Atmosphere

 

The Second in my series of prints dedicated to the music of Joy Division, Atmosphere is a 12 inch by 24 inch print.   The Print is an edition of 160 and is now available online in my shop.

  

Here's the Lyrics to "Atmosphere" 

Walk in silence,
Don't walk away, in silence.
See the danger,
Always danger,
Endless talking,
Life rebuilding,
Don't walk away.

Walk in silence,
Don't turn away, in silence.
Your confusion,
My illusion,
Worn like a mask of self-hate,
Confronts and then dies.
Don't walk away.

People like you find it easy,
Naked to see,
Walking on air.
Hunting by the rivers,
Through the streets,
Every corner abandoned too soon,
Set down with due care.
Don't walk away in silence,
Don't walk away.

"Disorder" Joy DIvision Tribute print

 

This is the first in a series of six prints I'm making dedicated to the music of Joy Division , one of my favorite bands.  The first is "Disorder" , from the track off of "Unknown Pleasures" 

I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand,
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasures of a normal man?
These sensations barely interest me for another day,
I've got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away.

It's getting faster, moving faster now, it's getting out of hand,
On the tenth floor, down the back stairs, it's a no man's land,
Lights are flashing, cars are crashing, getting frequent now,
I've got the spirit, lose the feeling, let it out somehow.

What means to you, what means to me, and we will meet again,
I'm watching you, I'm watching her, I'll take no pity from you friends,
Who is right, who can tell, and who gives a damn right now,
Until the spirit new sensation takes hold, then you know,
Until the spirit new sensation takes hold, then you know,
Until the spirit new sensation takes hold, then you know,
I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling,
I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling,
Feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling.

                 These are available now in my shop, 18 x 24 , s/n edition of 100.

Sketchbook

Raw sketch for one of the Desaturate black and white prints I have up this weekend, they are all titled after  Joy Division songs

Lost then Found

 

"Lost then Found"
Inspired in equal parts by music from Hank Williams and Joy Division, this print is all about self-realization. I hope you like it.
18 x 24 screenprint, 3 colors , with a metallic silver layer on #150 White stock. The edition is 100, signed and numbered.

Copies are available now in my shop: Ground Up Press

Transmission art print and process

"Transmission"

22 x 30 inch art print screenprinted on 100% Rag Stonehenge paper, one deckled edge. 3 color print, edition of 100 signed and numbered.

I've been working on this image in my head on and off for a few years, so I'm pleased with the way this idea finally translated into a drawing and then a print. The Joy Division song "Transmission" was the intial inspiration, particularly the line "touching from a distance, further all the time" Then when I heard the slowed down heavy version of the same song by Low I was certain I needed to make this print. The intial idea, of broadcasting houses into the air originally included a radio tower, but I kept simplifying it and paring it down until it became this simple yet detailed drawing. As with a lot of my prints, I'm not sure what it is really trying to say until I'm finished with it, and even then, I'm not quite sure.

As with most of my work, this piece is particularly best seen in person. The second layer is a metallic silver , which works nicely with the deep ultrablue night sky.

Here's a few pics from the drawing process and printing process.