Long before l had any idea of what the visual arts where all about
…l was into them. In particular music posters and more specifically band gig posters. From an early age l was peeling posters off walls, notice boards etc… my own personal philosophy has always been ‘ a gig poster is only truly successful if someone wants to steal it ‘. l remember years ago being at a party and finding one of the posters we designed stuck on the back of the toilet door…proud moment.
What’s this all leading to?
Well… l’ve wanted to do something on the CN site regarding the work of my good buddy Lluis Fuzzhound for a while and he is the master of the classic gig poster amongst other things. Make no mistake his work is varied. He is also a painter, an animator, describes himself as a cartoonist and is a musician.
He has had a heap of shows in Spain and Australia over the years. He is a Spanish/Australian who returned to OZ three years ago after working in Spain for 10 years.
The majority of his work these days seems to be connected to music in some way or another. Not only posters but CD/ record covers for clients in OZ and overseas.
If l had to bunch him in a class re his work ethic and creative integrity, l would include him with the great American Rock poster artists of the late 60′s like Rick Griffin and Stanley Mouse, and in Australia, Ian McCausland. (Ian recently rang me after checking out Lluis’ web site to tell how blown away he was with the work).
On a Tiki note, Lluis has just done the new logo for our Tiki collective the ‘UNHOLY RABBLE TIKI PUNKSTERS’. More like a gang of artists, collectors, barstaff. etc… Tiki fanatics committed to stopping the watering down of Tiki in OZ. More on that next year, when we have worked out membership and meetings….so far there is a Facebook page you can join. It’s not just for Aussies, but for true believers where ever you are.
You can check out some of Lluis Fuzzhounds work below and on his web site www.lluisfuzzhound.com
Also here’s a great bit of Midnight Woolf (Lluis’ band) in action….l dig this.
Cheers CN
