Celebrating a half century of design in posters, flyers and advertising
ephemera, The Art of British Rock highlights the UKs distinct contribution to
rocknroll graphics. From custom designed posters for provincial ballrooms in
the late 50s to the computer-generated images of today, rock music
illustration has reflected and influenced crucial changes in popular visual
art. Arranged
chronologically, The Art of British Rock features more than 350 posters
ranging from the work of anonymous artists to internationally acclaimed
designers including the Hapshash group in the 60s, Hipgnosis and Barney
Bubbles in the 70s, and Malcolm Garrett, Peter Saville and Vaughan Oliver in
the 80s and beyond. Concluding with the mix of retro and state-of-the-art design that has
characterised rock poster illustration in the first decade of the 21st century,
this is a unique account of more than 50 years of British rocknroll art.
