The Who’s sixtieth anniversary poster sequence enters into its second half this week with new paintings commemorating Reside at Leeds. The fourth drop within the bimonthly sequence comes from Dutch artist Maarten Donders, whose combined media illustration incorporates conventional and digital methods. It presents Who singer Roger Daltrey as a towering, mystical determine stalking the entrance of the stage, backed by his totally locked-in bandmates.
Donders, who takes affect from classic live performance posters of the ‘60s and ‘70s, has beforehand created artwork for musicians together with Sturgill Simpson, Billy Strings, Tyler Childers, Ween, Phish, Chelsea Wolfe, SUNN O))), Graveyard, Rival Sons, and Opeth. His surreal, psychedelic model lends a larger-than-life high quality to his topics, which on this case was extraordinarily purposeful.
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“The 60s and 70s were a mythical time for rock music and live concerts, and when you think about the Who, you think about the stories of thunderous and powerful live shows with crushing guitar riffs and walls of amps, and a frantic group of amazing musicians,” Donders says. “I wanted to show the unpredictable energy of the band and the personalities of each member. With a flaming wall of amps as a backdrop to seal the deal!”
Donders’ Reside at Leeds artwork is obtainable on a poster or a T-shirt, or each might be bought collectively in a bundle. The identical was true of the earlier drops on this sequence, together with Robin Gnista’s work honoring the Who’s 1965 debut single “I Can’t Explain,” Tom Walker’s vivid imagery impressed by the band’s well-known 1967 go to to the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and Matt Needle’s tackle 1969’s Tommy. The final two drops will deal with 1973’s Quadrophenia and the Who’s mid-Nineteen Seventies U.S. tour.
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