Sam Sparro To Get IPIA Treatment

Chart-topping Australian singer Sam Sparro is getting the It's Pop It's Art treatment.

We're currently hard at work creating a design based on the lyrics to his no. 1 hit Black And Gold.

The print is due to be launched at our Hidden Depths event at New Cross' Amersham Arms on 18 Sep. The event will feature a number of top designers discussing music and design as well as a live performance from a special guest. We can't tell you who it is as it's top secret (but we just hope he likes the print!)

See the post dated 29 Jul below for further details or visit the Hidden Depths site for tickets.

It's Pop It's Art Design Competition

It's Pop It's Art have teamed up with lovely Spanish beer San Miguel to host a party in September as part of their Hidden Depths season.

We're taking over the Amersham Arms in New Cross on 18 Sep 2008 for an art and pop music special featuring special guest speakers and performers from both worlds. We can't reveal who they are yet, except to say Fred Deakin will be there with both DJ and designer hats on.

Tickets are free and only available by entering the draw on the Hidden Depths website.

In addition the Amersham Arms will play host to the final of our
It's Pop It's Art design competition. We want you to come up with an IPIA style print for Edwin Starr's War.

Details on how to enter and the full design brief and song lyrics can be found on the Hidden Depths website - you will need to register first.

The finalists will have their design printed and exhibited alongside the rest of the IPIA range at the venue, where a winner will be chosen by our guest performers and speaker. The winning designer will receive a cash prize plus their design will become an official part of the IPIA range.

So get registered on the Hidden Depths website and show us your ideas. And we'll see you down in New Cross.

Alton Kelley: psychedelic rock poster creator, dies

San Francisco-based graphic designer Alton Kelley died earlier this month, aged 67. Kelley, along with partner Stanley Miller, helped establish the psychedelic graphic style with his series of posters and album covers for The Grateful Dead and other bands from the Haight-Ashbury, flower-power scene.

Full obituary

IPIA: Coming To America

Like all great UK acts, there comes a time when you have to take a fateful step and attempt to crack America. This summer It's Pop It's Art is packing its lyrics and heading to the USA for an exciting five-city summer tour.

Taking in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York we will be taking over a venue in each city for an exhibition of IPIA prints, in collaboration with our friends at Black Swan Wines.

In addition in each city we are inviting a local artist or designer to create their own cover version of one of our prints. Except for in LA, where, in addition to Retna doing Miss You by The Rolling Stones, the brilliant Hit + Run will be taking on a brand new track - N.E.R.D.'s Rockstar. Exciting, non?

We'll hit you with the full details of specific events and venues when they are confirmed, but for now below is the full list of cities, dates and artists.

10-14 June 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Retna:
Miss You - The Rolling Stones

Hit + Run:
Rockstar - N.E.R.D.

24-28 June 2008
Chicago, IL
Mike Genovese:
I Just Wanna Love U - Jay Z

15-19 July 2008
San Franciso, CA
Ethos:
Ace of Spades - Motorhead

29 July-02 Aug 2008
Boston, MA
Cody Hoyt:
Come Together - Primal Scream

19-22 Aug 2008
New York, NY
Garrett Morin:
Bright Side of Life - Monty Python

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Wildstyles at PYMCA - opens tonight

Our travelling It's Pop It's Art exhibition has finished its run as part of the PYMCA Gallery's Versus show, but will be returning for Versus II in November. In the meantime PYMCA have a new exhibition opening tonight.

Wildstyles is an exhibition featuring classic rare photographs hailing back to the old skool days of hip-hop and is a homage to Wild Style, the classic hip-hop movie that is being re-released for its 25th anniversary.

There's a private view tonight at the gallery on 27 Clerkenwell Road in London's Farringdon. There will be DJs, breakdancers and graffiti artists there so head along and drink some booze and celebrate the glory days of hip-hop.

Versus Exhibition @ PYMCA: photos online

We've just uploaded some pictures to our It's Pop It's Art Flickr page featuring our exhibition at the PYMCA Gallery, 41 Clerkenwell Road in London.

The exhibition runs until the end of August, and also features work from Daydream & PYMCA.

Mon 30 Jul: Rehab

Now that's a date for your diaries. For any of you out there who will actually be checking into rehab on Monday, good luck. For the rest of you put down that bottle and check out the brand new It's Pop It's Art print based on the lyrics to Rehab by Amy Winehouse. Above is a sneak preview of just a tiny section of the full design but it should whet your palette ahead of the Monday launch. Enjoy.

It's Pop It's Art Versus Exhibition

It's Pop It's Art is taking part in an threesome. Our prints are set to feature in a three-way exhibition of talent at East London's PYMCA Gallery on 41 Clerkenwell Road.

The exhibition is called Versus and contrasts the youth culture photography of PYMCA with the illustrative style of The Daydream Network and our own typographical cover versions of classic songs. All the current It's Pop It's Art prints, including Imagine, Ace of Spades, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life and Come Together, will be on show and available to buy.

There is a private view of the exhibition on Thu 19 Jul from 7pm til late, with live music by Stereo arts group and guest DJs. Booze will be provided by Freedom lagers.

Versus runs from 20 Jul - 31 Aug 2007 at the PYMCA Gallery, open Mon-Fri from 11am-6.30pm. Admission is free.

It's Pop It's Art in Brighton

This week a selection of It's Pop It's Art prints went on sale at Art Republic in Brighton. The gallery is currently displaying our Imagine and Come Together prints, alongside their choice catalogue from the likes of Banksy, Kozyndan and Jamie Hewlett.

The gallery has been Brighton's first stop for art lovers since it opened in 1992, and they can offer expert advice on framing as well as art. They have also moved into online sales as well and It's Pop It's Art will shortly be available at http://www.artrepublic.com/posters/default.asp.

Art Republic is found at 13 Bond Street and is open seven days a week.

Imagine in Creative Review, June 07

Those lovely people at Creative Review have featured our stunning Imagine print in their monthly gallery section. You also have the chance to win one of the white versions of the print. To enter check the back page of this month's Creative Review or enter online by visiting www.creativereview.co.uk/gallery.