketches on napkins for things like the ‘space … Continue reading →

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atomic roosters: cultural scars

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: back in the glory days of the AEC (Atomic Energy Commission), they often used live animals (LOTS of live animals) in their atomic testing. they’d tie them up and then blast away, checking on the damage to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Area 51 Book, art chantry, Atomic Energy Commission AEC, Atomic Energy Commission branding iron, Cattle marking branding, fetish branding, genesis p. orridge, Joe Coleman artist, Louie Raffloer backsmith, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog | Leave a comment

artifacts in the antithesis of chaos

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: this is another of my favorite trashy posters in my meager collection of trashy posters. i found this in a box of street/art posters given to me by a couple of artistic types in seattle. they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, cosi fanni tutti, genesis p. orridge, Jamie Reid The Sex Pistols, john lydon PIL, joy division, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, malcolm garrett, neville brody, Peter christopherson hipgnosis, peter saville, The Factory scene Manchester, Throbbing Gristle band | Leave a comment

trail of dead behind them

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) a couple of days ago we lost two giants of american underground culture. don cornelius is the better known of the two names we lost. his pioneering work with the tv show ‘soul train’ inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, cary loren, genesis p. orridge, james taylor musician, jim shaw, Mike Kelley, mike kelley destroy all monsters, niagara detroit, Robert Williams, ron ashton, ron cornelius, soul train t.v. show | Leave a comment

la-la land: no one is safe

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) never EVER believe what you see. especially with photography. and ESPECIALLY in an era of digital imaging. every single tv commercial you see has CG worked into it. period. all fakery. nothing you see is … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged Andy Warhol, art chantry, errol morris, genesis p. orridge, lee harvey oswald, nicholas tesla, photographic arts | Leave a comment

decorative design about decoration

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artvhantry.com) Cool as meaningless decor….hated nest ( magazine). thought it was really really bad and ignorantly designed by an amateur . i couldn’t look at it without getting furious at how stupid it was. then everybody … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged alexey brodovitch, art chantry, beach culture magazine, david carson, david carson raygun magazine, fabien baron, fred a. bernstein, fred woodward, genesis p. orridge, jeff bercovici, joseph holtzman, malcolm garret, nest magazine, neville brody, occupy wall street, Peter Max, peter saville, Shepard Fairey, Steven Heller, Terry Jones | Leave a comment

mailed momentos

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i get weird shit in the mail. i’m not talking ‘spam’ mail. i’m talking actual weird physical crap people mail to me out of the blue. i’ve been sent just about everything you can imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged american graphic design, anna banana, art chantry, carl smool, genesis p. orridge, graphic design, jay ryan artist, jay ryan design | Leave a comment

banalities of evil

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is such a boring photo. when maire ( mosco) handed me this image (she took the snap), i just looked at it blankly and wondered what the hell it was. it’s absolutely nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Banality of Evil, Edward S. Herman, genesis p. orridge, Hannah Arendt, james mcavoy, jodie foster, john hinkley, lisa peattie, maire mosco, Robert Redford, Ronald Reagan, ronald reagan assassination, Ted Bundy, throbbing gristle, Woody Allen | Leave a comment

culture jammers: replacement values

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) THIS is going to be tough. trying to explain WHY this record cover and the trajectory of genesis p. orridge’s thinking is so important to the history of contemporary graphic design (and our popular culture) … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged art chantry, barney bubbles, cosi fanni tutti, dale travous, david carson, genesis p. orridge, hipgnosis cover art, hypgnosis, Jamie Reid The Sex Pistols, joy division, malcolm garret, monte cazzeza, neville brody, peter saville, phil hartman, reid miles, stefan sagmeister, talking heads, the Buzzcocks, the death factory, The Ramones, throbbing gristle, tim girvin, vaughn oliver | Leave a comment

undisputed genius

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) THE first time i encountered dale travous’s art (pronounced like ‘travis’), it was what he jokingly called “catabotics”. seems his father was a hobby taxidermist. when his efforts failed, he would mail them to dale, who … Continue reading →