EMEK @ Po' Boy Art

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Next up EMEK. . . show opens First Friday. . . Aug 6th.. from 5-11pm. . . show will be up until Sept 1st

Fool's Gold Art - OR Recessionary Kindlin'
Past & Present work By EMEK

Emek has been referred to as "The Thinking Man's Poster Artist". Coming from a unique family of 5 artists, Emek has made his mark creating special limited edition silkscreen posters for live concerts around the world. Emek’ style thrives on attention to detail, coupled with layers of meaning in the artwork. His infusion of socio-political commentary into pop culture imagery has made his work instantly recognizable in the field. Emphasizing craftsmanship, his work is mostly hand-drawn in the tradition of the classic psychedelic posters from the 1960's. Born in the 70's Emek was also strongly influenced by the DIY punk flyers of the 80’s. "I appreciate the creative freedom this medium allows me because the bands generally give me total freedom as long as I advertise the show info. I am allowed to dip into the recesses of my imagination and see what spills out onto the page. This allows me to be my own art director and I am able to experiment with different concepts and styles to keep things fresh. Today's disposable culture paves the way for tomorrows collectable nostalgia...I'm just trying to make it interesting" Over the last 2 decades, Emek has created hundreds of posters for some of the top alternative bands and events, like Radiohead, Coachella, Queens of the Stone Age, Tool, System of a Down, Jane's Addiction, The Flaming Lips, to name a few, as well as album covers from Neil Young and Pearl Jam to Henry Rollins and Erykah Badu. Emek's work has been shown in galleries across the United States, Berlin, London, Tokyo, Belgium and Canada. He has been interviewed on CNN, featured in dozens of magazines and books, including covers of Juxtapoz magazine.

Po' Boy Art Gallery and Framing
Artists For Artists
Poboy Art
1421 SE Stark
Gallery/Shop hours: open tues-fri 12-5
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[ronvin]

What city?

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good point
Portland, OR

[Zach Hobbs]

Impact?

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Impact?

yup. . .

[hypo]

I'm sorry, but the graphic for the show is amateur as fuck. If you want the show to be a success, then why not spend some money on hiring someone to do it right (if you cant do it yourself)? If I were Emek I wouldn't even allow you to use that as an advertisement.

Again, sorry...just my opinion...which might be totally irrelevant.

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I'm sorry, but the graphic for the show is amateur as fuck. If you want the show to be a success, then why not spend some money on hiring someone to do it right (if you cant do it yourself)? If I were Emek I wouldn't even allow you to use that as an advertisement.

Again, sorry...just my opinion...which might be totally irrelevant.

The really good thing is.. Emeks artistic skills are much better than my design skills.. I am a subpar designer.. Well cause I'm not a designer.. I just make stuff happen.. Hopefully his show will make up for my lack

Money.. Oh goodness you have no idea what you're talking about.. I'm not interested in some internet war.. Dealt with alot of artists ..throwin shows for the last 10 years.. Of which a bunch a people on here have paricipated in.. So hopefully they will come to my defence.. Otherwise.. Opps.. That sucks..apreciate your opinion.. I'll try and step it up

[hypo]

Yeah.. I respect the support of the artists on here (or wherever). But honestly, I was a little put off by the advertisement you put up. I know Emek's work is good, but if I didnt know that, I certainly wouldn't from that graphic (poster?).

Maybe have the artist kick in a design for the promotion of the show as well? I'm sure you're doing a good thing for the artists regarding the show itself. Not trying to break your balls, just wish the advertisement reflected the quality of the art itself.

[uncle charlie]

what ever happened to Derek Hess?

[John A]

I see what you did there.