I coined the term in a gp context yesterday on EzraPound's CC poster thread. I mean "technician" to be one who is hired to do graphics work in order to execute someone else's ideas or visions or imagery. But not so much as a creator, per se.
i think this poster works. it may be too subtle for some death metalheads, but i disagree that an artist is simply a technician that is to comply strictly w/ the band's aesthetic. look at kozik. are we to believe that all those bands were about a twisted Hanna-Barbera cartoon look? come on! and yet those posters worked. why? attitude. context. an artist that merely limits to the band's parameters isn't really contributing too much.
da Nuge played Gibson Byrdland hollow bodies, w/ no cloths... knew exactly where to stand on stage in relation to the amps, depending on which notes he was playing etc.
in the 70s Ted was the fastest and loudest rock'n'roll around... "Weekend Warriors", "State of Shock", "Scream Dream" "Intensities In 10 Cities"...
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