Saturday 20 February 2010

Art Sunday; Jerry Garcia

Art Sunday; Jerry Garcia


Before Jerry Garcia became the lead guitarist and vocalist of The Grateful Dead he studied art at the California School of Fine Arts, which is now the San Francisco Art Institute.



Some of his early pieces became the basis of a line of men's neckties.

They are characterized by bright colors and abstract patterns.

Ten years after Garcia's death, new styles and designs continued to be produced and sold.
Jerry Garcia never stopped painting and drawing, it was one of his passions throughout his life and was never dropped in favour of his more high profile life as a musician.

He was born in 1942 and to the grief of many, passed away in 1995. Jerry Garcia contributed greatly to both the musical and artistic world.

His artwork consists of various limited edition lithographs, silk-screens, etchings, and hand-pulled prints. All of Jerry Garciaís prints have either an original hand signed pencil signature or a silk-screen signature.

Garcia once remarked about his art, “I hope that nobody takes them too seriously.”





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21 comments:

  1. nemo 4sun20 February 2010 at 18:05

    i have seen some of his work before

    he was a talent

    :)

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  2. Pat E20 February 2010 at 18:07

    I love his use of color

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  3. Frank S20 February 2010 at 18:17

    This is one of his that I have always liked:



    Grisman by Jerry Garcia


    He also designed silk neck wear for men:



    Neckties designed By Jerry

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  4. DJ D20 February 2010 at 23:37

    I enjoyed this entry.

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  5. Narice May21 February 2010 at 02:08

    I was not aware of his artwork. Thanks for this.

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  6. Mitchy LR21 February 2010 at 04:06

    I think there are probably many folks who weren't aware of Jerry's artistic side. I always liked hs artwork. I think the neckties were really neat .

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  7. deb thegardener21 February 2010 at 07:26

    oh, wow! i had absolutely no idea about his paintings and ties.....a very surprising (to me!) choice of a color range in his works. they definitely have a light and happy feel to them, i think. thanks so much for these, Loretta.

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  8. Mitchy LR21 February 2010 at 07:31

    Oh, and let's not forget that he's one of the few artist/musicians to have an ice-cream named after him :-))

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  9. Kathy inozarks21 February 2010 at 07:41

    wow! I love your post-thank you

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  10. loretta xxxx21 February 2010 at 09:20

    lol...............I take it you're jokng Mitch ??

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  11. Mitchy LR21 February 2010 at 09:29

    I joketh not!! Ben & Jerry's have a flavour called "Cherry Garcia"....named after the man himself.

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  12. nemo 4sun21 February 2010 at 09:43

    and it is goooooooooooooood!

    :)

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  13. deb thegardener21 February 2010 at 09:56

    one of my favorites!

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  14. loretta xxxx21 February 2010 at 15:09

    Ok...............now i want some.... where can i buy it??

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  15. Mitchy LR21 February 2010 at 15:10

    Most of the big supermarket chains stock Ben & Jerry's.

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  16. nemo 4sun21 February 2010 at 15:12

    http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/our-flavors/#

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  17. loretta xxxx21 February 2010 at 15:13

    now I'm curious, I gotta try this

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  18. nemo 4sun21 February 2010 at 15:13

    you will be glad you did

    :)

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  19. loretta xxxx21 February 2010 at 15:15

    thanks for the linkNemo......''Our euphorically edible tribute to guitarist Jerry Garcia & Grateful Dead fans everywhere, it's the first ice cream named for a rock legend & the most famous of our family of Fan-Suggested flavors. Enjoy''

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  20. nemo 4sun21 February 2010 at 15:20

    i think they named "chubby hubby" after me

    :)

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  21. ~ Regal ~21 February 2010 at 16:25

    A man of many talents.....

    Great post.

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