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19 quotes by John Van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld (born 1941, Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American graphic artist and illustrator who designed record jackets for pop and psychedelic bands, since the 1960s. Albums include Hotter Than Hell by Kiss, Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles, Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane and Exile on Main Street by The Rolling Stones.
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I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company.

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In 2008, 'Surfer's Journal' published 'The Next Wave' image with an article.

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In 2009, I began creating 'Waterworks' with the new vernacular coming from the 'Signs of Life' work in Las Vegas.

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My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a media play.

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As an artist, illustrator, and photographer, most of my daily work was formed around the Art & Entertainment business, which was about packaging... →

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Because I went to Chouinard, which then became CalArts, I became a multi-discipline artist - it wasn't just about painting, it was about media... →

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For me in my twenties, working in Hollywood was confusing in that the differences between what was fiction and what was nonfiction seemed to blur in... →

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For the surf idol Duke Kahanamoku portrait, which I created for the Surfrider Foundation, I took a photo from a book cover and abstracted the photo... →

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I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I make a black and white... →

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In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white drawing style mascot portrait called... →

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In 1971, I put together the 'Johnny Face' drawing as a concept, with the words as part of an image in a circle. Combining my abstract drawing... →

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In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to paint it and reproduce that color.... →

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In this century of hyper-postmodern ideals, with the digital future, we're segmented into different people, places, and things in a constant... →

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