Purveyors of visual violations since the mid eighties POSTER ARTISTS Ron Donovan & Chuck Sperry
joined forces in March of '97 to form FIREHOUSE KUSTOM ROCKART CO.
One year after the dissolution of former co-venture, Psychic Sparkplug...
These mutineers, both having foundations in the art of subversive propaganda, have shared the spotlight, both individually and as a team, with fellow comic and poster gurus Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead), Paul Mavrides (Freak Brothers), Jim Woodring (Jim Comics), Frank Kozik, Wes Wilson, Gary Grimshaw, and many others. But the pivotal feature, for which they are lauded by poster enthusiasts nation wide, is their unique style of colorblending, mainly characterized by metallics layered over striking neon and custom-mixed colors. Their portfolio is stuffed with dozens of hand screened posters, including seven for Incredibly Strange Wrestling, seven for Virgin Megastore (Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys and Hole record releases) and various others for shows and events featuring such artists as Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Lee Perry, and X.
These mutineers, both having foundations in the art of subversive propaganda, have shared the spotlight, both individually and as a team, with fellow comic and poster gurus Bill Griffith (Zippy the Pinhead), Paul Mavrides (Freak Brothers), Jim Woodring (Jim Comics), Frank Kozik, Wes Wilson, Gary Grimshaw, and many others. But the pivotal feature, for which they are lauded by poster enthusiasts nation wide, is their unique style of colorblending, mainly characterized by metallics layered over striking neon and custom-mixed colors. Their portfolio is stuffed with dozens of hand screened posters, including seven for Incredibly Strange Wrestling, seven for Virgin Megastore (Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys and Hole record releases) and various others for shows and events featuring such artists as Johnny Cash, John Lee Hooker, Lee Perry, and X.