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David Welker paid homage to the soon-to-be-shuttered Roseland Ballroom with his poster for Friday night's Black Keys concert. "I wanted to portray Roseland as a mid-twentieth-century landmark," said the artist. "I placed the two band members on the left atop my depiction of Roseland and its unassuming entrance, and above it is a cathedral, which represents all of the music, the rock and roll, that's come out of there."
He described the style as "Deco-Surrealism or Retro-Futurism," adding, "In a way, the piece depicts my childhood vision of New York City; I grew up in Westchester and driving into Manhattan as a kid, it appeared before me like a cast-iron Emerald City." He's also been captivated by the city's infrastructure and industrial-age expansion, which coincided with Roseland's heyday. "I was influenced by the old Max Fleischer 'Popeye' cartoons – those scenes of city life are fascinating Depression era creations that I'm obsessed with visually … maybe this poster shows the future and they've built up New York City with dams and aqueducts to keep out the hurricanes and rising tides."
The poster's first layer is a pewter metallic with a cold, silver gray, and the next layer is the same silvery tone as the paper but acts as a highlight. The line art is a grayed-down black with a touch of blue mixed in. "It's an effective use of three colors because they overlap, creating a fourth color, and I trapped the paper's color, so it makes for a fifth tonality," Welker explained. "It feels very New York, sort of York Peppermint Pattie, wintry – the vibe of this January is gray, but optimistic. I wanted that to come across."
Edition Details
- Class: Gig Poster
- Release Date: 01/31/2014
- Print Type: Original Art (OG)
- Designer: David Welker
- Status: Official
- Technique: Pen & Ink on Paper
- Quantity: 1
- Markings: Artist Signed
Gig Details
- Band: The Black Keys (TBK)
- Tour: El Camino Tour
- Date: 01/31/2014
- Venue: Roseland Ballroom
- City: New York
- State: New York
- Country: United States
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- Sold: 0
- 6 Month Average: $0
- Average Price: $0
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- Highest Price: $0
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Price History
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $350.00 | Private Sale |
| 08/16/2021 | $800.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/29/2021 | $75.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/27/2021 | $50.00 | Private Sale |
| 07/06/2021 | $70.00 | Private Sale |
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