Ultraviolence by Frank Kozik (2005)

Description

• 2005
• Edition of 250
• Signed by the artist
• Size: 14″ x 18″
• 7 colour screenprint on 160lb. coventry rag paper.

Frank Kozik was born in Madrid, Spain in 1962. At 14 he moved to the United States and settled in Austin, Texas. Credited with single-handedly reviving the “lost” art of the concert poster, his creative career rose largely out of his enthusiasm for Austin’s growing underground punk rock scene in the mid-eighties. Starting with black and white flyers for friends’ bands posted on telephone poles, his reputation grew as an artist whose work was graphically compelling as well as culturally gripping.

Kozik is based in San Francisco, California, producing artwork, toys and graphic design. He formerly managed his own record label, Man’s Ruin Records (1995-2001). Under this, he released over 220 singles and full-length albums including the first Queens of the Stone Age single.

He has produced artwork for various musicians such as Pearl Jam, the Butthole Surfers, Green Day, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, the Melvins and many more. In 1996, he directed Soundgarden’s “Pretty Noose” music video.