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Mitch Putnam is a blogger, curator, retailer, collector, and general art aficionado. He is the creator and proprietor of OMGPosters.com, which has grown to become one of the biggest poster blogs on the net.
Summary
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF GIG POSTERS FROM TODAY’S TOP ROCK AND INDIE BANDS
Launched in 2007, OMGPosters.com has become one of the world’s favorite art blogs, showcasing thousands of handmade prints by independent artists and printmakers. OMG Posters: A Decade of Rock Art features works by forty different artists who have sparked the explosive growth of the gig poster scene—creating stunning works of art to commemorate local appearances by touring bands. As you look through these pages, you’ll get to know each artist, learn about their creative processes, and see some of their greatest masterpieces—along with other works from their celebrated portfolios.
Mitch Putnam showcases more than three hundred examples of artwork from the most beautiful concert posters and limited edition prints of the last ten years in a meticulously curated collection that covers the entire scope of today’s gig poster scene. Most of these pieces have only ever been available in extremely limited editions, making OMG Posters an indispensable document of a remarkable period in art history.
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"Captivating: a catalogue of endlessly inventive and deeply imaginative imagery, conceived and executed with brio, and beautifully reproduced."
—Michael Lindgren, The Washington Post
