Thursday, April 10, 2008

Adam Ant art book


In the UK art and rock and roll have always gone hand in hand - usually with some commercial success - you don't need to be a genius to list the number of rock stars who went to art school - just check out some of the most popular bands of the 70s and 80s. Adam Ant was one such person - someone trained as a graphic artist who used punk as his medium for expression, and this new project - a coffee table book of concept art from his golden age promises to be quite a desirable item. Check out the website to register your interest and watch its progress. This sample image is interesting as it's a look that he initially suggested for us based on the 'exis' of Hamburg - leather clad beatniks like the early Beatles - he used the image later for the Vive Le Rock single.