- Frank Kozik
Frank Kozik (born 1962) is a Spanish-American
graphic artist who creates musicposter s and comic toys.Life and work
Frank Kozik was born in
Madrid, Spain . At the age of 14 he moved to the United States and settled inAustin, Texas . Credited with single handedly reviving the "lost" art of the concertposter , Frank's creative career grew largely out of his enthusiasm for Austin's growing underground 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 has done over 60 gallery shows worldwide, with multiple exhibits in Tokyo and London. Kozik has done graphic design for dozens of major companies such as Nike, BASF and Gatorade. He also directed music videos for Soundgarden and Mint Condition.Kozik is currently based in
San Francisco, California , where he produces artwork and graphics, and formerly managed his own record label, Man's Ruin as well asRise Records . His work is well known to devotees of album-cover art and concert flyer art. He has produced artwork for musicians such asPearl Jam ,Soundgarden ,Nine Inch Nails ,Neil Young ,Sonic Youth ,Red Hot Chili Peppers ,Jane's Addiction ,Ice T , George Clinton,Green Day ,Beck ,The Offspring ,The Melvins and many more.Three volumes of his collected poster and album cover designs have been published and are widely available. A new Book, Plasticland, published by Dark Horse Publications was released in January 2008 and is a photo essay of his last 4 years work as a toy designer. Kozik also edited and published Panda Meat, a volume of contemporary gig poster designers.
Kozik has retired from poster design and is currently involved in the designing and production of vinyl toys. He has teamed up numerous times with such entities as
Kid Robot , Toy2R, Adfunture, Jamungo and others and is credited with such creations asSmorkin' Labbits , the Hate Dunny, Dr. Bomb, Mongers, Chumps and more. He is currently one of the most prolific and popular designers in the genre. He has also done hand painted editions of several RealxHeadKaiju toys.Kozik founded a new company, Ultraviolence, in 2007 and regularly releases higher priced limited art editions of vinyl sculptures.
Most recently in 2008 oin collaboration with Draven Shoes, Frank has issued a line of Footwear that bears his name and art work. The collection for now can be viewed as some items purchased on Draven's Official Website.
ee also
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street pop (art movement)
*Lowbrow (art movement)
*Designer toys External links
* [http://www.frankkozik.net/ Official website for Frank Kozik]
* [http://www.fkozik.com/ FKozik.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/frankkozik MySpace]
* [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Frank+Kozik/ SuicideGirls Interview with Garrett Faber]
* [http://www.formatmag.com/features/frank-kozik/ Frank Kozik interview in Format Magazine Issue 46]
* [http://www.AmericanArtifactMovie.com documentary film featuring Frank Kozik]
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