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incredibly loud and close

by Art Chantry: this was one of those early seattle punk posters that blew my mind. it was wheatpasted (primarily) all over the u-district in mid 1978. i had just moved to seattle (after living in tacoma and bellingham) and … Continue reading

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instant littering: accidental chaos

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) years ago i wrote (more like assembled) a book about the history of seattle punk culture posters titled “instant litter”.. it covered roughly the years 1976-1984 (it came out in 1985). of course, all the … Continue reading

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lewd & company: they fought the law

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is one of my favorite objects. i’ve owned a LOT of great rock posters over the years – and given away or sold almost all of them off. but, i always keep this … Continue reading

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d.i.y the grand tradition

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i love old beat up crappy rock posters. the punk era was so delicious for me, i devoured that crappy crap. however, that ‘punk’ look didn’t start with punk. if you ever get around to reading … Continue reading

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tomata du plenty: primal screamers

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) PUNK officially hit the northwest about 1976. the first punk club in seattle (that lasted more than one night) opened in 1978. that club was named after the name above the doorway – the John L. … Continue reading

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punk poster art

A look at punk posters.Really an art form that can be seen as aesthetic content in a form of co-existence with politics. It goes back and contributes to the dialog that began with impressionism; namely an entente where art is … Continue reading

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poster boys

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) …here’s another franko poster that really blew my socks off. i’ve never seen anybody do anything remotely like this before or since. for a ‘second color’ on this poster, he literally dipped his hand in red … Continue reading

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detournement part 3: charlie don’t surf

The last installment of Art’s series that began with the complicated but brilliant situationist school and Guy Debord… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): To be totally fair, even though Jamie Reid’s situationist appropriation (DIRECT appropriation – with intent still intact) may have … Continue reading

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